Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony:
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry:
The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）!
小题1:Tony arrived at school late that morning because.A．he couldn’t find hid shoesB．his alarm clock didn’t ringC．he washed and dressed slowlyD．his car went wrong on the way小题2:The students began laughing when they saw Tony.A．wearing a wrong shoeB．his alarm clock didn’t ringC．looking down suddenlyD．rushing into the classroom小题3:Henry and his wife held hands.A．at the cinemaB．in the shopC．at the restaurantD．along the street小题4:What does the underlined word “scream” mean in Chinese?A．尖叫声B．笑声C．哭声D．呼救声小题5:Henry was embarrassed because he.A．slapped the woman in the faceB．took the hand of a complete strangerC．heard hid wife screaming in the streetD．knocked over some watches in the shops