Sold as Job Lot,Will Not Be

--- You’ve sold your car! You don’t need one?
--- _____. The traffic is too heavy nowadays.

A．No problem.

B．Never mind.

C．Don’t mention it.

D．Not really

—Have you sold your house?
—No. Last week only four people came to look at the house, _____ wanted to buy it.

A．none of them

B．none of whom

C．neither of them

D．neither of whom

Once there was a young man, he sold fruits at the market every day in the town. 1_. He believe that the earlier he got go the market, the more he could sell. This made other sellers came to the market earlier and earlier.
To get up even earlier, he thought that if he ate his breakfast at night, he wouldn’t have to eat it in the morning. 2 . He went to bed stuffed(饱) that night, but he knew it was for a good cause.
Morning came and the young man was surprised to see that there were many people there. 3 That night he decided to get dressed at night so he could save time in the morning. He went to bed with his clothes on, but in the morning some sellers were there before him again.
4 He carried his bed to town. That night, he lay in his bed and watched the night sky. The moon was full and he was very excited. 5 When morning came, the young man was so sleepy and tired that he couldn’t get up.

By the end of last month, we had sold ____________ as we did last year.

A．as twice many cups	B．twice cups as many
C．twice as many cups	D．as many cups twice

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”“That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”
( )1.Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter B. a runner
C. an actor D. a shopkeeper
( )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning. B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning. D. At about one o’clock at night.
( )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money. B. Because it was bad.
C. Because it wasn’t big enough. D. Because it was too big
( )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat.
( )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not. B. Certainly.
C. He would try his best. D. Yes, he could.