题目内容
I gave his book to read, but after a page or two he would put _______book down and pick up _________new one.
- A.a; the
- B.the; 不填
- C.the; a
- D.a; a
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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 windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
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 is only the 10th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables 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 isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him $26.50and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______
A.Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
B.Because it was really a fine day. |
C.Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully. |
D.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
A.Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather. |
B.Because paint would be more expensive. |
C.Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
D.Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table. |
A.John made a mistake in the bill. |
B.John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work |
C.John had written out the bill before the writer got home. |
D.John still wanted to get $36.50 for his work in the end. |