The Blouse

杨颖

John came from a small village. ⑤He was clever and did well in his lessons. After he had finished middle school， he went to college. His father， who drove a truck in a factory was hurt in a traffic accident and had to be in hospital. The old man needed ①____ money for an operation be. His family were suddenly in a lot of trouble.

⑥The family sold many of their possessions to pay for the operation. John had to stop studying and got a job in Mr Howes shop. Soon he was good at his work. He was kind to the customers and ②____ their trust.

One day an old foreign woman came in the shop and wanted one of the most expensive silk blouses， but that ③____ of blouse had just been sold out. Before John could tell her this， Mr Howe brought out a cheaper blouse. He wanted John to charge a lot for the blouse， but John didnt agree with this. This made Mr Howe angry. ⑧He always wanted his employees listen to him. ⑦He decided to fire John. As John was waiting to be paid， Mr Howe ④____ a joke. Though it wasnt funny at all， all the employees laughed loudly， and this made Mr Howe happy. Suddenly he stopped laughing and asked John， “Why dont you laugh， young man？” “Dont you remember Ive been fired？” said John.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

任务1：选用所给词的适当形式填入①、②、③、④处。a. a lot of   b. tell  c. win  d. kind

①____ ②____ ③____ ④____

任務 2：写出⑤处划线句子的同义句。

⑤ He was clever and ____ ____ ____ his lessons.

任务 3：把⑥、⑦处划线的句子译成汉语。

⑥__________________________

⑦__________________________

任务 4：改正⑧处划线句子中的错误。

⑧__________________________

任务 5：回答下列问题。

⑨ Why did the family have to sell many of their possessions？

⑩ Why did John leave college？