Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly,“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table,dear,isn't it?" "I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said:
BILL
One dining table June 10,1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint(油漆) 1.50
Work,8 hours(1 an hour) 8.00
Total(總計) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill,Henry said,"It’s been a fine day,hasn’t it?” “ Quite sunny.” "Yes,”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” "Me too,” said Henry, "You wait--it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” "Yes. Hotter--and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th,won't they,Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble,Henry,”I said,"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
小題1:Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
A.Because it was a fine day indeed,
B.Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.
C.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
D.Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
小題2:Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive
by the end of June?                                      
A.Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.
B.Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.
C.Because paint would be more expensive.
D.Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
小題3:The writer thought Henry would ask for______if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
A.26.50 B.56. 50 C.46.50 D.20.00

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
本文主要講述的是henry 這位木匠想方設法把日期加進去問人家多要錢的事,但結果人家給的不多不少。
小題1:因為henry把賬單多加了十元,他不想讓作者看出來,所以談論天氣轉移他的注意力。
小題2:henry把日期(June 10)的“10”也加到賬單里了,如果是六月三十號的話,30-10=20,賬單上就會多出20元錢。
小題3:賬單上原本只應該要26.50元,如果是六月三十號,henry會再加上三十元。
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