第73期雙語笑話加練習(xí)題 匆忙的打斷（1）
The fine-furniture store where I work has been in business since the 1920s.Recently I received a call from a woman who wanted to replace some chairs from a dining set purchased from us in the 1930s.I assured her we could help and sought the assistance of the office manager. "You'll never believe this one, " I told him." I just got a call from a customer who bought some chairs from us in the 1930s. "
Before I could finish repeating her request, he interrupted and said, "Don't tell me she hasn't received them yet!"
Notes:
(1) replace v.更換；替換
(2) purchase v.購買
(3) assure v.有信心地說
(4) seek v.尋求
(5) assistance n.幫助
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案：
① Since when has the fine-furniture store been in business?
A. since the 1910s
B. since the 1920s
C. since the 1930s
D. since the 1940s
② When did the woman customer buy the chairs in the store?
A. in the 1910s
B. in the 1920s
C. in the 1930s
D. in the 1940s
③ What did the woman customer want to do?
A. She wanted to return the chairs.
B. She wanted to sell the chairs.
C. She wanted to replace the chairs.
D. She wanted to repair the chairs.
④Purchase " in " a dining set purchased from us" means _____.
A. to sell
B. to replace
C. to buy
D. to return
⑤ Why did the office manager interrupt before the man finished?
A. Because he thought it impossible for the woman not to have received the chairs.
B. Because he was angry with the poor efficiency of the store.
C. Because he was bad tempered.
D. Because he had something else to do at the moment.
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