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1、SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg阅读答案 SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeany difficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique(古董)shopsnearmyhome.SoIleft homeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshop
2、expectingafriendlyreception.I wasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair. Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth-soI decidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthe chaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,
3、“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?”“Twentypounds,”I said.“OK,”hesaid.“l’llgiveyoutwentypounds.”“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg,”Isaid.“Yes,Isawthat. It’snothing.” EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?”I asked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.
4、““I’llbuyit,”Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean? You’vejustsoldittome,”hesaid.“Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyou twenty-sevenpoundsforit.”“Youmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped.“I knowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.” ”You’reright,”Isaid.“Andwhatwouldyouh
5、avedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,‘Wouldyou mendthischairforme?’”“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit,”hesaid.“Wedon’tdorepairs,notenough moneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.Butl’llmendthisforyou.Shallwesayforafiver?”Hewasavery nicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething. 1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthe
6、firstshopthewriter___. A.wasratherimpolite B.waswarmlyreceived C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischair D.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair 2.Theunderlinedword“approach”inthesecondparagraphmeans___. A.planfordealingwiththings B.decisiontoselltings C.ideaofrepairingthings D.wayofd
7、oingthings 3.Theexpression“thepennydropped”inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper____. A.changedhismind B.acceptedtheoffer C.sawthewriter’spurpose D.decidedtohelpthewriter 4.Howmuchdidthewriterpay? A.5. B.7. c.20. D.27. 5.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas___. A.honest
8、 B.careful C.smar