1. What did the man sell at first?　　　　　　  　　　　 

A. A cure for colds. 　　　　　　B. Empty bottles.

C. A cure for old age. 　　　　   D. A medicine that made people live forever.

2. Why didn’t the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure(治病)old age?

A. The medicine was too cheap.   B. The medicine was too expensive.

C. He looked quite old himself.    D. He didn’t look honest.

3. How old did the man selling medicine say he was?　　 

A. At least sixty. 　　　　　　  B. Over three hundred.

C. A hundred and fifty. 　　　　 D. He didn’t say.

4. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? 

A. One dollar a bottle. 　　　　 B. Twenty-five dollars a bottle.

C. Ten dollars a bottle. 　　　　 D. Fifty dollars a bottle.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?　　　　　　　　  

A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure.

B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for colds.

C. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old age.

D. The assistant was younger than the man.

　　A man was trying to find the village of Chirton. He could not find any sign for it so he decided to drive up to a farmhouse and ask a farmer for directions.

　　He soon came to the entrance to a farm. Above the gate there was a sign: Please close the gate.

　　The man knew this meant there were cows in the fields, so he was very careful to close the gate after him.

　　Before long he came to another gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Once again he got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　It wasn't long before he came to a third gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Again the man got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　He did this five times before he reached the farmhouse. Fortunately(幸运地)， the farmer was standing at the door.

　　 “What can I do for you?”he asked the man.

　　 “I'm looking for Chirton. Do you know where it is?”

　　“Sorry,”the farmer said. “I've only been here a few weeks. I don't know the area(地区).”

　　The man thanked him, and drove back to the road. On the way he had to open and close five gates.

　　When he reached the road he looked back at the farm. He could see the farmer waving(挥手) him. “Ah!”he thought, “He's remembered where Chirton is.”

　　He turned around, stopped his car, got out, opened the gate, drove through, stopped the car, got out, closed the gate, got back in the car and drove off. He had to do this four more times before he reached the farm.

　　 “Have you remembered where Chirton is?”he asked the farmer. “No,” the farmer replied(回答), “but I asked my wife. She doesn't know either. ”

1．Why did the man go to a farmhouse?

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2．Why did it take the man a long time to reach the farmhouse?

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A．It was a long way from the road.

B．There were no signs to it.

C．He had to open and close many gates.

D．He had to walk.

3．How long had the farmer lived there?

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4．Why did the farmer call the man back?

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A．Because he remembered where Chirton was.

B．Because his wife had remembered where Chirton was.

C．For no reason.

D．He wanted to tell him that his wife did not know whereChirton was.

　　A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted(试图) to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to solve the problem by using an estate(房地产) agent(代理) .

　　The agent promptly(迅速地) advertised the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description(说明) of its gardens, in an expensive magazine.

　　After the house owner had read the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him, “I' m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all. After reading your advertisement in that magazine, I can see that it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life. ”

1．Why did the man want to sell his house?

2．Why did he finally have to go to an estate agent?

3．What did the estate agent do about selling the house?

4．How did he lose a sale by being too good at his job?

　　A man was trying to find the village of Chirton. He could not find any sign for it so he decided to drive up to a farmhouse and ask a farmer for directions.

　　He soon came to the entrance to a farm. Above the gate there was a sign: Please close the gate.

　　The man knew this meant there were cows in the fields, so he was very careful to close the gate after him.

　　Before long he came to another gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Once again he got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　It wasn't long before he came to a third gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Again the man got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　He did this five times before he reached the farmhouse. Fortunately(幸运地)， the farmer was standing at the door.

　　 “What can I do for you?”he asked the man.

　　 “I'm looking for Chirton. Do you know where it is?”

　　“Sorry,”the farmer said. “I've only been here a few weeks. I don't know the area(地区).”

　　The man thanked him, and drove back to the road. On the way he had to open and close five gates.

　　When he reached the road he looked back at the farm. He could see the farmer waving(挥手) him. “Ah!”he thought, “He's remembered where Chirton is.”

　　He turned around, stopped his car, got out, opened the gate, drove through, stopped the car, got out, closed the gate, got back in the car and drove off. He had to do this four more times before he reached the farm.

　　 “Have you remembered where Chirton is?”he asked the farmer. “No,” the farmer replied(回答), “but I asked my wife. She doesn't know either. ”

1．Why did the man go to a farmhouse?

[　　]

2．Why did it take the man a long time to reach the farmhouse?

[　　]

A．It was a long way from the road.

B．There were no signs to it.

C．He had to open and close many gates.

D．He had to walk.

3．How long had the farmer lived there?

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4．Why did the farmer call the man back?

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A．Because he remembered where Chirton was.

B．Because his wife had remembered where Chirton was.

C．For no reason.

D．He wanted to tell him that his wife did not know whereChirton was.