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Mrs Duncan was going away for half a month on a business trip. Before she left, she said to her son, "If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your mother has been out for doing something important, and will be back in half a month, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of coffee."

"OK, mom," said her son. But she was afraid that her son couldn't remember this, so she wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to his son. Her son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Sixth days passed, but no one came to visit his mother. The boy thought that there was nobody coming and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A lady was standing at the door and said, "Where is your mother?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. But he could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The lady was very surprised. She asked, "No more? I met your mother last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening!"

1.What did Mrs Duncan tell her son?

A She liked tea.

B She would never be back.

C She would be back in a month.

D She would be back in half a month.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句will be back in half a month可知她半个月后回来，故选D。

2.Mrs Duncan wrote the words down on ________.

A the wall

B the door

C a piece of paper

D her son's left hand

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句so she wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him.可知写在了一张纸上，故选C。

3.A lady came to visit the boy's mother on ________.

A the second day

B the third day

C the sixth day

D the seventh day

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段第一、三句，六天过去了，没有人来访，然而第二天下午有人敲门了，可知是第七天来的，故选D。

4.Why was the lady surprised?

A The boy gave her a cup of coffee.

B The boy didn't ask her to sit down.

C The boy looked like Mrs. Duncan.

D She thought Mrs. Duncan was dead.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段倒数二、三句The lady was very surprised. She asked, “No more? I met your mother last week. When did it happen?”可知女士感到非常吃惊，她误认为男孩的母亲死了，故选D。

5.What was burnt?

A The boy.

B Mrs Smith.

C The lady.

D The piece of paper.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，男孩烧掉的是一张纸，故选D。