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Iris is very forgetful and so she worries a lot. She worries a lot and so she becomes even more forgetful.
She also talks to herself a lot.
One day, she has her hat and coat on and is just about to open the front door. She stops for a moment.
"Is the electric cooker off?"
Iris never forgets to turn the cooker off but she goes back to the kitchen to make sure. Yes, the cooker
is off.
"But is the TV off in the sitting room?"
She goes to the sitting room and feels a knob (旋钮) on the TV set.
"Yes, I don't usually forget that. Oh dear! It's getting a bit late. I don't want to miss that train."
So she goes back to the front door and opens it. She is going through the doorway when she stops
suddenly.
"My key! It's somewhere in my handbag, I think. No, it's not in my purse; not in the front pocket. Ah,
I know! Yes, it's in my coat pocket. Thank goodness! I must run all the way."
Halfway down the garden path she looks at the sky, which is covered with grey clouds.
"I know it's going to rain. And that bedroom window is wide open. I must close it. I suppose I can
catch the next train."
She opens the door again, putting the key back in her handbag. She throws her handbag on the hall
table, rushes upstairs and closes the window.
Then she runs downstairs and straight out of the house, closing the door behind her noisily.
But she doesn't catch either the first or the second train.
And it doesn't rain all day.
Poor Iris!
1. Iris worries too much because _____. [ ]
A. she usually forgets to turn off the cooker
B. she usually forgets to turn off the TV set
C. she is very forgetful
D. she usually forgets her key
2. Iris goes back to the kitchen to _____. [ ]
A. make sure that the cooker is off
B. turn off the cooker
C. feel the knob on the TV set
D. talk to someone
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Iris' worries? [ ]
A. Her electric cooker.
B. Her baby.
C. Her key.
D. Her train.
4. What do you think of Iris? [ ]
A. Brave.
B. Kind.
C. Honest.
D. Too careful.
