An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(櫃檯), taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well. I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted to the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak!”
1. What did the old woman go to the shop to do?
A. To choose a dress. B. To buy a dress for herself.
C. To show off her dress. D. To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl.
2. The salesgirl did not make a reply ________.
A. because she didn’t see the old woman
B. because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dress
C. because she was too busy to notice the old woman
D. for some reason unknown in this story
3. It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something.
A. first B. second
C. third D. fourth
4. When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______.
A. meant to say that she really had poor eyesightB. wanted the salesgirl to excuse her
C. was simply telling a lieD. was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth
5. What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______.
A. be too angry to say a word for a momentB. run and tell the shop-owner about it
C. apologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to doD. turn back and cry
【答案與解析】文章講的是一個老婦人在服裝店與售貨員小姐的.笑話。
1. A。事實細節題。從She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress可知答案A正確。
2. D。事實細節題。閱讀全文可知文章未提到售貨員小姐未回答的原因，故答案選D。
3. C。事實細節題。前兩次老婦人要求看衣服都未被理睬, 當她第三次開口說原來是個塑料模特時服務小姐纔開口，故答案選C。
4. D。推理判斷題。從 老夫人的語氣“Oh, dear me,” she said, “The model can speak” 可知她有意想讓售貨員小姐開口，即答案選D。
5. A。推理判斷題。當售貨員小姐聽老夫人說她是塑料模特時，聽了之後她肯定會很生氣，便開口說話，這是意想之中的;B項明顯對服務小姐不利;C項從她的話 “What? Did you call me a plastic model?”可知她不會向老婦人道歉;D項程度太深, 不至於。故答案選A。