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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 , 1995Cost of wood 17.00Paint(油漆)1.50Work,8 hours(1 an hour) 8.00Total(总计)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一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一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. 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. |
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. |
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 |
When the writer gave him the money,Henry was happy because_______ .
| A.he got the money easily |
| B.be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
| C.he got what he should get for his work |
| D.he got much money for his work |
From the story we know that_______ .
| A.Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
| B.Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
| C.Henry made a mistake in the bill |
| D.Henry tried to get more money for his work |