0ur 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 window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his 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^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $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 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, 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’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题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 check the bill carefully.

B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.

D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.

【小题2】How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$ 26. 50

B．$36. 50

C．$56. 50

D．$57. 50

【小题3】When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.

A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work

C． he got as much money as he had expected

D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

【小题4】Which word can best describe John?

A． Clever

B． Silly

C． Dishonest

D． Humorous(幽默的)

【小题5】What can we learn about John from the passage?

A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill

B． He tried to get more money for his work.

C． He had written the bill before the writer got home

D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.

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　　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 work.

　　My wife said to me quietly, “That is his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, in a loud voice, “It's 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 dinning table 10 November 1989

　　Cost (成本) of wood $ 17.00 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 it? Quite sunny.”

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

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

　　“Yes. Colderand more expensive! Dining tables will be $ 20 more expensive on Nov. 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 (加起来) 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 while the writer was looking at the bill?

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

B．Because it was really a find day.

C．Because he wanted to talk with the writer.

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

2．Why did the writer say that dining table would be $ 20 more expensive on Nov. 30th?

[　　]

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

B．Because paint would be more expensive in November.

C．Because wood would be hard to buy in cold days.

D．Because he thought John would 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．From the story we know that ________.

[　　]

A．John made a mistake in the bill

B．John tried to get more money from the writer

C．John didn't write the bill until the writer came back

D．John got $ 10.00 more than what he should get