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        A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, "I'd like you to repair these shoes for me, please."

        "Certainly, sir, "the shoemaker said.

        "When will they be ready?" the man asked.

        "I'm a bit busy, but they'll be ready for you on Thursday." he said. "That's fine, "the man said, and left the shop.

        The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.

        Twenty years passed and he returned to his home town. He remembered his shoes. "They were a good pair of shoes," he thought. "I wonder if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I'll go and see. "He was pleased to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop, although he was an old man by now.

        "Good morning, "he said to him." Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?"

        "Name?" the old shoemaker asked.

        "Smith, "the man said.

        "I'll go and see. They may be out back. "

        The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying the pair of shoes.

        "Here we are, "he said." One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now, but they'll probably be ready on Thursday."

    1. (1) Why did the man go to a shoemaker?
      A . They were old friends. B . He wanted him to make him a new pair of shoes. C . He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes. D . He had a very old pair of boots to repair.
    2. (2) Why didn't the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?
      A . He forgot. B . He went overseas. C . He was too busy. D . He knew the shoes would not be ready.
    3. (3) The man stayed away from his home town          .
      A . until Thursday B . until the next morning C . for about twenty years D . for a few days
    4. (4) What did the man do when he returned to his home town?
      A . He looked for a new job. B . he bought a new pair of shoes. C . He visited all his friends. D . He returned to the shoemaker to get his shoes.
    5. (5) The man finally found that             .

       

      A . his shoes had been repaired B . the shoemaker had lost his shoes C . the shoemaker had already repaired the shoes D . the shoes hadn't been repaired yet

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