國中英語基測出現過 next 的考題。

Stanley was a person who loved singing to himself in the bath. One cold winter night, he went into the bathroom to have a hot bath. He took off his clothes and turned on the tap, but there was no hot water — the water from the tap was cold!

Stanley didn’t know what was wrong, but he finally decided to take a bath without hot water. He started to sing as usual, one song after another. Stanley was surprised that the water felt warm this way. So he kept singing, louder and louder, until he finished his bath.

The next morning when Stanley was going to work, he saw a piece of paper on his door:

tap 水龍頭
1.
What does the mother think of Stanley?
He gets up too early.
He makes too much noise.
He is a helpful person.
He should see a doctor.
2.
What does this way mean?
Singing when taking a cold bath.
Taking a bath before going to bed.
Taking a cold bath in the morning.
Singing to a crying baby.