Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）． I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth -- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?"
He looked it over carefully and said,- "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
“Twenty pounds," I said.
“OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds."
“It's got a slightly broken leg," I said.
‘'Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done."
“I'll buy it," I said.
“What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said.
"Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it."
“You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair."
“You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?"'
“I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
| A．was rather impolite | B．was warmly received |
| C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair | D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair |
The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means_______.
| A．plan for dealing with things | B．way of doing things |
| C．idea of repairing things | D．decision to sell things |
The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
| A．changed his mind | B．accepted the offer |
| C．saw the writer's purpose | D．decided to help the writer |
How much did the writer pay?
| A．￡5. | B．￡7. | C．￡20. | D．￡27. |
From the text, we can learn that the writer was_______.
| A．honest | B．careful | C．smart | D．funny |
| Films in Grand Movie Theater this week |
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| Harry Potter Ⅲ American film Director (导演): Alfonso Caron Stars: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupert Grint, Amma Waston. Time: From Monday to Wednesday, at 6:00 pm. Ticket price: $4.5 |
Kungfu Hustle Chinese Hong Kong film Director: Zhou Xingchi Stars: Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong. Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 pm. Ticket price: $5 |
| A World Without Thieves Chinese film Director: Feng Xiaogang Stars: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30 pm Ticket price: $6 (Half on Sunday for children) |
Troy American film Director: Wolfgang Peterson Stars: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jane Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 am Ticket price: $5.5 |
There will be ________ in Grand Movie Theater this week.
| A．one Chinese film |
| B．two Chinese films |
| C．three American films |
| D．a lot of foreign films |
If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay ________ for the film.
| A．$12 | B．$9 | C．$6 | D．$5 |
If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film ________.
| A．Kungfu Hustle | B．A World Without Thieves |
| C．Troy | D．Harry Potter Ⅲ |
You can see three films either on ________ or on ________.
| A．Wednesday, Friday | B．Tuesday, Wednesday |
| C．Thursday, Friday | D．Saturday, Sunday |
From the poster, we know ________ is a director and actor in the film.
| A．Alfonso Caron | B．Feng Xiaogang |
| C．Wolfgang Peterson | D．Zhou Xingchi |
Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children’s real（真的） father, but he loves them very much. The children love their “father” , too.The children _____ Bob Pearson’s real children.
| A．is | B．isn’t | C．are | D．aren’t |
His children are from _____ countries.
| A．lot of | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Bob Pearson _____ the children very much.
| A．doesn’t like | B．like |
| C．likes | D．don’t like |
Which is RIGHT?
| A．Bob Pearson is a very nice young man. |
| B．Bill and Mikou come from the same country. |
| C．Bob Pearson has a wife. |
| D．Lanlan is a Chinese girl. |
I am a tall boy. I can play basketball and soccer very well. Today is Sunday. I don’t go to school. I watch a soccer match on TV. It’s a good match. Beckham is my idol（偶像）. He plays well in the match. In the afternoon, I play soccer with my good friends Jim, Ben, Peter, Gary and Kevin. Sarah is in the park, too. She is my good friend. She watches us play. We are hungry at 4:00, but we are happy.Today is _____ .
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
I _____ at home in the morning.
| A．watch TV | B．listen to a song |
| C．read a book | D．call my friends |
I play _____in the afternoon.
| A．basketball | B．soccer |
| C．baseball | D．volleyball |
The man “Beckham” probably（可能） is a _____ .
| A．basketball player | B．soccer player |
| C．singer | D．baseball player |
My name’s Tony and I’m English. These are my parents. My mother is an English teacher in a university in Beijing. This is my father. He’s a hotel manager.
My name’s Li Daming. I’m Chinese. These are my parents. My mother is a doctor at the hospital. My father is a factory manager.Tony is _________.
A. English B. England C. ChinaTony’s mother is _________.
A. an English teacher
B. a hotel manager
C. a doctor–Is Tony’s father a hotel manager? - __________.
A. Yes, he is.
B. No, he isn’t.
C. He is a teacher. In English “工厂经理” is __________
A. hotel managerB. factory managerC. manager What’s Daming’s mother?
A. a work B. a teacher C. a doctor
There are three people in my family. They are my father，my mother and me. My father is a teacher. He teaches English. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches Chinese. I am a student. I’m in Class Two. I like my father and my mother and my parents like me very much(非常）.How many people are there in my family?
A.Two.B. Three. C. Four.What is my father?
A.Chinese. B. English.C. Teacher.Which class am I in？
A.Class Two. B. Class Three. C. Class Four.What does my mother teach？
A.Chinese. B. English. C. Maths.Does my mother like me?
A. Yes, she does.
B. No, she doesn’t.
C. Yes, she doesn’t.