[Molly is having a sleepover with her best friends—Sabbir and Jason.]
Molly’s mum: Okay, time to get to sleep, everyone. I’ll turn off the lights. Good night.
[Molly’s mum turns off the lights and closes the bedroom door.]
Molly: (yawning) Night, everyone.
Jason: Oh, come on. We’re not just going to sleep, are we? Don’t be so boring!
Molly: Okay, okay. What are you planning?
[Jason flicks on a torch（手电筒）and holds it under his face.]
Jason: (in a silly voice) Something
spoooooooky.
Molly: Good luck trying to scare me! What “spoooooooky” thing are you going to do?
Jason: I’m going to tell you a ghost（鬼）story.
Sabbir: Only if you promise it won’t be too scary! I do want to sleep at some point tonight.
Jason: I can’t promise. (clearing his throat) Once upon a time, there lived a boy named Jack.
Molly: (in a low voice) Boring! This sounds like a fairy tale, not a ghost story.
Jason: Jack was a GHOST that haunted a house where a girl named Molly lived with her mum.
Sabbir: You’re describing this house!
Jason: Every night, Jack knocked things over ... If you listen carefully, you might hear him.
[There is a loud crashing sound. The children scream.]
Sabbir: What was that?
Molly: How did you do that, Jason?
Jason: I didn’t do anything, I promise! I was just making up a silly story to scare you.
Sabbir: Jack must be real. What are we going to do?
[Suddenly, the bedroom door opens. Molly’s mum comes in and turns on the lights.]
Molly’s mum: Everything okay? Sorry for the noise. I dropped a glass. Hope I didn’t scare you.
Molly:
Scared? No, not us. We were just about to go to sleep! Good night, Mum.
(
A
) 4. In a script like this one, what is the purpose of the words in parentheses（圆括号）?
A. To show how characters speak or feel. B. To explain difficult words.
C. To tell the reader what will happen. D. To give the writer’s own opinions.
(
B
) 5. What does the underlined word “spoooooooky” mean?
A. Silly. B. Scary. C. Boring. D. Magic.
(
D
) 6. Which part of the script is the climax（高潮）of this scene?
A. Molly says the story sounds boring. B. Jason starts telling the story.
C. Molly’s mum enters the room again. D. The loud crashing sound happens.
(
B
) 7. Why does Molly say “Scared? No, not us.” at the end of the story?
A. She is really brave and not afraid at all. B. She wants to act bravely and coolly.
C. She knows the sound is made by Jack. D. She enjoys listening to ghost stories.
(
C
) 8. What is the best title for the script?
A. Mum Scares Everyone B. The Ghost That Was Real
C. The Sleepover Ghost Story D. Jason’s Magic Sound Effects
