There’s           tea in the cup, is there?

A. a few       B. a little         C. few                    D. little

　　Our village carpenter, Alf Winn, came one day and made a kitchen cupboard for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the useless space at the corner by the door. When I got home that evening, Alf was drinking a cup of tea and making out his bill for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, loudly, “It's a beautiful cupboard, dear, isn't it?”

　　“I'll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said.

　　Alf laughed and gave me his account for the work. I read:

　　One kitchen cupboard 10 Nov. 1975

　　Cost of materials (wood) ￡17.00

　　Paint and fittings ￡ 1.50

　　Work, 8 hours (￡1 an hour) ￡8.00

　　　　　　　　　　   Total ￡26.50

　　I took out my cheque book and my pen. I looked at the bill.

　　Alf said, “It's been a lovely day, hasn't it? Quite sunny.”

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

　　“Me, too,” said Alf. “You wait-it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

　　“Yes, colder and dearer! Kitchen cupboards will be ￡20 dearer on November 30th, won't they, Alf?”

　　Alf looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? 1 gave his account back to him.

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, Alf,” I said, “Please add it up again. You can forget the date…”

　　I wrote him a cheque for ￡26.50. He was happy to accept it.

(5) I paid Alf ￡26.50, which was ________ too high.

Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?" "I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：

BILL

One dining table June 10，1995

Cost of wood 17.00

Paint（油漆） 1.50

Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00

Total（总计） 36.50

When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"It’s been a fine day，hasn’t it?” “ Quite sunny.” "Yes，”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” "Me too，” said Henry, "You wait--it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” "Yes. Hotter--and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Henry?”

Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble，Henry，”I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.

1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive

by the end of June?                                      

3.The writer thought Henry would ask for______if he made a dining table on the last day of June.