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Jack's mother asked him to move the family piano from the dining room to the living room. He was strong, but not strong enough to move the piano any farther than the doorway (门口) between the rooms. So he called Peter for help.
"You take this end, "Jack told Peter when he got there. "and I'll go around to the dining room and take the other end. "
Peter nodded(点头), and when Jack was in place (在适当位置) and gave the word, he pushed (推) , and pushed, but it still didn't move. They had a rest.
"Boy", Peter said, "I don't know if we're ever going to get it into the dining room. I've pushed..."
"Push ? Jack repeated, "I thought you were pulling it into the living room!"
单选题 The family piano was ______ before Jack's mother asked him to move it.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从短文开头第一句可知，钢琴原先是在餐室里的。容易起误导作用的是D项，这里要注意时间状语，本题问的是在杰克母亲叫杰克搬钢琴之前的位置，而D项回答的是杰克搬后的钢琴位置，故应排除。
单选题 Jack only wanted to ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此处something代表钢琴，Jack只想搬动钢琴，而并不是要提起(lift)钢琴；C项所说的put ... in place意思不明，D项与文意相反。
单选题 Jack was ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题依据短文开头第二句不难找到答案，容易引起误解的是D项，但该项地点状语错误，A、C两项明显错误。
单选题 It still didn't move, because ______
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】他们不能搬动钢琴的原因是两人各站一头，相对而推，其力对消，并不是钢琴太重，也不是不使劲。