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.”
