69. Stunning Reply
	My five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while I was preparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated, I said, "Where would you be right now if I didn't feel like making dinner?" 　　He thought for a moment and then replied, " A restaurant?" Notes: 　　(1) pick up捡起；拾起 　　(2) chore n.杂务；不愉快的工作 　　(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的 Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： 　　① How old was the son? 　　② What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys? 　　③ Why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him? 　　④ How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it? 　　⑤ Why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant? 69.出色的回答 　　我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说：“要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？” 　　他略加思索便回答说：“在饭店里？”

练习参考答案：

① Five years old.

　　② She was preparing dinner.

　　③ Because he didn't feel like it.

　　④ She was exasperated.

　　⑤ Because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.

good answer from a five year old.

a wonderful answer