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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（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.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．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 wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
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D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
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A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
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B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
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C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
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D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
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A．26.50 |
B．56. 50 |
C．46.50 |
D．20.00 |
4. When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______ .
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A．he got the money easily |
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B．be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
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C．he got what he should get for his work |
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D．he got much money for his work |
5. From the story we know that_______ .
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A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
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B．Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
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C．Henry made a mistake in the bill |
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D．Henry tried to get more money for his work |
科目：初中英語 來源：隨堂講與練 九年級上冊(配合牛津英語) 牛津版 題型：050
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科目：初中英語 來源：素質教育新學案初中英語第三冊 題型：050
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Henry Ford was the first one to build cars which were fast, reliable(可靠的) and cheap. He was able to sell millions of them because he ‘mass - produced’them, that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Henry Ford's father had hoped his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like the idea and went to Detroit where he worked as a mechanic (維修工). By the time he was twenty - nine, in 1892, he had built his first car. The first ‘mass - produced’car in the world, the famous ‘Model T’, appeared in 1908 - five years after Henry had started his great Ford Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Henry Ford's time, mass - production techniques have become common in industry and have reduced the price of a great many products otherwise they would be very expensive.
1．Henry Ford was born in ________.
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2．What advantages (好處) do mass - production techniques bring to industry?
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A．The products may remain unchanged for years.
B．The cost of the products can be reduced.
C．The price of the products will be high.
D．The quality of the products will be good.
3．When was Ford Motor Company set up? In ________.
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4．Ford went to Detroit and worked as a mechanic ________.
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A．against his father's will
B．to make a car for his farm
C．to try mass - production techniques
D．to change his ideas
5．One of the famous ‘mass - produced’cars ‘Model T’was under production in ________.
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：050
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Henry Smith taught science at the City School. Once he went to a bookstore and bought some books, most of which were expensive ones. He left them in his car in a quiet street. Then he were to buy some other things at other shops. At six O'clock he Came back to his car. One window was open and the books were gone. Henry drove back to his home in Lake Street. That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police.
On Friday people read an advertisement in the newspaper:
Henry stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at eight o'clock. Henry took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a big bag under his arm. “Mr Smith?” he asked. “That's right,” Henry said,“ Can I help you?”“ I have some good books. You buy books, don't you? ”“Yes. Bring them in. I'll have a look at them. ”Soon the books were on the dining-table. “Come in now,” Henry called out and bring in the list. A policeman came into the dining-room; He read the titles on the books and then those on the list in his hand. They were the same. “Come with me, sir. ” The policeman said to the man.
(1) After his books were stolen, Henry's first visitor was a________.
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A. thief |
B. teacher |
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C. policeman |
D. book-seller |
(2) How did the man get the books? He _________.
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A. bought them from Henry
B. bought them at a bookstore
C. found them lying in a quiet street
D. took them from a car
(3) Where did the man find Henry's address?
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A. In the car.
B. In the newspaper.
C. At the bookstore.
D. At the police station.
(4) How did Henry get his books back?
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A. He fooled the man into bring the books to his house.
B. He bought them from the first visitor.
C. The police found them and gave them to Henry.
D. Henry got them back with the help of the bookstore.
(5) Where did the policeman wait?
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A. In the kitchen.
B. In the dining-room.
C. In a quiet street.
D. Outside Henry's house
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