Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are."
"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.
Notes:
(1) landscaping n.庭院布置
(2) brick-yard n.磚場
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F):
① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.
② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.
③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.
④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.
⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.
110.直到免費(fèi)為止
我岳父打算買些磚來修整一下后院。他到磚廠拉磚,當(dāng)問到磚價(jià)時(shí),售貨員回答說:“買得越多,價(jià)格越低?!?/P>
“真的嗎?”我岳父說,“那么往我的卡車上猛裝吧,一直裝到免費(fèi)為止?!?/P>
練習(xí)參考答案:
①F②T③F④T⑤T