Peter 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，Peter 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．
Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：
| BILL One dining table June 10，2016 Cost of wood 27.00 Paint （油漆） 5.50 Work，8 hours（2 an hour） 16.00 Total （总计） 58.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Peter 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 Peter，"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，Peter？"
Peter 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，Peter，"I said，"Please add it up again．You can forget the date．"
I paid him 48.50 and he was happy to get it．
58．Why did Peter talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill？
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Because it was a fine day indeed．
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| B． |
Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．
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| C． |
Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully．
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| D． |
Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．
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59．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June？ _____
| A． |
Because paint would be more expensive．
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| B． |
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．
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| C． |
Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather．
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| D． |
Because he thought Peter would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．
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60．The writer thought Peter would ask for if he made a dining table on June 30th．
| A． |
48.50
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| B． |
78.50
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| C． |
68.50
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| D． |
20.00
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61．Form the story we know that ．
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Peter tried to get more money for his work
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| B． |
Peter still wanted to get 58.50 for his work in the end
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| C． |
Peter made a mistake in the bill
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| D． |
Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home．
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