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 repaired, as there are a 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 entered 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 my plan and l 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 am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it."

    “You 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 repair 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'II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?" 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 buy his chair       D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means_______.

A. plan for dealing with things                           B. way of doing things

C. idea of repairing things                                  D. decision to sell things

3.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

4.How much did the writer pay?

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

5.From the text, we can learn that the writer was_______.

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

 

选择正确的选项补全对话

Paul:What are you going to do after leaving school?

Mike: I'm thinking about becoming a plane driver. 1

Paul: So you like travelling, don't you?

Mike:Of course I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and know different things.

Paul: That sounds great. 2

Mike:What do you want to be in the future?

Paul: 3 I like to go into business and make money.

Mike: 4

Paul: You're right. 5

Mike: Yes, I agree with you.

A．Business people are very busy,you know.

B．I like planes very much.

C．That way I could travel.

D．But I'm always thinking "busy" is better than"free".

E．I've changed my idea now.

F．Maybe I'll be a businessman.

G．But I like to live in one place.

补全对话

　　A. I'm sorry I've changed my mind.

　　B. Sorry.

　　C. Would you please go shopping with me?

　　D. I prefer to watch TV at home.

　　E. There're always many things to choose from.

　　Mr Black and his wife are talking about shopping.

　　(M:Mr Black W:Mrs Black)

　　W:1

　　M:Shopping is always boring(烦人的).

　　W:Yes.But without you I can't decide what to buy.2 ndline　 I need your help.

　　M:Last Sunday we spent a whole day shopping,but came back with nothing.

　　W:3 ndline　 Sometimes I really don't know what to buy.

　　M:I'm really afraid to hear you say“4 ”

　　W:Don't laugh at me,please.

　　M:I think you'd go by yourself this time.5 ndline

从方框内选出最佳选项完成下面对话。

Tom：What are you going to do after leaving school?

Bill：I'm thinking about becoming a plane driver, 　1　.

Tom：So you like traveling, don't you?

Bill：Of course I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and know different things.

Tom：That sounds good. 　2　.

Bill：What do you want to be in the future?

Tom：　3　. I like to go into business and make money.

Bill：　4　.

Tom：You are right. 　5　.

Bill：Yes, I agree with you.

A．Business people are very busy, you know

B．I like planes very much

C．That way I would be able to travel

D．But I'm always thinking “busy” is better than “free”

E．I've changed my idea now

F．Maybe I'll be a businessman

G．But I would rather live in one place

(选择适当的句子完成对话)

A. Business people are very busy, you know.

B. I like planes very much.

C. That way I would be able to travel.

D. But I’m always thinking “busy” is better than “free”.

E. I’ve changed my idea now.

F. Maybe I’ll be a businessman.

G. But I would rather live in one place.

Tom: What are you going to do after leaving school?

Bill: I’m thinking about becoming a plane driver. (1)

Tom: So you like traveling, don’t you?

Bill: Of course I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and know different things.

Tom: That sounds good. (2)

Bill: What do you want to be in the future?

Tom: (3) I like to go into business and make money.

Bill: (4)

Tom: You’re right. (5)

Bill: Yes, I agree with you.