0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 賬單) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) 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 John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

Some day little cars may take the place of (代替) today’s cars. They are good for our earth. If everyone    26    such a little car in the future, there will be     27    pollution in the air. There will be more parking places in the cities, and the street will be      28    crowded(擁擠). Now the space for one car of the usual size can hole more than one such little car. Driving will be     29   , because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers one     30   . The future cars will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be     31    for going far away. The little car needs only two batteries(電池),     32    battery for the motor, and the other for the horn(喇叭) and the lights. If we still     33     the big cars along with the small ones; we will need to     34     two kinds of roads. Some roads will be used for the big fast cars,     35   other roads will be needed for the smaller and slower ones.

1.                A．sits            B．drives          C．sells D．makes

2.                A．more          B．much          C．fewer    D．less

3.                A．less            B．much          C．fewer    D．more

4.                A．better          B．more dangerous  C．safer D．faster

5.                A．day            B．minute         C．month    D．hour

6.                A．careful         B．useful          C．bad  D．hard

7.                A．one           B．others          C．some D．no

8.                A．think           B．park           C．sell  D．like

9.                A．build           B．put            C．open D．find

10.               A．so             B．a(chǎn)s             C．a(chǎn)nd  D．or

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.

1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive

by the end of June?                                      

3.The writer thought Henry would ask for______if he made a dining table on the last day of June.

Some day little cars may take the place of (代替) today’s cars. They are good for our earth. If everyone    26    such a little car in the future, there will be     27    pollution in the air. There will be more parking places in the cities, and the street will be      28    crowded(擁擠). Now the space for one car of the usual size can hole more than one such little car. Driving will be     29   , because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers one     30   . The future cars will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be     31    for going far away. The little car needs only two batteries(電池),     32    battery for the motor, and the other for the horn(喇叭) and the lights. If we still     33     the big cars along with the small ones; we will need to     34     two kinds of roads. Some roads will be used for the big fast cars,     35   other roads will be needed for the smaller and slower ones.

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?