Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small
restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the
restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much
English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he
felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,”
he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the
restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the
house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.
He looked around and found a ladder（梯子）against a tree nearby. He was very
glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what
are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a
policeman.
“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house
for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the
policeman burst into laughter(開懷大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”
Do you know the meaning of On The House?
1.The Smiths have ____________.
A. opened a restaurant B.
built a house
C. climbed onto the top D.
been policemen
2.The student walked past the restaurant
___________.
A. when the Smiths started their business
B. when the Smiths put on the notice
C. when the policeman came to the restaurant
D. when it was time to have lunch
3.The student ____________ so Mr Smith
shouted at him.
A. was very hungry
B. knew little about English
C. climbed onto the top of the house
D. took away the ladder
4.“On the house” may mean that the meal
_____________.
A. is had on the
house B. is paid on the house
C. is made on the house D.
is free for the customers
