阅读理解。阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

 Insomeforeigncountriessomepeopledon’tlikethenumber13.Theydon’tthink13isaluckynumber.Forexampletheydon’tliketoliveonthethirteenthfloor.

　MyfriendJackhasgotthesameidea.Onedayheaskedsomefriendstodinner.Whenallofhisfriendsarrivedheaskedthemtositaroundthedinnertable.Hebegantocountthepeopleinhismindwhiletheywerehavingthedeliciousfood.Suddenlyhecriedout“Ohtherearethirteenpeoplehere!”Everybody’sfaceturnedwhiteexceptMr.Brown.Hesaidslowlywithasmileonhisface“Don’tworrydearfriends!Wehavefourteenpeoplehere.Mywifewillhaveababyinafewweeks.She’sinthefamilywaynow.”

 Allofthembecamehappyagain.“Congratulations!”theysaidtoMr.andMrs.Brown.Theyenjoyedthenicefoodandhadagoodtimethisevening.

( )1.________wereaskedtodinnerthatday.

　 A.JackandI            B.Someofmyfriends

C.14people             D.SomeofJack’sfriends

( )2.Jackbegantocountthepeople________.

A.beforedinner          B.atdinnertime

C.afterdinner            D.whentheycamein

( )3.WhydidtheirfacesturnedwhitewhenJacksaidtherewere13people?

A.Becausethetablewastoosmall.            

   B.Becausetheyneededanotherperson.

  C.Becausetheythought13wasaluckynumber. 

  D.Becausetheythought13wasanunluckynumber.