题目内容
I ________ you ________ buy me so beautiful a present.
- A.didn't think; will
- B.don't think; will
- C.don't think; would
- D.didn't think; would
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 mended, 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 plan and I 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 mend 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’ll mend this for you, shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
【小题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 |
A.plan for dealing with things | B.decision to sell things |
C.idea of repairing things | D.way of doing things |
A.changed his mind | B.accepted the offer |
C.saw the writer’s purpose | D.decided to help the writer |
A.£5. | B.£7. | C.£20. | D.£27. |
A.honest | B.careful | C.smart | D.funny |
Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.
The most extraordinarything happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandpa, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”
I heard this and tears filled my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.” Then they walked to a market and I followed close behind them. There he bought her a uniform. The girl said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling.
The old man walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling.
My own sadness had disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it happily with someone who had nothing.
【小题1】The author decided to take a walk in order to .
A.build himself up |
B.lighten his mood |
C.enjoy the scenery nearby |
D.find out something special |
A.happy | B.sympathetic | C.regretful | D.disappointed |
A.She took pity on him. |
B.She intended to take care of him. |
C.She meant to be friendly to him. |
D.She wanted to earn some money. |
A.a kind act can cheer us up |
B.old men often set us examples |
C.people value what they don’t have |
D.helping others means helping ourselves |
A.A clever little girl | B.A pair of old shoes |
C.A kind shoe seller | D.A girl’s new uniform |