5..How did the old man make the
policeman believe (相信) his words?
A. He made the policeman touch the
light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. He burnt the policeman's hands.
Passage 21
Ellen Parker was worried about her
health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb
stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).
“I suppose I had better go to the
doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her
problem.
“I’m not surprised at all,” he said.
“It’s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some
advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs.
Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she
left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would
not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The
first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排),
please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied
and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the
huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).
“That’s just under ten pounds,” he
said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you
like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,”
Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the
butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am
over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of
meat looked like.”