I won’t buy it because it’s too ______.

A．expensive         B．more expensive     C．most expensive     D．much expensive

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　　Our village carpenter (木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the work.

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

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

　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

　　One dinning table 10 November 1989

　　Cost (成本) of wood $ 17.00 Paint (油漆) $ 1.50

　　Work, 8 hours ($ 1 an hour) $ 8∶00 Total (合计) $ 36.50.

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny.”

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

　　“Me, too,” said John. “You waitit'll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

　　“Yes. Colderand more expensive! Dining tables will be $ 20 more expensive on Nov. 30th, won't they, John?”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute, was there a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up (加起来) again. You can forget the date ….”

　　I paid him $ 26.50 and he was happy to get it.

1．Why did John talk about the weather while the writer was looking at the bill?

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A．Because he didn't want the writer to go through (检查) the bill carefully.

B．Because it was really a find day.

C．Because he wanted to talk with the writer.

D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

2．Why did the writer say that dining table would be $ 20 more expensive on Nov. 30th?

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A．Because it was difficult to make dining table in cold weather.

B．Because paint would be more expensive in November.

C．Because wood would be hard to buy in cold days.

D．Because he thought John would add the date to the cost of the dining table.

3．The writer thought John would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.

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4．From the story we know that ________.

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A．John made a mistake in the bill

B．John tried to get more money from the writer

C．John didn't write the bill until the writer came back

D．John got $ 10.00 more than what he should get

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (应答.) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

    "If there were an accident." He says, "They'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "

    But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

    "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute's nearly four pounds(英镑). "

    "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers.

    She has asked the: man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

    "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says.

    "Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.

  "Hello, love." It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London." I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes."

    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in..."I just wanted to ring to...."

    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you ..." Mrs. Lee is a great talker

    "Nearly four pounds." says David.

    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

    "Yes, all right," says Mrs. Lee," But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work ..."

    Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her. 

"Four pounds fifty," says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn't long, was it?"

    "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."

1. Linda is telephoning home to_______.

  A. tell her mother some bad news.

  B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

  D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because_______.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

  B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

  C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3. David says, 'Nearly four pounds', because _______.

  A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

  C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

  D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _______.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

  B. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

C. she likes talking

  D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by_______.

  A. telling her how much the call is costing.

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off