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   Mr.Brown couldn't hear well.He is nearly deaf（耳聾）.But he didn't like people to talk about this.One evening，he invited some friends to have a birthday party in his house.They sang and danced.They told jokes（笑話），too.One of Mr.Brown's friends told an interesting story.Everybody laughed.Mr Brown laughed，too.Then he said，"That was a very funny joke.But I know a funnier one." So he told this story.When the story ended，everyone laughed than ever.Because Mr.Brown's story was the same as his friend's.
（1）Mr.Brown invited friends to

C

C

in his house.
A．tell jokes
B．have a big dinner
C．have a birthday party
（2）What does the underlined（劃線） word "this" refer to（指代） ？

C

C

A．Mr.Brown couldn't see well.
B．Mr.Brown didn't like jokes.
C．Mr.Brown couldn't hear well.
（3）What did they do in Mr.Brown house？

A

A

A．Sang and danced.
B．Talked and wrote.
C．Read and laughed.
（4）How did they feel that evening？

B

B

A．Afraid.
B．Happy.
C．Worried.
（5）Mr.Brown's story was

A

A

his friend's.
A．the same as
B．funnier than
C．shorter than