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shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said. “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that . It’s nothing.” Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said . “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what woul d you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you. Shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing. 56. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer . A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair 57. The underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means . A. plan for dealing with things B. decision to sell tings C. idea of repairing things D. way of doing things 58. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper . A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer 59. How much did the writer pay? A. £ 5. B. £ 7. C. £ 20. D. £ 27. 60. From the text, we can learn that the writer was . A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny B Dear Lan Lan, I’m now writing to you at Hartsop, a village in th e Lake District, a place to have most beautiful scenery( 景色 ) in English couple here to spend Christmas with them. This was planned for overseas students to know British way of life by living with British families. We came two days before Christmas and during our stay, we have had everything we expected. Christmas turkey, Christmas cake, Christmas puddings, Christmas parties and Christmas gifts under the Christmas tree. All are exciting and amusing( 有趣的 ) , but above all these, we are deeply touched by the hospitality( 好客 ) of the family, Roger and Anne Marie. Anne Marie was a nurse and all these days, she had been busy cooking meals, washing dishes and showing us around. Roger, who was a doctor, knows a lot about China and still wants to know more. He plays us Chinese music and it seems to me he does better in that than we do. In the evenings, we all sit around the fireplac