One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with plete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. Later, I discovered that I was pletely wrong.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could e up with.
Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts --- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
【小题1】The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because
.A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriendC．the older children have always loved the younger onesD．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night【小题2】Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that .A．her son had brought his girlfriend homeB．her son had left home with his girlfriendC．she shouldn’t have pletely trusted her sonD．she should have taken the children along with her【小题3】“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also .A．had their pictures takenB．received some giftsC．had a birthday partyD．showed off their best clothesB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了我误会儿子很晚还出去玩，不好好地照顾弟弟妹妹.结果却发现他们出去是为了准备帮我过生日的照片。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行I left with plete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.说明我很相信他们俩能够照顾两个孩子。故B正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据文章2,3段I decided they must be outside和But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.说明我确认他们不在家里出去了。故B正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据本句“It was only part of the truth.”说明他们给出的出去吃冰激凌只是部分的原因。在文章最后一段给出了答案，他们是去弄照片的，故Ａ正确。