My name is Jim Green．I am an English boy．Now I study Chinese in Wuhan Foreign Language School．I have five good friends in my class．They are from different countries．It's eight o'clock and we are having an English class．Our English teacher is asking us how we spent our weekends．
Alan is from America and he played computer games on weekend．Lily is a beautiful Japanese girl．She said she went to play tennis with her sister, Lucy．John, a tall French boy, doesn't like sports．So he stayed at home and enjoyed his favorite music．Now it's Sarah's turn．She often wears different clothes．She told us she went shopping with her mother and bought a new skirt．David looked very tired．He said he helped his mother clean all the rooms on weekend．I think my weekend is the most meaningful(有意义的)．I went to a Chinese corner to practice Chinese with some friends．
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 window．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(账单)for his job．
My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said in a loud voice, “It's a 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 dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood ＄17∶00
Paint ＄1.50
Work, 8 hours(＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total ＄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 glad it's only the 10th of November．”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait－it will be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes, colder－and more expensive! Dining table will be ＄20 more expensive on November 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's not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加)it up 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 when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．
Because he didn't want the writer to check the bill carefully．
B．
Because he wanted to show that he was really polite．
C．
Because it's a good way to communicate with each other．
D．
Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like．
(2)
How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
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A．
＄ 26.50
B．
＄36.50
C．
＄56.50
D．
＄57.50
(3)
When John got the money, he was happy because ________．
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A．
he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B．
he got paid a lot more than usual for his work
C．
he got as much money as he had expected
D．
he didn't have to add up the costs any more
(4)
Which word can best describe John?
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A．
Clever
B．
Silly
C．
Dishonest
D．
Humorous(幽默的)
(5)
What can we learn about John from the passage?
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A．
He made a mistake carelessly in the bill
B．
He tried to get more money for his work．
C．
He had written the bill before the writer got home
D．
He had talked about the bill with the writer's wife．
