—What do you think of this performance?

—______，I don’t like it very much.

A.Honest　　　　                                           B.Being honest

C.Be honest　　　　                                       D.To be honest

 Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

A. was rather impolite               　　   B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair      D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

A. changed his mind　　　　　　　       B. accepted the offer

C.decided to help the writer　　　　       D. saw the writer’s purpose

3.How much did the writer pay?

　A.　 ￡ 5.　　B. ￡ 7.　　    C. ￡ 20.　　　　D. ￡ 27.

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

　A. honest　　　　B. careful　　　　 C.　 funny　　 D. smart　

 

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth ---- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“Would you like to buy a chair?”He looked it over carefully and said,“Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?”“Twenty pounds,”I said.“OK,”he said,“I’ll give you twenty pounds.”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said.“Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited.“What will you do with it?”I asked.“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said.“Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.”“Your must be crazy,”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped.“I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”“You’re right,”I said.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me　I wouldn't have agreed to do it,”he said.“We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.

We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

　　A. was rather impolite              B. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　C. was warmly received          　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

　　A. changed his mind　　　　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　　C. saw the writer’s purpose　　　　　D. decided to help the writer

How much did the writer pay?

　　A. ￡ 5.　　　　B. ￡ 7.　　　　 C. ￡ 20.　　　　D. ￡ 27.

From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

A. honest　　　　B. careful　　　　C. smart　　　　 D. funny

My dad was driving downtown to shop and I was going along for the 51 .At least that was what I had told him— 52 I had an important question to ask—that had been on my 53 for a couple of weeks and this was the first time I had been able to 54 with him alone.

“Dad…”I started. And 55 .

“Yup?” he said.

“The kids say there is no Santa Claus. They say I’m 56 to believe in Santa anymore…it’s only for little kids. But I believe what you told me. Santa is 57 .He is, isn’t he, Dad?”

“The real life and spirit of this 58 elf(精灵)lives forever in your heart, my heart, Mom’s heart and in the hearts and minds of 59 people who believe in the joy that 60 to others brings. The real 61 of Santa becomes what you can give 62 what you get. Once you understand this and it becomes a 63 of you, Christmas becomes even more exciting and more magical 64 you come to realize the magic comes from you when Santa 65 in your heart. Do you understand what I am 66 to tell you?”

My heart was filled with pride and I’m sure my eyes were shining with excitement.” Of course, Dad. I want him to be in my heart, just like he’s in yours. I love you, Daddy. You’re the best Santa there ever was in the whole world.”

When it comes time in my life to 67 the reality of Santa Claus to my children, I hope that I will be as eloquent(有口才)and 68 as my dad was the day I learned that the spirit of Santa Claus doesn’t wear a red 69 .And I hope they will be as 70 as I was that day. I trust them totally and I think they will.

51. A. shopping　　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sightseeing　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

52. A. clearly　　　　　　　 B. actually　　　　　　　　　 C. personally　　　　　　　　 D. originally

53. A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

54. A. stay　　　　　　　　　 B. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. argue

55. A. laughed　　　　　　　 B. continued　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. cried

56. A. honest　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheated　　　　　　　　　 D. foolish

57. A. real　　　　　　　　　 B. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

58. A. smart　　　　　　　　 B. naughty　　　　　　　　　 C. generous　　　　　　　　 D. magical

59. A. every　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

60. A. lying　　　　　　　　　 B. giving　　　　　　　　　　　 C. talking　　　　　　　　　　 D. receiving

61. A. spirit　　　　　　　　 B. position　　　　　　　　　 C. character　　　　　　　　 D. life

62. A. other than　　　　　 B. less than　　　　　　　　　 C. no more than　　　　　 D. rather than

63. A. part 　　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. half　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. few

64. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

65. A. works 　　　　　　　 B. lives　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hides　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appears

66. A. considering　　　　 B. expecting　　　　　　　　 C. planning　　　　　　　　　 D. trying

67. A. explain　　　　　　　 B. solve　　　　　　　　　　　 C. introduce　　　　　　　　 D. describe

68. A. strict　　　　　　　　 B. loving　　　　　　　　　　　 C. violent　　　　　　　　　　 D. gentle

69. A. beard　　　　　　　　 B. belt　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. suit　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stocking

70. A. curious　　　　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　　　　　 C. receptive　 　　　　　　 D. calm