Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is $6.50.””That piece is too small,” the woman said, “haven’t you got anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s $8.75.””Good ,” the woman said with a smile , “give me both of them, please.”

1.Joe Brown was ______.

A. a waiter(侍者)       B. a runner

C. an singer              D. a shopkeeper

2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.   

C. Late in the evening.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.           B. Because it was bad.     

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.            D. Because it was too big.

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.  B. Two pieces of meat.  

C. Several pieces of meat.     D. Many pieces of meat.

5.Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not.   B. Certainly.   C. He would try his best.   D. Yes, he could.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Joe Brown 有一个肉铺，有一天一个女士来买肉，店主给她拿了一块6.5美元的肉，女士嫌小，店主把肉放进冰箱又拿出来同一块肉，说这块8.75美元，女士说两块肉都买了，Joe Brown 愣住了。

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