Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(賣) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”  “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”
(   )1.Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter                            B. a runner       
C. an actor                            D. a shopkeeper
(   )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.
(   )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.
C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big
(   )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.
(   )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     
C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】A

解析【小題1】根據Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(賣) meat in his shop .可知選D。
【小題1】根據One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . 可知選B。
【小題1】根據“That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?”可知選C。
【小題1】根據Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.可知選A。
【小題1】根據put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again 及上下文描述可知他只有這一塊肉，故選A。