A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

1.
The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .
1. A.
  she liked to live in the busiest place
2. B.
  she didn’t like to live in the country
3. C.
  she wanted to work harder than before
4. D.
  she didn’t want to live in old house
2.
In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .
1. A.
  gave him two tickets for her show
2. B.
  sang and danced for four hours
3. C.
  decided to give him 3 pounds
4. D.
  invited him for a big dinner
3.
The actress got the painter’s bill .
1. A.
  to ask for the money of his painting work
2. B.
  to ask her to pay for his watching her show
3. C.
  in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
4. D.
  in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.
It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.
1. A.
  10
2. B.
  12
3. C.
  15
4. D.
  20
5.
What kind of man was the painter?
1. A.
  He was a careful man.
2. B.
  He was a poor man.
3. C.
  He was not friendly to others.
4. D.
  He knew little about music and dance.

When I was a little girl，my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.And I remember one__1__when my mom placed a plate of eggs，sausage and extremely__2__toast (土司面包) in front of my dad.I remember__3__to see if anyone noticed！__4__all my dad did was reach for his toast，__5___at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

When I__6__from the table that evening，I remember hearing my mom__7__to my dad for burning the toast.And I’ll__8__forget what he said，“Baby，I love burnt toast.” Later that night，I went to__9__Dad good night and I asked him if he really__10__his toast burnt.He wrapped me up in his__11__and said，“Debbie，your mom had a__12__day at work today and she’s really tired.And besides，a little burnt toast never__13__anyone！” In bed that night，I thought about the scene at dinner and the__14__my dad showed to my mom.

To this day，it’s a cherished (珍贵的)__15__from my childhood that I’ll never forget.And it’s one that came to__16__just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

As I__17__the plate in front of Jack，I waited for a(n)__18__about the burnt toast.But all I got was，“Thank you，dear！This is__19__.I know you had a hard day！” Just then，I thought about my parents，and was quietly thankful for having a__20__where burnt toast wasn’t a deal?breaker either!

A．there is a man	B．there is a woman
C．there are a lot of people	D．there is no man

A．all the time	B．during the night
C．in the daytime	D．at night and in the daytime

The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .

In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .

The actress got the painter’s bill .

It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.

What kind of man was the painter?

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