"name?" the old shoemaker asked.

"smith," the man said.

"i'll go and see. they may be out back.

the shoemaker went out to the back of his shop -and a few minutes

later returned ,carring the pair of shoes.

"here we are," he said. "one pair of brown shoes to be repaired.

i'm a bit busy now, but they'll probably be ready on thursday."

notes:

(1) pleased adj.愉快的；高兴的

(2) bring in 带来

exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

1 why did the man go to a shoemaker?_____ .

a. they were old friends

b. he wanted him to make him a new pair of shoes

c. he wanted him to repair a pair of shoes

d. he had a very old pair of boots to repair

2 why didn't the man return to the shoe repair shop on

thursday?

a. he forgot.

b. he went overseas.

c. he was too busy.

d. he knew the shoes would not be ready.

3 the man stayed away from his hometown_____ .

a. until thursday

b. until the next morning

c. for about twenty years

d. for a few days

4 what did the man do when he returned to his hometown?

a. he looked for a new job.

b. he bought a new pair of shoes.

c. he visited all his friends.

d. he returned to the shoemaker to get his shoes.

5 the man finally found that_____ .

a. his shoes had been repaired

b. the shoemaker had lost his shoes

c. the shoemaker had already repaired the shoes

d. the shoes hadn't been repaired yet

139.快速服务

一个人把一双鞋子拿到一家鞋店，并对修鞋匠说，“请帮我修这双

鞋子。”

“当然可以，先生，”鞋匠说。

“什么时候能修好？”那个人问。

“我有点忙，但到星期四我会修好鞋子的。”他说。

“很好，”那人说，并离开了那家店。

第二天早上，他收到一封信，提供他一份在国外的工作。24 小时内，

他登上飞机去接受那份新工作。

二十年过去了，他回到了故乡。

他记起了那双鞋。

“那是一双好鞋，”他想，“我想知道鞋匠是否还在那儿，是否还

有那双鞋。我要去看看。”

他很高兴看到鞋匠还在那家店里，虽然他已很老了。

“早上好，”他对鞋匠说，“二十年前，我拿了一双鞋子来修。你

记得还有那双鞋吗？”

“名字？”老鞋匠问。

“史密斯，”那人回答。

“我去瞧瞧，或许在后面呢。”

鞋匠回到店的后面去，几分钟后又回来了，手里提着那双鞋子，“在

这呢，”他说，“一双棕色的鞋子要修。我有点忙，但可以到星期四把

鞋子修好。”

140. whose son is the greatest

the mothers of four priests got together and were discussing

their sons. "my son is a monsignor," said the first proud woman.

"when he enters a room, people say, 'hello, monsignor'."

the second mother went on, "my son is a bishop. when he enters

a room, people say, 'hello, your excellency'."

"my son is a cardinal." continued the next one. "when he enters

a room, people say, 'hello, your eminence'.

" the fourth mother thought for a moment. "my son is six-

foot-ten and weighs 300 pounds, " she said. "when he enters a room,

people say, 'oh, my god'!"

notes:

(1) priest n.基督教的教士；牧师

(2) monsignor n.阁下（对某些天主教教士的尊称）

(3) bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教区之教务）

(4) your excellency 阁下（对主教的尊称）

(5) cardinal n.（天主教的）红衣主教（有权选举教皇）

(6) your eminence 对红衣主教的尊称

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：

1 the four mothers were all proud of their own sons.

2 the second mother's son was a great lawer.

3 the third mother said that her son was a high official in

the

4 the fourth mother was ashamed of her son.

5 we can see from the passage that the fourth mother was the

cleverest.

140.谁的儿子最伟大

四位牧师的母亲聚到一起谈论她们的儿子。“我的儿子是个教士，”

第一位母亲自豪地说道，“他进入房间，人们都说，‘您好，阁下’。”

第二为母亲说：“我的儿子是住主教。他进入房间，人们都称，‘您

好，大人’。”

“我的儿子是位红衣主教，”第三位母亲接着说，“他走进房间，

人们都说，‘您好，尊敬的主教大人’。”

第四位母亲略思片刻。“我的儿子身高六英尺十，体重三百磅，”

她说，“他要是走入房间，人们都说‘哦，我的上帝’！”

1.two tickets please

两张电影票

1 he invited his girlfriend to the cinema.

2 two.

3 no, the tickets had sold out

4 no, he wasn't.

5 he decided to buy two sur-tickets which could allow them

to stand together.

2. i'll keep it on my floor

放在地板上

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3. the attraction of the map

地图的引力

1 english 2 report 3 local 4 audience 5 nervous

4. what grade

哪一级

1 seventeen years old.

2 she has just gotten her driving license.

3 she offered to take her mother's car to the gas station.

4 he wanted her to select the proper kind of gas for the car.

5 she thought that the attendant was asking which grade she

was in at school.

5. an adult decision

成年人的抉择

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6. we're on that mountain over there

我们在那座山上

1 d 2 b 3 c 4 d 5c

7. i'm going to let my chauffeur answer it

让我的司机来回答

1 because he had heard the scientist's lecture many times.

2 he thought it was great.

3 in the back row.

4 a highly technical question.

5 no, he didn't.

8. where do you want these blinds

窗帘挂于何处

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9. whose dog was the smartest

谁的狗最聪明

1 they were arguing about whose dog was the smartest.

2 he drew a perfect triangle.

3 four.

4 eight ounces.

5 the fourth man's dog was the smartest.

10. what will be the headline

标题是什么

1 f 2 f 3 t 4 t 5 t

11. a challenging hunt

富有挑战性的搜寻

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12. you're not going to make it

你活不成了

1 gravely 2 motioned 3 stress-free 4 to 5 love

13. a pleasant surprise

惊喜

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14. a clever dog

聪明狗

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15. it seemed like hours

犹如几个时辰

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16. mother s feet

母亲的脚

1 she is a dog that likes to pester visitors.

2 she massaged her.

3 a contractor came for home-improvement project.

4 about a half-hour.

5 because she was massaging not the dog but the contractor'

s foot.

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