The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.

A．she liked to live in the busiest place

B．she didn’t like to live in the country

C．her home was far away from where she worked

D．she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________.

A．gave him two tickets for her show

B．sang and danced for him for hours

C．paid him 3 pounds

D．decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour

The actress got the painter’s bill ______.

A．to ask for the money of his painting work

B．to ask to pay for his watching her show

C．in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

D．in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

It can be learned from the text that one pound is __________ shillings.

A．10

B．12

C．20

D．15

What kind of man was the painter?

A．He was a careful man.

B．He was a poor man.

C．He was not friendly to others.

D．He knew little about music and dances.