cheap (比较级)________　　　　　　

A cheap sweater

Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very cheap. So he bought one.

When he went back home he put the sweater on, （B）it was all right and he was pleased with it.

In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to   （D）   into his house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet.

Then his sweater started to （A）shrink. It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford tried to take it off, but he couldn’t.

（C）In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford laughed, “You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”

1．用英语解释A处画线词的意思：

2．翻译B处画线的句子

3．写出C处词组的同义词组

4．在D处填入一个适当的词                      

5．写出文章的中心词或词组                     

　　A man walked into a bank and asked to see the manager. Shown into the gentleman's office, he asked if he could have a loan(贷款) . When the manager heard that his visitor was not one of the bank' s clients (储户) , he explained that loans were made only to customers with accounts (账户). “Why not open one?”“But I only want two dollars, ”said the man, “in return for which I am prepared to offer my car as security (抵押).”Having examined the car, the manager agreed to the loan though, as he pointed out, the proceedings (做法) were slightly unusual. The stranger left and the car was placed in the bank' s garage (车库) .

　　Two months later, the customer entered the bank and asked for the return of his car, giving the manager the two dollars he had borrowed . The manager pointed out that there was interest (利息) to pay, the sum of four cents. This the customer paid. As he was leaving, the manager asked why he only borrowed two dollars. “Where else would I be able to park my car for two months for four cents?”

1．The man went into the bank ________.

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2．If you are a client of the bank, you ________.

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A．may leave your car in the bank's garage

B．can borrow some money there

C．can open an account

D．may have a loan if you offer your car as security

3．The customer entered the bank two months later in order to ________.

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4．How much did the man pay for parking his car in the bank for two months?

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5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．The man would have to pay more if he had parked his car in any other place.

B．The manager would lend money to anyone who offered something as security.

C．The manager was fooled by the customer.