“Three dollars，”replied the manager．

    The young man looked surprised．“It isn’t worth more than that?”

    “Three dollars is all I can give you for that piece， Son．”

    The manager shook his head and bent to examine the piece．“See that?” He pointed to a crack(裂缝)in the chair leg. “And see here where the paint is peeling(脱落)?Three dollars is all its worth to me．”

    “All right then，”said the young man．“I’ll take it.” He pulled out his wallet．“I saw it in front of your store with something marked 10 dollars，but I thought maybe it was a mistake and you could tell me how much it was worth．”

1．The young man came in________.

A．to carry a chair

B．with a chair

C．before the manager did

D．before the author did

2．Which of the following is mentioned in the article above?

A．The manager asked where the paint was peeling．

B．The manager said the chair was worth only 3 dollars．

C．The manager told the young that the price of the chair was 10 dollars．

D．The young man said the chair was not worth 3 dollars．

3．What the manager bent to examine was

A． the price of the chair

B． the chair’s leg

C．the table’s leg

D．the crack in the chair leg

4．The young man said he would________.

A. buy the chair

B．sell the chair

C．mark 10 on the chair

D．repair the chair

5．The chair was carried________.

A．to the store by manager

B．from the young man’s home

C．to the store by mistake

D．before the store

    I was arguing about the price for a table in a second-hand store when a young man came in carrying a chair, put it down before the manager and asked how much it was  worth．

    “Three dollars，”replied the manager．

    The young man looked surprised．“It isn’t worth more than that?”

    “Three dollars is all I can give you for that piece， Son．”

    The manager shook his head and bent to examine the piece．“See that?” He pointed to a crack(裂缝)in the chair leg. “And see here where the paint is peeling(脱落)?Three dollars is all its worth to me．”

    “All right then，”said the young man．“I’ll take it.” He pulled out his wallet．“I saw it in front of your store with something marked 10 dollars，but I thought maybe it was a mistake and you could tell me how much it was worth．”

1．The young man came in________.

A．to carry a chair

B．with a chair

C．before the manager did

D．before the author did

2．Which of the following is mentioned in the article above?

A．The manager asked where the paint was peeling．

B．The manager said the chair was worth only 3 dollars．

C．The manager told the young that the price of the chair was 10 dollars．

D．The young man said the chair was not worth 3 dollars．

3．What the manager bent to examine was

A． the price of the chair

B． the chair’s leg

C．the table’s leg

D．the crack in the chair leg

4．The young man said he would________.

A. buy the chair

B．sell the chair

C．mark 10 on the chair

D．repair the chair

5．The chair was carried________.

A．to the store by manager

B．from the young man’s home

C．to the store by mistake

D．before the store

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. __41_in the crowded store, I had my money __42_ and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost __43_ of myself. What could I do? We were not very __44_. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would __45_ our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even _46_for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my __47__ mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then __48__ a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to ___49__ her.

When she came home, I __50__ a smile to greet her. She was __51__ to see the neat house and the __52__ meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story __53__. She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

“ I’ve __54__ my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“ I see,” she did not shout at me as I had __55__. She didn’t lose her __56__. So I was afraid she was trying hard to __57__ her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still __58__ and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “ I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” she __59__ her eyes, looking at me and said, “ Oh, on the contrary, I am thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the __60__ who is to blame.”

1.A. Luckily      B. Unfortunately     C. Surprisingly     D. Secretly

2.A. robbed       B. stolen            C. caught         D. gone

3.A. control       B. heart             C. interest        D. habit

4.A. happy        B. poor             C. healthy        D. wealthy

5.A. enrich        B. improve          C. affect          D. please

6.A. guilty        B. ashamed          C. frightened      D. worried

7.A. careless      B. unforgivable       C. unforgettable    D. unbelievable

8.A. prepared     B. served             C. provided       D. chose

9.A. comfort      B. meet              C. surprise        D. please

10.A. gave                 B. pretended          C. forced         D. made

11.A. satisfied     B. surprised           C. pleased         D. interested

12.A. delicious     B. excellent           C. cool           D. attractive

13.A. gladly        B. calmly             C. excitedly      D. nervously

14.A. spent         B. wasted           C. donated         D. lost

15.A. hoped        B. desired           C. expected        D. wished

16.A. way          B. temper           C. interest         D. control

17.A. hide          B. express          C. maintain        D. show

18.A. unhappy      B. silent             C. worried        D. surprised

19.A. moved       B. shut              C. raised          D. opened

20.A. store         B. policeman         C. society         D. thief

A lazy Susan is an addition to a table that is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is achieved through the use of a turntable (转盘), which usually moves the food in a circle when it is pushed by those at the table. In this way, the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place on the lazy Susan.

     A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet (橱柜). In this sense, the lazy Susan is a type of shelving unit within the cabinet that is able to turn around its axis(轴心) . One may turn the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods in storage. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets that are located at a right angle (直角) to each another. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.

     It is believed that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan in the 18th century, though it was called “dumbwaiter” at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph (留声机). The turntable may have developed into the lazy Susan later.

Regardless of who invented it, it wasn’t until 1917 that the term “lazy Susan” was used in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term “dumbwaiter” is still used rather than “lazy Susan”. The reason for the naming of it is still a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson’s or Edison’s daughter, both of whom were named Susan.

1.What is a “lazy Susan”?

A. A waitress           B. A convenient tool        C. A table      D. A cabinet

2.According to those who believed Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan, _______.

    A. his daughter was very lazy               B. the lazy Susan didn’t exist until the 18th century

    C. Thomas Edison was his friend         D. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the phonograph

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ___________.

    A. the lazy Susan can work by itself

    B. the lazy Susan was named after Thomas Edison’s daughter

    C. how the lazy Susan got its name remains unknown

    D. the lazy Susan was invented in Britain

4. The writer wrote the passage mainly to _________.

    A. discuss how the lazy Susan was named     B. teach us how to make a lazy Susan

    C. introduce Thomas Edison’s inventions D. tell us what a lazy Susan is and its origin