1. 阅读理解

    Peter was a carpenter(木匠)in our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Peter was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.

    My wife said to me quietly," That's his ninth cup of tea today..."Then she said loudly," It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it? "

    "I won't decide about that until I see that bill，"I said.

    Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said:

One dining table       June 10, 2017 Wood                         27.00 Paint(油漆）                    5. 50 Work, 8 hours($ 2 per hour)    16. 00 Total(总计）                    58. 50

    When I was looking at the hill, Peter said, "It's been a fine day, hasn't it?"

    "Yes, "I said, "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."

    "Me too, "said Peter, "it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month."

    "Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Peter?"

    Peter looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile on his face. I gave his bill back to him.

    "If it isn't too much trouble, Peter," I said," please add it up again. You can forget the date. "

    I paid him 48. 50 and he was happy to get it.

1. （1） Why did Peter talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

   A . Because it was a fine day indeed. B . Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. C . Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully. D . Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
3. （2） Why did the writer say that dinning table would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?

   A . Because paint would be more expensive. B . Because the wood would be more expensive. C . Because it was difficult to make dining tables when it was hot. D . Because he thought Peter would certainly add the date to the cost of the dinning table.
5. （3） The writer thought Peter would ask for      if he made a dining table on June 30th.

   A . 48. 50 B . 78. 50 C . 68. 50 D . 20. 00
7. （4） From the story we know that      .

   A . Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home B . Peter still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end C . Peter made a mistake in the bill D . Peter tried to get more money for his work