Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?
I won't decide about that until I see the bill. I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny.
Yes, I said. I'm glad it is only the 10th of June.
Me too, said Henry. You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month.
Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry? I said, If it isn't too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date.
OK, man. You are such a guy. Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
【小题1】The table was made of .A．Wood B．glassC．PaperD．chair【小题2】The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry .A．didn’t do well in mathB．was an honest carpenterC．added the date to the billD．was not a carpenter【小题3】In Henry’s opinion the write was a guy.A．smart and carefulB．silly and lazyC．rich and hardworkingD．stupid and rich【小题4】 From the story we know that .A．Henry got 26.5 for his work in the endB．The table will cost 20 more on June 30C．The writer paid 36.5 for the table D．The writer got 36.5A
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(答案→)A
解析：文章介绍了一个有趣的故事，一个木匠算错了费用。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据Cost of wood说明这个桌子是由木材制成的，故A正确。
【小题2】C 计算题。根据 One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
可知真正的价格是26,5，他错把日期也算进去了，故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据Yes, I said. I'm glad it is only the 10th of June.
Me too, said Henry. You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month.
说明作者已经看清楚他所犯的错误了，他也意识到了，故A正确。
【小题4】A 计算题。根据61题解析可知真正的价格是26.5，他错吧10号的日期也加了上去。故A正确。