in his field?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
2 what, according to the farmer, was a nuisance?
a. to come back from the field
b. to wash up for lunch
c. to take time to eat
d. all of the above.
3 why did the farmer urge the farmhand to eat three meals
together?
a. because the farmhand was always hungry.
b. because the farmer's wife prepared three meals at one time.
c. because he was not willing to let the farmhand have a rest.
d. because the crops in the field had to be harvested in no
time.
4 we can see from the passage that the farmer
a. was too vicious
b. did not like the farmhand
c. was too mean
d. was very hospitable
5 we can infer from the passage that the farmhand
a. was slow-witted
b. was very greedy
c. was very lazy
d. was a clever man
19.我晚饭后从不工作
一位农场主非常吝啬，不想让他雇佣的帮手停下来休息。一天早上，
他对帮手说：“从地里回来，又要洗手吃饭，又花时间，真是太不方便
了。我们何不省点时间，现在就吃午饭呢？”
雇员同意了。农场主的妻子端进来一些冷肉和油炸土豆。于是，两
个人又开始吃起来。
吃完后，吝啬鬼说：“既然我们还在桌子边，让我们连晚饭也吃了
吧。”这次上桌的有排骨、煮土豆和杂烩青菜。于是两个人又吃起来。
“现在三顿饭都吃过了，”农场主宣称道，“我们便可以出去一整
天不停地干活了。”
“哦，不，”那帮手回答说，“晚饭后我从不工作。”
20. coffee problem
a man was at the doctor's office. "every time i drink a cup
of coffee, doctor, i have a stabbing pain in my right eye. what
should i do?" he asked .
"take the spoon out of your cup. " answered the doctor.
notes:
(1) stabbing adj.刺痛的
(2) spoon n.匙子
exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
1 where was the man?
2 what problem did he have?
3 in which eye did he have the problem?
4 how did the doctor answer him?
5 do you think the doctor was only joking?
20.咖啡问题
一位男子来到医生的办公室。“医生，每次我喝咖啡，我的右眼都
有刺痛感。您说我该怎么办？”他问道。
“把勺子从咖啡杯里拿出来。”医生回答说。
21. i've just bitten my tongue
"are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"yes, dear," she replied - "why do you ask?"
"cause i've just bitten my tongue! "
notes:
(1) poisonous adj.有毒的
(2) cause i've just bitten my tongue 因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。
句中cause 是because 的缩略形式。
exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
1 the young snake was a female .
2 the mother snake was puzzled by the young snake's question.
3 the young snake had just eaten something poisonous.
4 the young snake was going to die.
5 the young snake was worried about his survival because he
thought his own blood would kill him.
21.我刚咬破自己的舌头
“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。
“是的，亲爱的，”她回答说，“你问这个干什么？”
“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”
22. job technique
vacationing on the island of oahu, we were waiting in our tour
bus for some stragglers to show up. a man, obviously not with our
group, approached the bus and was about to board. how would our
driver handle the situation, we wondered. straight-faced, he
leaned toward the door and asked, "going to the nudist colony, sir?"
"oh, no," replied the would-be passenger, retreating quickly.
works every time," the driver said with a wink.
notes:
(1) oahu n.瓦胡（岛）
(2) straggler n.落伍者；掉队者
(3) show up 显现
(4) approach v.走近；接近
(5) be about to（do）（表计划）即将做
(6) board v.上（船、火车、飞机、公共汽车等）
(7) straight-faced adj.板起面孔的
(8) nudist colony 天体营（裸体主义者实行其信条的场所）
(9) retreating quickly 迅速后退。这是一个分词短语作状语，表
示伴随状况。
exercises:
根据短文填空：
1 we were waiting in our tour bus for some _____ to show up.
2 a man, obbiously y not with our group, _____ the bus and
was to board.
3 how would our driver _____the situation, we wondered.
4 he leaned _____the door.
5 "oh, no, " replied the_____ passenger, _____quickly.
22.工作技巧
在瓦湖岛上度假时，我们坐在旅游车里等候掉队的人。一位男子，
明显不是和我们一起的，朝旅游车走来并要上车。司机会怎么处理这种
情况呢？我们都拭目以待。司机拉长了脸，向车门靠过去，问道：“先
生，是去天体营吗？”
“哦，不，”刚想乘车的男子回答说，迅速转身而逃。
“每次都管用，”司机眨巴了一下眼睛说。
23. a bad doctor
a man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"put out your tongue," the doctor said.
the man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. k. you can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said.
"it's clear what's wrong with you . you need more exercise."
"but, doctor, " the man said. "i don't think—"
" don't tell i me what you think, " the doctor said i am the
doctor, not you. i know what you need. i see hundreds of people
like you. none of them get any exercise. they sit in offices all
day and in front of the television in the evening. what you need
is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. "
"doctor, you don't understand," the patient said "i -"
"i don't want to hear any excuses, " the doctor said. "you must
find time for exercise. if you don't, you will get fat and have
health problems when you are older. "
"but i walk every clay," the patient said.
"oh, yes, and i know what kind of walking that is. you walk
a few feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet
from the station to your office , and a few more feet from your
office to a restaurant for lunch and back. that's not real walking.
i'm talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day.
"
will you i listen to me, doctor! " the patient shouted, getting
angry with this doctor who thought he knew everything.
"i'm a mailman," the patient went on, "and i w