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Mr. and Mrs. King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years.They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re 1 to everybodyand have a lot of friends. They often 2 the poor students and sellthem some books cheaply. So there’re many people in their shop. Ofcourse people 3 them and their friends often call on them and 4them. We can always heartheir rooms are full of 5and quarrels.
It was a Friday evening.Mr. and Mrs. King were goingto have a picnic on the islandthe next 6 . It was a littlefar from our town. So theyhad to 7 earlier than usualto catch a six o’clock train.After 8 a few friends cameto see them while they were cooking some 9 and drinks for thepicnic. Mr. King and his wife had to stop 1 0 them. They talked alot and few of them looked at the 11 on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. Kingwere anxious but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few 12 and had an idea. She said to her 13 ,“Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Ourguests are anxious to 14 !”
Mr. King heard this and stood up and said 15 to the visitorsand they left soon.
1. A. hard B. polite C. cold D. careful
2. A. help B. hurt C. hit D. watch
3. A. know B. understand C. meet D. like
4. A. play with B. fight with C. talk with D. catch up with
5. A. cry B. shout C. noise D. laugh
6. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
7. A. go to work B. get up C. go to sleep D. open the shop
8. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. cooking
9. A. clothes B. bags C. books D. food
10. A. receive B. to receive C. accept D. to accept
11. A. phone B. photo C. clock D. picture
12. A. minutes B. days C. weeks D. months
13. A. visitors B. husband C. brother D. father
14. A. go home B. go to bed C. go shopping D. have a rest
15. A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. nothing
【語篇解读角】
本文主要介绍了生活在小镇并拥有一家书屋的金夫妇如何委婉地拒绝客人的故事。学会拒绝他人是生活中的重要课题,而委婉拒绝他人的方法在人际交往中很重要。
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