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Mr King taught English in a middle school. He was very b all the time and couldn’t do some r .So he left the school and opened a book shop in the c of the town. It wasn’t big enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c , he could read at home. He was friendly and knew a lot, so many people e reading and buying books in his shop.
It was Sunday and it was cold outside. At nine in the evening all the buyers left e___ a girl. She was well dressed up and waited for s there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books one after a . It made them in a fearful mess(凌乱不堪). Mr King came up to her and asked, “Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?” “Your books are all boring,” said the girl, “I want a d one.” “That’s easy,” Mr King smiled. He t out a cookbook and said, “Here you are, madam.”