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A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “I’d like you to repair these shoes for me, please.”
“Certainly, sir.” the shoemaker said.
“When will they be ready?” the man asked.
“I’m a bit busy, but they will be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.
“That’s fine.” the man said and left the shop.
The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.
Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown.
He remembered his shoes.
“They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought, “I wonder if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I’ll go and see. ” The same shop, although he was an old man by now.
“Good morning. ” he said to the shoe maker, “Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes. Do you still have them?”
“Name?” the old shoemaker asked.
“Smith.” the man said.
“I’ll go and see. They may be in the back.”
The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying a pair of shoes.
“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes. I’m a bit busy now, but they’ll be ready on Thursday.”
1.Why did the man go to a shoemaker?
A.They were old friends.
B.He wanted him to make a new pair of shoes.
C.He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes.
D.He had a very old pair of boots. He wanted to repair it.
2.Why didn’t the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?
A.He forgot.
B.He went to another country.
C.He was too busy.
D.He knew the shoes would not be ready.
3.The man was away from his hometown ____.
A.until Thursday B.until the next morning
C.for about 20 years D.for a few days
4.What did the man do when he returned to his hometown?
A.He looked for a new job.
B.He bought a new pair of shoes.
C.He visited all his friends.
D.He returned to the shoemaker.
5.The man finally found that ____.
A.his shoes were still there, but the shoemaker didn’t repair them
B.his shoes were not there
C.the shoemaker repaired the shoes
D.the shoemaker lost the shoes
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D.Sara watched her favorite shows on her birthday.
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A.give her birthday money away B.send food to the homeless families
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In America, history is still a required subject at lower levels and students still choose to study it at higher levels. However, there is an ongoing discussion about whether schools should continue to teach History or whether they should spend the money on other subject. This article will deal with the arguments against and in favour of teaching History in school, concluding that we should teach History.
Many of my classmate suggest that History is one of the less interesting school subjects and that governments should spend the time and money on subjects that are more useful. They argue that Maths and English are more important so we can have a society with a good basic education. Others say that we should spend the money on teaching Science, as this can move a country forward and benefit the economy.
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