1. (2020七下·镇江月考)

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

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

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

BILL
One dinner table Cost of wood (木头) Paint (油漆) Work, 8 hours ($1 / hour) Total (总计)	June 10 $17.00 $1.50 $8.00 $36.50

    When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, "It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."

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

    "Me, too." said Henry. "You wait … it'll be a bit (有点) hotter by the end of the month."

    "Yes. Hotter… and more expensive (昂贵的). Dinner tables will be$20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry?" I gave his bill back to him.

    "Please add (加) it up again. You can forget (忘记) the date." I said.

    Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. In the end, I paid (付钱) him$26.50 and there was a little smile in his two blue eyes.

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

   A . Because it was a fine day. B . Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. C . Because he didn't want the writer to look at the bill carefully. D . Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
3. （2） How much would Henry ask for if he made a dinner table on the last day of June?

   A . $56.50 B . $46.50 C . $26.50 D . $20.00
5. （3） From the story we know that     .

   A . The writer was glad to see the bill B . Henry tried to get more money for his work C . Henry wrote out the bill before the writer's wife got home D . Henry still wanted to get $36.50 for his work in the end