Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
Cost of wood: ＄17.00
Paint: ＄1.50
Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total: ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.

1. 1.

   Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______

   1. A.
      Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
   2. B.
      Because it was really a fine day.
   3. C.
      Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
2. 2.

   Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30^th ?__________ 

   1. A.
      Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
   2. B.
      Because paint would be more expensive.
   3. C.
      Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
   4. D.
      Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table.
3. 3.

   From the story we know that _____________

   1. A.
      John made a mistake in the bill.
   2. B.
      John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
   3. C.
      John had written out the bill before the writer got home.
   4. D.
      John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end.

Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
Cost of wood: ＄17.00
Paint: ＄1.50
Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total: ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______

Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.

     My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”

      “I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:

      One dining table, 10 November, 2012.

      Cost of wood: ＄17.00

      Paint: ＄1.50

      Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00

      Total: ＄36.50

When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of November.”

      “Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

      “Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.

      “If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”

      I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it.

68. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______

A. Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

B. Because it was really a fine day.

C .Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

69. Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄20 more expensive on November 30^th ?__________ 

A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.

B. Because paint would be more expensive.

C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.

D. Because he thought John would certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.

70. From the story we know that _____________

A. John made a mistake in the bill by accident.

B. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work

C. John had written out the bill before the writer got home.

D. John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end.

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　　Mr. Anderson lives in a big city in America. Last year he came to England to visit the small town which his father had come from.

　　There was a big, square garden in this town. One day, while Mr. Anderson was walking past, he stopped outside and looked in. There was beautiful grass in the middle of the garden. It was green and short and soft.

　　A gardener was watering it, and Mr. Anderson said to him, “Good morning. Is this your garden?”

　　“No”, answered the gardener, “It isn't mine, but I work here. ”

　　“How do people get such beautiful lawns?” Mr. Anderson asked, “Ours are never as good as this. ”

　　The gardener stopped his work and looked at Mr. Anderson. Then he said, “you come from America, don't you?”

　　Mr. Anderson answered, “Yes, but my father came from this town. ”

　　“Well,” the gardener said, “It's easy to grow lawns like this. ” He asked Mr. Anderson to come in , and said , “Let me tell you about it. ”

　　Mr. Anderson went into the garden. “My name's Anderson , ” he said to the gardener , “Joe Anderson. What's yours?”

　　“My name's Gray. ” the gardener answered. “Pete Gray. Now about the lawns. First we sow (plant) our seeds; then when the grass appears, we pull all the weeds out; after that, we cut the grass every week, we water it every day when the weather is very dry during the summer season, and we sometimes roll it (press it down with a special roller). ”

　　“Oh,” Mr. Anderson answered, “That's very interesting, Pete. And how long does it take before the lawn becomes like this?”

　　The gardener thought for a few moments and then answered, “Oh, about 400 years.”

1．Mr. Anderson left ________ for ________ last year.

[　　]

2．One day, Mr. Anderson stopped outside the garden because ________ .

[　　]

3．Mr. Anderson came into the garden because ________ .

[　　]

A．he found the beautiful lawns in it

B．his father had come from there

C．how to plant lawns was very interesting

D．the gardener asked him in

4．The gardeners water the grass ________ .

[　　]

5．Which is true?

[　　]

A．Both grass and weeds come up when they plant seeds.

B．Mr. Anderson thought it was hard to make such a beautiful garden.

C．Mr. Anderson told the gardener where he had come from, so he knew it.

D．It took a few years to make such beautiful lawns