Mr. Miller had a shop in a big town. He 1 ladies’ clothes, and he always had two or three shop girls to 2 him. They were always 3 because they were cheaper than older women, but 4 of them worked for him for very 5 , because they were young, and they did not meet many boys in 6 shop.
Last month a girl came to work for him. Her 7 was Helen, and she was very good.
After a few days, Mr. Miller 8 a young man come into the shop. He went 9 to Helen, spoke to her for a few 10 and then went out of the shop. Mr. Miller was very 11 and when the young man 12 he went to Helen and said, “That young man didn’t 13 anything. What did he want to 14 ?”
Helen answered, “He just wanted to see 15 .”
1. A. kept B. sold C. made D. mended
2. A. learn B. teach C. help D. follow
3. A. young B. strong C. clever D. boring
4. A. many B. most C. neither D. none
5. A. long B. much C. soon D. often
6. A. children’s B. men’s C. clothes D. women’s
7. A. friend B. parent C. sister D. name
8. A. realized B. guessed C. saw D. chose
9. A. away B. straight C. back D. by
10. A. words B. times C. things D. minutes
11. A. nervous B. pleased C. surprised D. interested
12. A. arrived B. left C. smiled D. finished
13. A. buy B. try C. treat D. touch
14. A. do B. take C. spend D. save
15. A. money B. nothing C. me D. nobody
名师点评
这是一个幽默故事，故事简单明了，却说明了一个大家所共知的道理：异性相吸。