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The story behind the shopping cart
Characters
Sylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop
Fred Young – Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)
One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i? 1. – a shopping cart.
Sylvan:????????????? My customers don’t like our shopping cart.
Fred:????????????? Really? So they p? 2. shopping with those heavy baskets?
Sylvan:????????????? (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 3. none of them wants to use the cart.
Fred:????????????? I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carry a basket around the shop.
Sylvan:????????????? (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!
Fred:????????????? So why don’t they like the shopping cart?
Sylvan:????????????? Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 4. and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.
Fred:????????????? Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.
Sylvan:????????????? Um…
Fred:????????????? What? They don’t like the cart e? 5.? ?
Sylvan:????????????? Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!
Fred:????????????? Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g? 6. up on this invention!
Sylvan:????????????? We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.
Fred:????????????? What is it?
Sylvan:????????????? I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.
Fred:????????????? Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me!”
Sylvan:????????????? E 7. .
Fred:????????????? Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.
Sylvan:????????????? Great idea!
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Hello, boys and girls. I have some important things to tell you.
What’s the d 1. today? Yes, it is 8 November. And tomorrow is a big day for u 2.. It’s our first Open Day. And all your parents will come to school. We must get r 3. for it.
First of all, there is a p 4. meeting in the school h 5. . It begins at 8:30 in the morning. So please tell your parents not to be l 6. . And after that, your parents can come to the classrooms. They can w 7. two of our lessons. You don’t want your parents to see a dirty and messy classroom, do you? So we must keep our classroom c 8. . And I h 9. all of you can be active in class. And I want you to be polite, too.
L 10. work hard together to make tomorrow a happy day!
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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a （71） p_____. It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim （72）i_____ their tank（水槽）.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable （合适的） tank, and you must fill the tank （73） w_____ suitable water. It is also good for （74） t_____ to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）. Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good （75） i_____. They will keep it （76） c_____
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food （77） t_____ you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only （78） o_____ a day. It is important not to give them （79） t_____ much food. Just give them as much as they can （80） e_____ up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a （71） p_____. It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim （72）i_____ their tank（水槽）.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable （合适的） tank, and you must fill the tank （73） w_____ suitable water. It is also good for （74） t_____ to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）. Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good （75） i_____. They will keep it （76） c_____
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food （77） t_____ you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only （78） o_____ a day. It is important not to give them （79） t_____ much food. Just give them as much as they can （80） e_____ up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy. 查看习题详情和答案>>