《2025年作业本浙江教育出版社九年级英语上册外研版》

*IV. Make a summary of the story within 80 words. Use the questions as a guide.
The biggest trouble I ever got into as a kid was about four years ago when I was 11.
It was a Saturday morning and both my parents were out leaving me and my 10 - month - old sister home alone for a few hours. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room so I pretty much had the house to myself. I decided to do some candle drawing. You know, when you get a white candle and draw on paper, you can’t see your design till you paint over it. I was happily doing that till I found there wasn’t any paint at home. So I had to stop. Nothing was on TV so I was bored. When I touched the candles on the shelf, I suddenly had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to a kitchen towel( 毛巾 )? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame I’d expected, and needless to say, I couldn’t blow it out. At the risk of burning my hand off I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots and stamped it out! But there was a HUGE hole in the kitchen floor. I was terrified and went to hide in my room. When my mum came home a little while later she smelt the smoke immediately and saw the hole. Anyway, I was grounded( 关禁闭 ) for months.
Even worse though, the hole is still there, reminding me of what I did.
| 1. When and where did the story happen? | On a Saturday morning at home. |
| 2. Why did the writer want to do the candle drawing? | Because he was alone and bored. |
| 3. What happened at last? | He set fire to a kitchen towel, burned a huge hole in the floor, was found by his mum and grounded for months. |

答案： Ⅳ. One possible version: On a Saturday morning, I was at home alone with my baby sister. I drew a picture with some candles, but there was no paint at home. I was so bored that I set fire to a kitchen towel with the candles. The fire burned a huge hole in the kitchen floor. I felt scared and hid myself in the room. Later, my mum came back and found the hole. As a result, I was grounded for months.