Question

　　Our village carpenter, Alf Winn, came one day and made a kitchen cupboard for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the useless space at the corner by the door. When I got home that evening, Alf was drinking a cup of tea and making out his bill for the job.

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

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

　　Alf laughed and gave me his account for the work. I read:

　　One kitchen cupboard 10 Nov. 1975

　　Cost of materials (wood) ￡17.00

　　Paint and fittings ￡ 1.50

　　Work, 8 hours (￡1 an hour) ￡8.00

　　　　　　　　　　   Total ￡26.50

　　I took out my cheque book and my pen. I looked at the bill.

　　Alf said, “It's been a lovely day, hasn't it? Quite sunny.”

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

　　“Me, too,” said Alf. “You wait-it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

　　“Yes, colder and dearer! Kitchen cupboards will be ￡20 dearer on November 30th, won't they, Alf?”

　　Alf looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? 1 gave his account back to him.

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, Alf,” I said, “Please add it up again. You can forget the date…”

　　I wrote him a cheque for ￡26.50. He was happy to accept it.

Complete the sentences according to the passage.

(1) A ________ is one who makes things from wood.

(2) We were glad to have a ________ in that empty space.

(3) I wanted to see the ________ first, then I could decide whether I liked the price.

(4) According to Alf's bill, cupboards will certainly be ________ on November 30th.

(5) I paid Alf ￡26.50, which was ________ too high.

Answer 1

答案：carpenter;cupboard;bill;dearer;much