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1、1．Honesty诚实 Amanwenttoaninsuranceofficetohavehislifeinsured.Themanageroftheofficeaskedhimhowoldhisparentswerewhentheydied. “Motherhadabadheartanddiedattheageofthirty.Fatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.” “Iamverysorry,”saidthemanager,“wecannotinsureyourlifeasyourparentswerenot
2、healthy.” Asthemanwasleavingtheoffice,depressed,hemetaclerk,whohadoverheardtheconversation. “Youmustnotbesofrankandtellthetruth,”saidtheclerk,“noofficewillinsureyouifyouspeaklikethat.Useyourimaginationalittle.” Themanwenttoanotherofficeandwasshownintothemanager'sroom. “Well,youngman,h
3、owoldwereyourparentswhentheydied?”“Motherwasninety-three,andshediedfromafalloffherbicycle.Fatherwasninety-eightandhediedwhilehewasplayingfootball.”判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。()1.Awomanwenttoaninsuranceoffice.()2.Theman’smotherdiedoftuberculosisattheageofthirty()3.Theman’sfatherdiedoftuberculosi
4、swhenhewasthirty-five.()4.Themantoldthetruthtothefirstmanager.()5.Themantoldthetruthtothesecondmanager.2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain一个美国人乘英国火车 AyoungAmericanenteredarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle
5、-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIsitdown?” Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesofhernewspaper. Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?Andagainsheignoredhim. ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourd
6、ogsothatImaysitdown?” Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,pickedupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwithth
7、eforkinthewronghand,younamethefloorsinthewrongnumbers,andnowyou'vejustthrownthewrongbitchoutofthewindow!”选择正确的答案()1.Theyoungmanwason______.A.anAmericantrainB.aBritishtrainC.aBritishbus()2.Werethereanyfreeseats?A.Yes,therewere.B.Yes,thereweren’t.C.No,thereweren’t.()3
