he writes much more care fully than I答案解析

综合填空

从方框中选择适当的词，用其正确的形式填入短文的空格中。(每词只用一次)

eat, high, really, give, man, want, in, when

The food in the White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed ______1__to eat there. Its owner did not know what to do at first.

Then he did something and it changed all that. In a few weeks his restaurant was always full of ___2_____with their lady(女性)friends. Every time a gentleman (先生) came ____3____with a lady, a menu(菜单) ___4_____to each of them by a smiling waiter (服务员) . The menu looked the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The lady has the menu with a much (价格) __5______for the same food and drink. __6______the man ordered (点菜) different kinds of delicious food and drink, the lady thought he was much more generous (慷慨) than he  ____7_was.

Do you enjoy ____8___in this kind of restaurant？

 

用所给动词的正确形式填空

1.It is four o’clock in the afternoon. Some students ________ ________ ( play) basketball on the playground . They  ________ ________ (not go ) home until it is dark.

2. Lin Tao ________ (be) a scientist now. He ________ (go)to the South Pole(南极)in 1990 for the first time. He ________ ________ ( know ) much more information (信息) about it since then.

 

 

Mr.  Smith never watched TV.  He thought that people spent too much time watching it.  Some of his friends often talked about sports shows,  the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself,  “They never read any books or go out in the evening. ” So he didn’t buy a TV.

Two years ago,  Mr. Smith was 60 years old.  He stopped working in the hospital.  His son bought him a TV.  He began to watch all the news.  He knows much more about the world now.  And he reads more books,  too.

Now,  Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV.  I can’t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60.

1.Mr. Smith didn’t watch TV because ________.

A. he had no time to watch it

B. he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV

C. he couldn’t buy the TV set

D. he thought watching TV is bad for people’s eyes

2.Mr. Smith ________ when he worked in the hospital.

A. went to mountains

B. played sports   

C. read books  

D. watched TV

3.Mr Smith didn’t work in the hospital ________.

A. after he was 60

B. before his son bought him a TV

C. when his son asked him not to work

D. after he liked watching the news

4.Mr. Smith is ________ now.

A. 58                   B. 60                   C. 62                   D. 61

5.The black word “unhappy” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 很高兴       B. 很和蔼               C. 不高兴               D. 不理解

 

The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.

     Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends.  Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.

1.How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?

      A. Cheap and good.                    B. Cheap but bad.

      C. Expensive and bad.                  D. Expensive but good.

2.When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give

                a beautiful menu.

      A. the gentleman  B. the lady        C. each of them    D. neither of them

3. According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by     

    A. the lady only                       B. the gentleman only

    C. both of the gentleman and the lady      D. the gentleman or the lady

4.What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？

     A. She thought he wanted to impress her.

     B. She thought he pretended to be rich.

     C. She thought he was very generous.

     D. She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.

5.What does the story mainly suggest?

     A. People like to go to expensive restaurants.

     B. A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.

     C. The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.

     D. It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts

 

The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends.  Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
【小题1】How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?

A．Cheap and good.	B．Cheap but bad.
C．Expensive and bad.	D．Expensive but good.

【小题2】When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give            a beautiful menu.

A．the gentleman

B．the lady

C．each of them

D．neither of them

【小题3】 According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by     

A．the lady only	B．the gentleman only
C．both of the gentleman and the lady	D．the gentleman or the lady

【小题4】What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？

A．She thought he wanted to impress her.

B．She thought he pretended to be rich.

C．She thought he was very generous.

D．She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.

【小题5】What does the story mainly suggest?

A．People like to go to expensive restaurants.

B．A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.

C．The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.

D．It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts

The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends.  Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
【小题1】How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?

A．Cheap and good.	B．Cheap but bad.
C．Expensive and bad.	D．Expensive but good.

【小题2】When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give
             a beautiful menu.

A．the gentleman

B．the lady

C．each of them

D．neither of them

【小题3】 According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by     

A．the lady only	B．the gentleman only
C．both of the gentleman and the lady	D．the gentleman or the lady

【小题4】What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？

A．She thought he wanted to impress her.

B．She thought he pretended to be rich.

C．She thought he was very generous.

D．She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.

【小题5】What does the story mainly suggest?

A．People like to go to expensive restaurants.

B．A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.

C．The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.

D．It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts

Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

   I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”

   Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.

   Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.

1.What’s the boy’s life like at home?

A. His parents spend much time with him.                                         

B. He has to do lots of housework.

C. He can do what he wants to do.             

D. He does much more homework than other kids.

2.What did the boy do to change himself?

A. He learned to say “thank you”.

B. He always smiled at others.

C. He helped others as much as he could.             

D. All of the above.

3.The underlined word “gradually” means ___________.

A. To begin with                            B. Sometimes                            C. In a word                            D. Slowly

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. To make more friends, you need to try to please them.                           

B. A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends.

C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them.

D. To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes.

 

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He	reads	much	more careful	than	she.
	A	B	C		D

　　本篇大意是：木匠约翰给主人公的妻子做了一个小饭桌，结账时的账单上把成本费17.00、油漆料钱1.50、工价8.00和日期10一起相加，多计价10元，结果被主人发现了，但他并没有直接批评多要钱的木匠，只是诙谐地说：“月底30日做比月初10日做，还要贵些，是不是？”而且只付了木匠应得到的26.50元钱．很明显，本篇比上篇更难些，因上篇中主人公怀特和厂家双方处理的问题是直接的，直言不讳，而本篇中的主人公却是明人做暗事，肚内藏机关，木匠虽然诡谲，主人却更机灵，一眼看穿了木匠的把戏，但他处理问题颇有技巧，既解决问题，不多花钱，又不搞得很僵，双方不快，体现了现代生意场中的交往策略和洽谈风格．我国正在建设社会主义市场经济，这是法制化、规范化的市场经济，反对不正当的竞争．此文有一定的现实意义，文中的内容联系着当代的社会生活，通过英语试卷，同样可以检验学生：的审视能力．

　　Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(账单) for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?”

　　“I'll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.

　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny.”

　　“Yes,” I said. “I'm glad it's only the 10th of November.”

　　“Me, too,” said John. “You wait-it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

　　“Yes. Colder-and more expensive! Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

　　I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it.

1．Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

B．Because it was really a fine day.

C．Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.

D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡ 20 more expensive on November 30th?

[　　]

A．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.

B．Because paint would be more expensive.

C．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.

D．Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.

3．The writer thought John would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.

[　　]

4．When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ________.

[　　]

A．he got what he should get for his work

B．he got much more money for his work

C．he got the money easily

D．he didn't have to add up the costs again

5．From the story we know that ________.

[　　]

A．John made a mistake in the bill

B．John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work

C．John had written out the bill before the writer got home

D．John still wanted to get ￡36.50 for his work in the end

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案.

　Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant (白玫瑰花饭馆), and its owner did not know what to do. The food in his restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to eat there.

　Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu (菜单). The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man gave the correct (正确的) price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he gave to the lady gave a much higher price. So when the men calmly ordered dish after dish and wine (酒) after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous (大方的) than he really was.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案.

(1) How was the food in the White Rose Restaurant?

[　　]

A．It's quality (质量) had always been good and its prices (价格) always low.

B．It was poor and expensive at first and became good and less expensive　　　　　　　　 later

C．It was cheap and good at the beginning but became more expensive (贵)　　　　　　　　later

D．It looked beautiful on the outside but was very different inside

(2) How did the restaurant manage to attract so many people?

[　　]

A．By lowering (降低) the price of its food

B．By improving (改进) the quality of its food

C．With waiters smiling at the guests when they came into the restaurant

D．By giving the man and the lady menus with different prices

(3) According to this passage, when a man and a woman ate at the restaurant,　　　　　　 the food was ______.

[　　]

A．usually paid by the man and sometimes by the woman

B．always paid by the man only

C．sometimes paid by the man and somtimes by both of the man and the　　　　　　　　　　　　woman

D．usually paid by the woman

(4) The White Rose succeeded (成功) because ______.

[　　]

A．men like their women friends to be generous

B．women like their men friends to be generous

C．men are more generous then women

D．women are more generous than men

(5) People who came to eat at this restaurant were often ______.

[　　]

A．men and their old friends

B．husbands and wives

C．women and their best friends

D．men and their women friends

　　Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The food in his restaurant was cheap and good but nobody seemed to want to eat there.

　　Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu (菜单). The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine while the menu that he gave to the lady gave a much higher price. So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(大方的) than he really was.

True or False

1．The food in the White Rose Restaurant was poor and expensive at the first and became good and less expensive later.

2．The manager gave the man and the lady menus with different prices to attract(吸引) so many people.

3．According to this passage, when a man and a woman ate at the restaurant, the food was usually paid by the woman.

4．The White Rose Restaurant succeeded because women like their men friends to be generous.

5．People often came to eat at the restaurant were often husbands and wives.

　　Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey.

　　One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer.

　　They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said.“Let's do something to pass the time.”

　　“What do you want to do?”the businessman asked.

　　“We can ask each other riddles,”the farmer said.“You start.”

　　“Let's make the rules(规则) first,”the businessman said.“And let's make the game more interesting. Let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”

　　The farmer thought about this for a while, then he said,“That's not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

　　“That's true,”the businessman said.“What do you think we should do?”“If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you $50,”the farmer said.

　　The businessman thought about this, then he said,“OK. That's fair. Who'll go first?”

　　“I will,”the farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”

　　The businessman repeated(重复) the riddle,“What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.”

　　He gave the farmer $100, then said,“Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”“I don't know,”the farmer said, and gave him $50.

1．The story happened ________.

[　　]

A．on a farm

B．in a shop

C．before a long plane journey

D．between two passengers

2．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

[　　]

A．He made much more money than the farmer.

B．He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C．He was interested in making riddles.

D．He was better at playing riddle games.

3．The farmer ________.

[　　]

A．enjoyed himself on his long journey

B．didn't want to pay even one dollar

C．spent all his money on the plane ticket

D．won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．The two men made rules for their riddle game.

B．The farmer was more clever than the businessman.

C．The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

D．The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.

5．What does the word“riddle”mean in the story?

[　　]

A．Something to win money.

B．Something to help to make rules.

C．A difficult question to find the answer to.

D．A kind of game in doing business.

阅读理解： 　　Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job． 　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today．” But she said, in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” 　　“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill．” I said． 　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read: 　　One dining table　　　　　　　　　10 November 　　Cost of wood　　　　　　　　　　￡17.00 　　Paint　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1.5 　　Work, 8 hours　　　　　　　　　　8.00 　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　36.50 　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it?Quite sunny．” 　　“Yes, I said．” “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November．” “Me too,” said John．“You wait-it’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month．” 　　“Yes．Colder－and more expensive!Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?” 　　John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes?I gave his back to him． 　　“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again．You can forget the date．” 　　I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it． 根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的三个选项中选择正确的答案： (1) Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill? [　　] A． Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully． B． Because it was really a fine day． C． Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully． (2) Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th? [　　] A． Because paint would be more expensive． B． Because the cost of wood would be more expensive． C． Because he thought John would certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table． (3) The writer thought John would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November． [　　] A． ￡20.00 B． ￡46.50 C． ￡56.50 (4) When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ________． [　　] A． he got what he should get for his work B． he got much more money for his work C． he got the money easily (5) From this story we know that ________ [　　] A． John made a mistake in the bill． B． John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work． C． John had written out the bill before the writer get home．

阅读短文，选择正确答案．

　　 　Almost ever since it was opened several years ago, very few people had come to eat at the White Rose Restaurant,and its owner did not know what to do until a few weeks ago. The food in this restaurant was very cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.

　　 　One day, he thought of a very good idea and something that changed all that. In a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends. Every time a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu （菜单）。The menus looked exactly the same on the outside,but there was an important difference inside. The menu to the man showed the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu to the lady showed a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish（点菜）after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous （慷慨）than he really was.

1． Not many people came and ate at the restaurant before because________.

[　　]

A．it was not a noice place to eat in

B． the waiters there did not smile

C． the food there was very good

D． the food there was very cheap

2． To change that all, the owner ________.

[　　]

A． got two sets of the same menus ready

B． got two sets of different menus ready

C． told the waiters to smile

D． made the price of the dishes more expensive

3． In a few weeks, many men came to eat there ________.

[　　]

A． by themselves

B． with their parents

C． with their children

D． with ladies

4． The men ordered dishes after dishes because________.

[　　]

A． they were very rich

B． they didn't need to pay

C． their ladies wanted much

D． the dishes were not expensive

5． The ladies felt________.

[　　]

A．pleased　　　　  　B．generous

C．unhappy　　　　　  D．angry

阅读理解 　　Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so．“Health is the greatest wealth(财富),” wise people say．You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill． 　　If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure(血压), I think you should go to the doctor． 　　The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed． 　　After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine．The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice． 　　Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can't help telling you a funny story． 　　An old gentleman came to see the doctor．The man was very ill．He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs．The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease． 　　He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest．He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks．In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is．” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day． 　　A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office．He looked much more cheerful and much happier．He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man． 　　“But you know, doctor,” the man went on saying, “it's not easy to begin smoking at my age．” (1) The writer thinks that ________． [　　] A． health is more important than wealth B． work is as important as studies C． medicine is more important than pleasure D． nothing is more important than money (2) The doctor usually tells his patient what to do ________． [　　] A． without examining the patient B． after he has examined the patient C． if the patient doesn't take medicine D． unless the patient feels pain (3) The underlined part means “________”． [　　] A． he was feeling better than ever B． he wasn't a healthy man C． he was feeling worse than before D． he will be well again (4) From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man ________ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day． [　　] A． was a heavy smoker B． didn't smoke so much C． didn't smoke D． began to learn to smoke (5) Which of the following is NOT TRUE? [　　] A． The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill． B． The man told the doctor he couldn't remember things． C． The man thanked the doctor． D． The man didn't follow the doctor’s advice

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择正确的一项。

　　Our village carpenter（木匠）, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（帐单）for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, in a loud voice, “ It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it ? ”

　　“ I'll decide about that when I see the bill, ” I said.

　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

　　One dining table 10 November 1989

　　Cost（成本；费用）of wood ￡17.00（ ￡是pound的符号）

　　Paint（油漆）￡1.50

　　Work, 8 hours（￡1 an hour）￡8.00

　　Total（合计）￡36.50

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “ It's been a fine day, hasn't in? Quite sunny. ”

　　“ Yes, ” I said. “ I'm glad it's only the 10th November. ”

　　“Me, too, ” said John. “ You wait it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”

　　“Yes, Cold  and more expensive! Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John? ”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him .

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, John , ” I said . “please add it up again. You can forget the date . ”

　　I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it .

1. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

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A. Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully .

B. Because it was really a fine day .

C. Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully .

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like .

2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th ?

[　　]

A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather .

B. Because paint would be more expensive .

C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive .

D. Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

3. The writer thought John would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of November .

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A.￡20.00　　　B.￡46.50　　　C.￡56.50　　　D.￡26.50.

4. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ______.

[　　]

A. he got what he should get for his work

B. he got much more money for his work

C. he got the money easily

D. he didn; t have to add up the costs again

5. From the story we know that ______ .

[　　]

A. John made a mistake in the bill

B. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work

C. John had written out the bill before the writer got home

D. John still wanted to get ￡36.50 for his work in the end

Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill，came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening，John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job． 　　My wife said to me，quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said，in a loud voice，“It’s a beautiful table，dear，isn’t it？” 　　“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill，”I said． 　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read： 　　One dining table　　　　　　　　　　　　10 November 1989 　　Cost of wood　　　　　　　　　　　　　￡20.00 　　Paint　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　3.00 　　Work，8 hours(2￡an hour)　　　　　　16.00 　　Total(合计)　　　　　　　　　　　　　￡49.00 　　When I was looking at the bill，John said，“It’s been a fine day，hasn’t it？Quite sunny．” 　　“Yes，”I said．“I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November．” 　　“Me，too，”said John．“You wait—it’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month．” 　　“Yes．Colder—and more expensive！Dining tables will be￡20 more expensive on November 30th，won’t they，John？” 　　John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes？I gave his bill back to him． 　　“If it isn’t too much trouble，John，”I said，“Please add it up again．You can forget the date．” 　　I paid him ￡39.00 and he was happy to get it． (1) Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill？ [　　] A． Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully． B． Because it was really a fine day． C． Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully． D． Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like． (2) Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡ 20 more expensive on November 30th？ [　　] A． Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather． B． Because paint would be more expensive． C． Because the cost of wood would be more expensive． D． Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table． (3) The writer thought John would ask for________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November． [　　] A． ￡20.00 B． ￡49.00 C． ￡69.00 D． ￡338.00 (4) When the writer gave him the money，John was happy because________． [　　] A． he got what he should get for his work B． he got much more money for his work C． he got the money easily D． he didn’t have to add up the costs again (5) From the story we know that________． [　　] A． John made a mistake in the bill B． John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work C． John had written out the bill before the writer got home D． John still wanted to get ￡49.00 for his work in the end

He reads much more careful than she.

　　A　  B　　C　　　　　  D?

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked.

“We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said.

“OK. Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said, “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $100.”

“That’s not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” the farmer said.

“That’s true.” The businessman said, “What do you want us to do?”

“If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two begs when it flies?”

The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer.”

“I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.

(   )1. The story happened_____.

A. on a farm  B. in a shop  C. before a long plane journey  D. between two passengers

(   ) 2. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?

A. Something to win money.

B. Something to help to make rules.

C. A difficult question to find the answer to.

D. A kind of game in doing business.

(   ) 3. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

A. He made much more money than the farmer. 

B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He was better at playing riddle games.

(   ) 4. The farmer _____ .

A. didn’t enjoy himself on his long journey

B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar

C. spend all his money on the plane ticket

D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The two men made rules for their riddle.

B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.

C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

D. The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.