53. How much will it cost for a family with two children (one is 5 and the other is 8) to see a film?

A. $ 22. B. $ 30. C. $ 44. D. $ 48.

54. When can people book tickets?

A. The day before the film. B. Anytime before the film.

C. An hour before the film. D. No later than half an hour before the film.

55. What can you do in the cinema?

A. Eat some food. B. Have some drinks.

C. Make a phone call. D. Smoke in the area provided.

B

Our village carpenter, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the work.

My wife told me, quietly, “That’s his ninth cup o tea today.” But she said, loudly, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”

“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

One dining table

Nov. 10

Cost of wood

$ 17.00

Paint

$1.50

Work 8 hours

$ 8.00

Total(合计)

$ 36.50

When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”

“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November.”

“Me, too,” said John. “You wait … It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

“Yes, colder … and more expensive! Dining table will be $ 20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”

John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.

“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him $ 26.50 and he was happy to get it.

56. Why did John talk about the weather when the write was looking at the bill?

A. Because he didn’t want the writer to read the bill carefully.

B. Because it was really a fine day.

C. Because John thought the writer wa interested in the weather.

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

57. The writer thought John would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of

November.

A. $ 20.00 B. $ 46.50 C. $ 56.50 D. $ 26.50

58. The underlined words “add … up” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 修理 B. 合计 C. 考虑 D. 返工

59. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ______.