The story behind the shopping cart

Characters

Sylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop

Fred Young – Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)

One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i? 1. – a shopping cart.

Sylvan:????????????? My customers don’t like our shopping cart.

Fred:????????????? Really? So they p? 2. shopping with those heavy baskets?

Sylvan:????????????? (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 3. none of them wants to use the cart.

Fred:????????????? I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carry a basket around the shop.

Sylvan:????????????? (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!

Fred:????????????? So why don’t they like the shopping cart?

Sylvan:????????????? Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 4. and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.

Fred:????????????? Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.

Sylvan:????????????? Um…

Fred:????????????? What? They don’t like the cart e? 5.? ?

Sylvan:????????????? Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!

Fred:????????????? Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g? 6. up on this invention!

Sylvan:????????????? We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.

Fred:????????????? What is it?

Sylvan:????????????? I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.

Fred:????????????? Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me!”

Sylvan:????????????? E 7. .

Fred:????????????? Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.

Sylvan:????????????? Great idea!

Mrs. Green was very fat. She weighed 100kg, and she    1   heavier every month.
   2   she went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “You    3   to go on a diet（节食）, Mrs. Green. I’ve got a food list here.” He gave her a small book and said, “   4   it carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me    5   two weeks.”
Mrs. Green cam back two weeks    6  , but she wasn’t thinner and was even
   7  . The doctor was surprised and asked, “Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book?”
“Yes, doctor,” she answered.
The next day,    8   visited Mrs. Green in the afternoon. He was very  9 
to see her.
“Mrs. Green,” he asked, “why are you eating potatoes and bread? You aren’t on the diet!”
“But doctor,” Mrs. Green answered, “I eat my diet    10   lunch time. This is my tea（下午茶）.”
【小题1】A. gets            B. is getting             C. was getting
【小题2】A. So             B. But                  C. Because
【小题3】A. want           B. like                  C. have
【小题4】A. Watch          B. Read                 C. Find
【小题5】A. behind         B. in                    C. for
【小题6】A. ago            B. late                  C. later
【小题7】A. fatter          B. thinner                C. taller
【小题8】A. her parents      B. her friend             C. the doctor
【小题9】A. happy          B. afraid                C. surprised
【小题10】A. at            B. on                   C. in

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填商一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

( S=Saleman; D=Daniel )

Jane: Hi Alex! ________________1.____________________________?

Alex: Fine, thanks.

Jane: _________________________2.___________________________!

Alex: Oh, yes. I am always happy when I’ve got a cake to eat. Here, have some.

Jane: Thanks. It really tastes delicious!

Alex: And another good thing is my friend Ben is coming from France.

Jane: Oh, really? ___________________3._________________________?

Alex: He’s really frind and kind.

Jane: __________________________4._________________________?

Alex: He’s tall and thin.

Jane: I’d like to meet him. Why don’t we go out somewhere together?

Alex: __________________________5.________________________

Mrs. Green was very fat. She weighed 100kg, and she    1   heavier every month.

   2   she went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “You    3   to go on a diet（节食）, Mrs. Green. I’ve got a food list here.” He gave her a small book and said, “   4   it carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me    5   two weeks.”

Mrs. Green cam back two weeks    6  , but she wasn’t thinner and was even

   7  . The doctor was surprised and asked, “Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book?”

“Yes, doctor,” she answered.

The next day,    8   visited Mrs. Green in the afternoon. He was very  9 

to see her.

“Mrs. Green,” he asked, “why are you eating potatoes and bread? You aren’t on the diet!”

“But doctor,” Mrs. Green answered, “I eat my diet    10   lunch time. This is my tea（下午茶）.”

1.A. gets            B. is getting             C. was getting

2.A. So             B. But                  C. Because

3.A. want           B. like                  C. have

4.A. Watch          B. Read                 C. Find

5.A. behind         B. in                    C. for

6.A. ago            B. late                  C. later

7.A. fatter          B. thinner               C. taller

8.A. her parents      B. her friend             C. the doctor

9.A. happy          B. afraid                C. surprised

10.A. at            B. on                   C. in