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Tom walked into a shop.It had a sign outside: "Second-hand clothes bought and sold." He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

"What!" said Tom, "I had guessed they were worth (价值) at least five dollars."

"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket."Here's your money.These trousers were hanging outside your shop.The list price of them was six dollars and a half.But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say.

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom             

A.wanted to steal the trousers                     B.wanted to sell the trousers

C.wanted to fool him                                 D.wanted to buy the trousers

2.The owner of the shop                  for the old trousers.

A.would give Tom two dollars                           B.would pay three dollars

C.would pay five dollars                             D.would give Tom six dollars and a half

3.The shop owner insisted(坚持) that the trousers were worth only two dollars because      

A.he wanted to sell them cheaply(廉价的)      B.he wanted to buy them cheaply

C.he didn't like the trousers                        D.they were old and dirty

4.In fact, the trousers        

A.were hanging inside the shop                  B.were stolen by Tom from the shop                        

C.had been the shop owner's                            D.had been Tom's

5.From the story we know that          cheaper than the list price.

A.the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B.Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C.the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D.Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

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Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

  "What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

  "No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

  "Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

  Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers      B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him         D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______  for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars   

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars        

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted(坚持) that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply     

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers       

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop      

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's      

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

 


  The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still __21__. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have __22__ for his birthday.
  He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. __23__ he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he __24__ worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair. He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his __25__. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was __26__.
  21. A. in      B. on       C. there     D. around
  22. A. it      B. him       C. her      D. them
  23. A. So      B. But       C. Because    D. When
  24. A. looked    B. sounded    C. felt      D. tasted
  25. A. feet     B. hands     C. legs       D. arms
  26. A. happier   B. sadder     C. better     D.more worried

                    

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