I’m sorry I’m late again______ the heavy rain.

A．as               B．so               C．because          D．because of

—Sorry, I’m late.____ the film____?
—Yes.It__________ for half an hour.

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

1.Joe Brown was_______________.

A. a waiter（服务员）   B. a runner    C. an actor（演员）D. a shopkeeper（店主）

2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

(   )1.Joe Brown was_______________.

      A. a waiter                            B. a runner       

      C. an actor                            D. a shopkeeper

(   )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

      A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

      C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

 (   )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

       A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

       C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

 (   )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

       A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

       C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

 (   )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

      A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

      C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

---- I’m sorry I’m late . It’s rush hour , you know .
---- It doesn’t matter .We ___ here for just a few minutes.