or a plumbing company, found
herself in need of a plumber at home. when she got to work, she
asked that a plumber be sent. for several days her request was
ignored.
in desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left her boss
this note - "i will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber
gets to my house. " one arrived shortly before 7 a. m.
notes:
(1) plumber n.水管修理工
(2) ignore v.不理；不顾
(3) desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命
(4) depart v.离开
exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、误（f）：
1 one day, something was wrong with the plumb in judy's house.
2 for several days, judy didn't ask for a plumber.
3 the company did not send a plumber to judy's house because
judy herself was a plumber.
4 judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating
she wouldn't work any more.
5 judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the
27.管道修理工
我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个
管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连
几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。
出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早
管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一
位管修工。
28.a tough teacher
a school teacher friend of mine injurred his back and had to
wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. on his first
day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he was assigned
to teach the most undisciplined class. stepping confidently into
the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible. just
then, a strong breeze made his tie flap. trying to fix the tie ,
he took a blackboard eraser and hammered a large tack through his
tie into his chest.
he had no trouble with discipline that term.
notes:
(1) injur v.伤害
(2) plaster cast n. 石膏绷带；石膏夹
(3) assign v.分配；分派
(4) undisciplined adj.缺乏纪律的
(5) rowdy adj.粗暴而吵闹的
(6) breeze n.微风
(7) flap v.上下或左右移动
(8) eraser n.黑板擦
exercises:
根据短文填空：
1 a school teacher friend of mine _____his back and had to
wear a plaster cast______ the upper part of his body.
2 he was _____to teach the most undisciplined class.
3______ confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the
window as wide as possible.
4 just then, a strong_______ made his tie flap.
5 he had no trouble________ discipline that term.
28.强悍的教师
我有一位作教师的朋友弄伤了他的背，因此上身不得不穿石膏罩。
开学的第一天，他的身上还穿着石膏罩。他被分派教最不守纪律的班级。
他很自信地步入乱哄哄的教室，把窗子尽可能大地打开。就在这时，一
阵强风把他的领带吹得飘起来。为了固定领带，他拿起黑板擦，把一个
大头钉透过领带砸入他的胸膛。
那学期在他的课上，没有不守纪律的。
29.i'm a police officer
when my husband, jack, was a police officer, he once approached
a home guarded by two ferocious dogs. they lunged at the screen
door with such force that it opened, and they tore out into the
yard.
thinking quickly, jack, stepped into the house, closing the
door tightly behind him. " it's all right, ma'am," he reassured
the homeowner " i'm a police officer."
"not a very brave one," 'she observed.
notes:
(1) guard v.保护；保卫
(2) ferocious adj.凶猛的；残忍的
(3) lunge v.冲刺；前冲
(4) tear v.急奔；冲
(5) reassure v.消除对..的恐惧；使安心
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
1 what was once jack?
a. he was once a soldier.
b. he was once a government official.
c. he was once a police officer.
d. he was once a gardener.
2 the word "ferocious" in "a home guarded by two ferocious
dogs'? means______ .
a. very nice
b. very strong
c. very big and strong
d. cruel and violent
3 what is a screen door?
a. a door which is made of glass.
b. a door which is a frame holding a net used for separating
things, which do not pass through the holes.
c. a door which is made of iron .
d. a door which is made of wood.
4 what did jack do when he found that the dogs tore into the
yard?
a. he ran away quickly.
b. he stood still.
c. he locked the dogs inside the house.
d. instead of running away, he stepped into the house and shut
the door tightly.
5 from this passage, we can see that ______.
a. jack was very quick
b. jack was not so brave
c. jack was very helpful
d. jack was a competent policeman
29.我是警察
在我丈夫杰克还是警察的时候，一次他走近有两只恶狗看守的庭
院。那两只狗奋力地扑抓纱门，把门弄开了并冲到院子里。
杰克反应迅速，三步并两步地跨入房子里，牢牢地关上身后的门。
“没事了，女士，”他安慰家主道，“我是警察。”
“可不是很勇敢的一个。”她淡淡地说。
30. a business trip
on a business trip to india, a colleague of mine arrived at
the airport in dilhi. he took a taxi to his hotel, where he was
greeted by his hospitable indian host. the cab driver requested
the equivalent of eight dollars u. s. for the fare, which'
reasonable, so my friend handed him the money.
but the host grabbed the bills and initiated a verbal assault
upon the cabby, calling him a worthless parasite and a disgrace
to their country for trying to overcharge visitors. the host threw
half the amount at the driver and told him never to return.
as the taxi sped off, the host gave the remaining bills to my
colleague and asked him how his trip had been. "fine," the business
man replied, "until you chased the cab away with my luggage in the
trunk."
notes:
(1) colleague n.同事
(2) hospitable n.好客的
(3) equivalent n.等值；等量
(4) initiate v.开始
(5) verbal n.言辞的
(6) assault (on/upon) n.猛烈而突然之攻击
(7) cabby n.出租汽车司