1. (2019九上·兴化月考) 听第二篇短文，回答以下小题。

When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Frenchman<br />and an Englishman were drinking together in a restaurant.<br />The Englishman said that the Americans were very clever.<br />It's a very long way from our earth to moon.<br />The Frenchman thought that it was nothing.<br />He said, the French people are going to send some men to the sun in a few months time.<br />That's much farther away than the moon.<br />The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this, oh, yes, it is.<br />He said, but the sun is too hot for people to go to.<br />The Frenchman laughed and answered, we aren't foolish.<br />We won't go to the sun during the day, of course.<br />We'll go there during the night.

1. （1） Where were Americans getting ready to send the first men to?

   A . The sun. B . The Mars. C . The moon.
3. （2） What were a Frenchman and an Englishman doing?

   A . Reading newspapers. B . Drinking. C . Watching a TV play.
5. （3） What did the Englishman think of the Americans?

   A . Clever. B . Hard-worki ng. C . Foolish.
7. （4） Did the Frenchman agree with the Englishman?

   A . Yes, he did. B . No, he didn't. C . No, he agreed.
9. （5） When he heard the Frenchman's words, why was the Englishman surprised?

   A . Because he thought the sun was too hot. B . Because he thought the sun was too far. C . Because he thought the Frenchman was foolish.