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1、1．Honesty诚实 Amanwenttoaninsuranceofficetohavehislifeinsured.Themanageroftheofficeaskedhimhowoldhisparentswerewhentheydied. “Motherhadabadheartanddiedattheageofthirty.Fatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.” “Iamverysorry,”saidthemanager,“wecannotin
2、sureyourlifeasyourparentswerenothealthy.” Asthemanwasleavingtheoffice,depressed,hemetaclerk,whohadoverheardtheconversation. “Youmustnotbesofrankandtellthetruth,”saidtheclerk,“noofficewillinsureyouifyouspeaklikethat.Useyourimaginationalittle.” Themanwentt
3、oanotherofficeandwasshownintothemanager'sroom. “Well,youngman,howoldwereyourparentswhentheydied?”“Motherwasninety-three,andshediedfromafalloffherbicycle.Fatherwasninety-eightandhediedwhilehewasplayingfootball.”判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。()1.Awomanwenttoaninsuran
4、ceoffice.()2.Theman’smotherdiedoftuberculosisattheageofthirty()3.Theman’sfatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.()4.Themantoldthetruthtothefirstmanager.()5.Themantoldthetruthtothesecondmanager.2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain一个美国人乘英国火车 AyoungAmericanenter
5、edarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIsitdown?” Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesof
6、hernewspaper. Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?Andagainsheignoredhim. ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourdogsothatImaysitdown?” Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,picke
7、dupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwiththeforkinthewronghand,younamethefloorsinthewrongnumbers,andnowyou'v
8、ejustthrownthewrongbitchoutofthewindow!”选择正确的答案()1.Theyoungmanwason______.A.anAmericantrainB.aBritishtrainC.aBritishbus()2.Werethereanyfreeseats?A.Yes,therewere.B.Yes,thereweren’t.C.No,thereweren’t.()3
