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     My brother, John, is a college student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed for two months. I was
surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday, because he never had any money.
     "How did you manage it, John?" I asked."I thought you were going to stay for two weeks."
     "It was easy," John answered."I got a job."
     "A job?"I asked in surprise."What did you do?"
     "I gave English lessons to a shop manager," John answered.
     "His name is Luigi. We have become good friends."
     "But you' re not a teacher," I said.
     "I told Luigi I couldn't teach,"John explained."But he insisted on having conversation(会话) lessons. He
wanted to practice his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it was important for him to speak
English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little
pocket of money."
     "Did your pupil learn much English?" I asked.
     "I don' t know," John said,"but I learnt a lot of Italian."

1. The writer was surprised that John was able to stay in Italy for ______.
2. John was able to have a long holiday in Italy because he taught a shop manager to ______.
3. John' s pupil was ______.
4. John spent _____ talking to his pupil  every day.
5. — Why did the shop manager ask John to teach him English?
    — Because ______.

Answer 1

1. two months 2. learn English 3. an Italian 4. three hours 5. he had many American customers