Brian is my good friend. He has a five-year-old daughter, Lydia. Lydia likes animals very much and always   1  to have a dog. This Sunday is Lydia's birthday. Brian wants to buy  2  a dog. So he goes to the   3  near his home. He says hello to Paul, the owner（主人）of the store. Paul says hello to him, too. Brian says, "This is a clean and   4   pet store." Then he walks around the store.   5  he doesn't see any pets. "Excuse me.   6  are the pets?" he asks. "The pets are right here," says Paul. Then Paul   7  him a catalog（目录簿）. Brian sees   8  pictures of pets in it, like dogs, cats and birds. "You only need to   9  me the pet you like," says Paul. "We can mail（邮寄）it to you." "What if I don't like it?" asks Brian. "  10  mail it back," says Paul. "Oh, sounds interesting," says Brian.

1.                A．forgets         B．wishes          C．stops D．writes

2.                A．me            B．you            C．her  D．him

3.                A．pet store       B．zoo            C．clothes store   D．library

4.                A．quiet          B．boring          C．lazy  D．young

5.                A．Or            B．So             C．Because  D．But

6.                A．Where         B．When          C．What D．How

7.                A．works          B．shows          C．keeps    D．walks

8.                A．other          B．more           C．many D．any

9.                A．help           B．tell            C．buy  D．sell

10.               A．Sure           B．Also           C．Still   D．Just

Brian is my good friend. He has a five-year-old daughter, Lydia. Lydia likes animals very much and always   1  to have a dog. This Sunday is Lydia's birthday. Brian wants to buy  2  a dog. So he goes to the   3  near his home. He says hello to Paul, the owner（主人）of the store. Paul says hello to him, too. Brian says, "This is a clean and   4   pet store." Then he walks around the store.   5  he doesn't see any pets. "Excuse me.   6  are the pets?" he asks. "The pets are right here," says Paul. Then Paul   7  him a catalog（目录簿）. Brian sees   8  pictures of pets in it, like dogs, cats and birds. "You only need to   9  me the pet you like," says Paul. "We can mail（邮寄）it to you." "What if I don't like it?" asks Brian. "  10  mail it back," says Paul. "Oh, sounds interesting," says Brian.

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!

Brian is my good friend. He has a five-year-old daughter, Lydia. Lydia likes animals very much and always 1 to have a dog. This Sunday is Lydia's birthday. Brian wants to buy  2 a dog. So he goes to the 3 near his home. He says hello to Paul, the owner（主人）of the store. Paul says hello to him, too. Brian says, "This is a clean and 4   pet store." Then he walks around the store. 5 he doesn't see any pets. "Excuse me. 6 are the pets?" he asks. "The pets are right here," says Paul. Then Paul 7 him a catalog（目录簿）. Brian sees 8 pictures of pets in it, like dogs, cats and birds. "You only need to 9 me the pet you like," says Paul. "We can mail（邮寄）it to you." "What if I don't like it?" asks Brian. "10 mail it back," says Paul. "Oh, sounds interesting," says Brian.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      forgets
   2. B.
      wishes
   3. C.
      stops
   4. D.
      writes
2. 2.
   1. A.
      me
   2. B.
      you
   3. C.
      her
   4. D.
      him
3. 3.
   1. A.
      pet store
   2. B.
      zoo
   3. C.
      clothes store
   4. D.
      library
4. 4.
   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      boring
   3. C.
      lazy
   4. D.
      young
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Or
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      Because
   4. D.
      But
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Where
   2. B.
      When
   3. C.
      What
   4. D.
      How
7. 7.
   1. A.
      works
   2. B.
      shows
   3. C.
      keeps
   4. D.
      walks
8. 8.
   1. A.
      other
   2. B.
      more
   3. C.
      many
   4. D.
      any
9. 9.
   1. A.
      help
   2. B.
      tell
   3. C.
      buy
   4. D.
      sell
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Sure
    2. B.
       Also
    3. C.
       Still
    4. D.
       Just