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

 

A passenger told all air hostess(空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take his 1. when the plane just took off. She said to him, “I’ll bring you the water   2.   ten minutes."

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger ring for service sounded, the air hostess ran ill a hurry .She Was so busy that she 3. to bring him the water. As a4..the passenger couldn’t take his medicine in lime. The air hostess hurried over to him with a cup of wale. but he  5.  it.

After a short while, the air hostess came up to him with a smile,” Could you please tell me what I can do for you, sir? "The passenger turned around without any words. The second time .also with a sweet smile, "Would you like 6. I can do for you?” Again the passenger refused.

In the following hours 013.the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him 7. a smile whether he needed some help or not. But the passenger never replied to her. When the passenger was going to get 8.the plane, he asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger's booklet (小册子).She knew that he would write down terrible words about her job.   9.still with a smile she handed it to him.

Getting off the plane. the air hostess opened the booklet, and smiled because the passenger wrote,” How can I refuse your twelve sweet    10. ?"

 

A passenger told all air hostess(空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take his 91 when the plane just took off. She said to him, “I’ll bring you the water　 92　 ten minutes."

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger ring for service sounded, the air hostess ran ill a hurry .She Was so busy that she 93 to bring him the water. As a 94 .the passenger couldn’t take his medicine in lime. The air hostess hurried over to him with a cup of wale. but he 95 it.

After a short while, the air hostess came up to him with a smile,” Could you please tell me what I can do for you, sir? "The passenger turned around without any words. The second time .also with a sweet smile, "Would you like 96 I can do for you?” Again the passenger refused.

In the following hours 013.the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him 97 a smile whether he needed some help or not. But the passenger never replied to her. When the passenger was going to get 98 the plane, he asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger's booklet (小册子).She knew that he would write down terrible words about her job.　 99 .still with a smile she handed it to him.

Getting off the plane. the air hostess opened the booklet, and smiled because the passenger wrote,” How can I refuse your twelve sweet 　 100 ?"

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

   Dave was very weak and often ill so his parents wanted him to learn Chinese Kungfu. But nobody liked to take him as a student because he looked very ugly.

   One day, a teacher from a Kungfu school came to his village. Dave asked him, "Would you like to teach me Chinese Kungfu? I want to be strong. "The teacher looked at him for a moment. Then, kicking away(踢开) a small stone, he said, "Go away!" The young man said good –bye to the teacher and went away.

     Three years later, the teacher came to the village again. On his way back from the village, some young men wanted to fight him. He was in danger. At the moment, Dave came and said, "Let's fight them together, Mr. Smith." He kicked a small stone away and hit(打击) a man heavily with the sound of "Go away"!

     The teacher looked at Dave carefully and said, "You saved my life. Thank you very much. But how do you know me?" Dave said happily, "You taught me to kick stones three years ago. Do you remember that?"

     "Oh, I'm sorry," the teacher said with his face red. After that, the teacher never judged (判断) a man by his looks.

1. Why did Dave's parents want him to learn Chinese Kungfu?

2. Did the teacher take him as a student first?

3. What did Dave learn from the teacher?

4. Where was the teacher when some young men wanted to fight him？

5. What can we learn from the story?