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1．Honesty诚实Amanwenttoaninsuranceofficetohavehislifeinsured.Themanageroftheofficeaskedhimhowoldhisparentswerewhentheydied.“Motherhadabadheartanddiedattheageofthirty.Fatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.”“Iamverysorry,”saidthemanager,“wecannotinsureyourlifeasyourparentswerenothealthy.”Asthemanwasleavingtheoffice,depressed,hemetaclerk,whohadoverheardtheconversation.“Youmustnotbesofrankandtellthetruth,”saidtheclerk,“noofficewillinsureyouifyouspeaklikethat.Useyourimaginationalittle.”Themanwenttoanotherofficeandwasshownintothemanager'sroom.“Well,youngman,howoldwereyourparentswhentheydied?”“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’sfatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.()4.Themantoldthetruthtothefirstmanager.()5.Themantoldthetruthtothesecondmanager.2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain一个美国人乘英国火车AyoungAmericanenteredarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIsitdown?”Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesofhernewspaper.Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?Andagainsheignoredhim.ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourdogsothatImaysitdown?”Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,pickedupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwiththeforkinthewronghand,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.Theyoungmanwasvery_____tothemiddle-agedladyforthreetimes..A.politeB.rudeC.naughty()4.Didtheyoungmanthrowoutthedog?A.Yes,hedidn’t.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedid.()5.Whosedogwasit?A.TheAmericanB.TheEnglishmansittingoppositeC.Thewoman3．ABadFoot受伤的脚Therewasabooksellerwhodidnotliketopayforanything.Onedayabigboxofbooksfellonhisfoot.“Gotothedoctor,”saidhiswife，“showthatfoottohim.”“No,”hesaid,“I'llwaituntilthedoctorcomestoourshopnexttime.ThenI'llaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotoseehim,Ishallhavetopay.”Thenextdaythedoctorcametotheshoptobuysomebooks.Thebooksellertoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.Thedoctorlookedatitandpromisedtohelp.Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotesomethingonit.“Buythisandputitonthefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight.”hesaid.“Thankyou.”saidthebookseller.“Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks.”“Howmuch?”askedthedoctor.“Twopounds.”“Good,”saidthedoctor.“Ishallnothavetopayyouanythingtoday.”“Why?”askedthebookseller.“Ihaveexaminedyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundsforthat.Ifpeoplecometomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforasmallthinglikethat.ButwhenIgototheirhouses,Iusuallychargetwopounds.AndIcameheretoday,didn'tI?Bye-bye!”选择正确的答案()1.Thebookseller_______topayforanything.A.likedB.don’tlikeC.didn’tlike()2.Hiswifeaskedhimtosee_________.A.adoctorB.adriverC.acustomer()3.Howmuchwasthebookthatthedoctorwantedtobuy?A.onepoundB.twopoundsC.threepounds()4.Didthedoctorcometothebookshopthenextday?A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedidn’t.()5.Didthedoctorpayforthebook?A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedidn’t.4.TheGoldandtheFurCoat金子与皮大衣Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatastation.Theysatnexttoeachother.“What'sthatinyourbag?”askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.“Gold,nothingbutgold,”answeredtheoldman.Theyoungmancouldhardlybelievehisownears,“What?”hesaidtohimselfinsurprise.“Somuchgold?MyGod!HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold!”Thenhebegantothinkabouthowtogetthegold.Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepyanditseemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen.“Areyousleepy,sir?”askedtheyoungman.“Thenyou'dbetterliedownonthechairandhaveagoodrest.Don'tworryaboutthebus.I'llwakeyouupintime.”“Allright.It'sverykindofyou,youngman.”Theoldmanlaydownandbeforelonghefellasleep.Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheoldman'sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,buthecouldn't.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentawaywiththebag.Theyoungmanranoutofthestationasquicklyashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhereachedaplacewherehethoughttheoldmancouldn'tfindhim,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.Tohissurprise,therewasnothingbutalotofsmallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。()1.Theyoungmanandanoldwomanwerewaitingforabusatastation.()2.Theyoungmanhadabagthatfullofgold.()3.Theoldmanwasnottiredorsleepyinfact.()4.Theyoungmantookthebagaway.()5.Therewasmuchgoldinthebag.5．ShaveMeFirst先给我刮脸Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandto