15. It Seemed like Hours_英语幽默故事

　　as a band instructor at an elementary school, i require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so i can be sure they are putting in enough time. i had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, "practiced 17 minutes, but it seemed like hours.

notes:

　　(1) band n.乐队

　　(2) instructor n.指挥

　　(3) turn in上交；归还

　　(4) signed by their parents:由他们的父母签名的。这是一个分词短语作定语修饰sheets.

　　(5) so i can be sure they are putting in enough time:这样我才能确定他们投入了足够的时间。这是so that 引导的目的状语从句，其中that省略。

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、误（f）：

　　① the author is a member of the musical band at the elementary school.

　　② the instructor requires the students to hand in practice sheets once a month.

　　③ the purpose of the instructor's requirement is to make sure that the students are putting in enough time.

　　④ one child practiced for several hours, but the parent mistook for only 17 minutes.

　　⑤ from the passage we can infer that the parent is not keen on music.

15.犹如几个时辰

　　作为一个小学的乐队指挥，为了确保投入足够的时间练习，我要求他们上交由他们父母签字的练习单。可是有一次，一位的签字把我逗乐了。练习单上写着：“练习了17分钟，但犹如几个时辰。”

练习参考答案：

①f②f③t④f⑤t