An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(柜台), taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well. I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”
On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted to the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak!”
What did the old woman go to the shop to do?

A．To choose a dress.	B．To buy a dress for herself.
C．To show off her dress.	D．To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl.

The salesgirl did not make a reply ________.

A．because she didn’t see the old woman

B．because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dress

C．because she was too busy to notice the old woman

D．for some reason unknown in this story

It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something.

A．first	B．second
C．third	D．fourth

When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______.

A．meant to say that she really had poor eyesight

B．wanted the salesgirl to excuse her

C．was simply telling a lie

D．was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth

What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______.

A．be too angry to say a word for a moment

B．run and tell the shop-owner about it

C．apologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to do

D．turn back and cry

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