I always sit down comfortably in the barber's shop and listen patiently my barber(理发师). He either explains the current political situation and women's fashions or tells me jokes which I (hear) at least five times already. In twenty (minute),I get a great deal of information as well as a hair-cut.
But last week our conversation was very short indeed. We heard loud cries of "fire!" (come) from upstairs. All of the customers and barbers made up their minds (escape) from the shop immediately.
We were (certain) a funny sight to passers-by! I had a white sheet round my neck and my hair (be) half cut. My barber was close behind me with a comb and a pair of scissors in his hands. One of the customers had sat next to me was not so (luck). There were still soap bubbles on one side of his face and his barber ran after him holding a shaving-brush in one hand and a razor in the !
