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 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 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 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 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.

　　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．decision to sell things

　　C．idea of repairing things

　　D．way of doing 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

 

　　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 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 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 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 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.

　　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．decision to sell things

　　C．idea of repairing things

　　D．way of doing 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

 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共1小题;每小题2分，共10分）

注意: 答案写在最后的答卷上

Susan:  Hello.

Mike :  Hi, Susan. It’s me， Mike.

Susan:  Oh, hi, Mike. ___56_______

Mike :  Oh, not bad. Say are you doing anything Saturday night?

Susan： No, Nothing special.  Why?

Mike :  Well, _____57___

Susan:  Oh, that’s a good idea.

Mike :  Great. __58____

Susan:  ____59_____  Where do you want to meet?

Mike :  I’ll pick you up at your home.

Susan:  Ok. What time?

Mike :  Is seven o’clock all right?

Susan:  Fine. Well, see at seven.

Mike :  ___60___.

A．What about having a pizza first?

B．How are you?

C．Nice to see you.

D．do you feel like going to that new disco?

E. Sure, why not ?

F. Ok. See you.

G. How do you do?

 

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 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 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 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 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 five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
【小题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

【小题2】The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means ________.

A．plan for dealing with things	B．decision to sell things
C．idea of repairing things	D．way of doing things

【小题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

【小题4】 How much did the writer pay?

A．￡5.

B．￡7.

C．￡20.

D．￡27.

【小题5】From the text, we can learn that the writer was _________.

A．honest

B．careful

C．smart

D．funny