四川省眉山市2014-2015学年高一下学期期末统考 英语试题(4)

W: Oh, that’s expensive.

M: How about this one, it’s only 17.66. We’ve sold a lot of these. W: Yes, it’s really nice. I think I’ll take it.

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Two businessmen were invited to dinner at the home of a college professor. One of the men had not had much education and was worried that he might make a fool of himself, but his friend said, ―Don’t worry. Just do what I do, and don’t talk about anything you don’t really understand. ‖

The first man managed to get through the dinner successfully, but by the end of the evening he had had a lot to drink, and he began to get careless.

A guest asked him whether he liked Shakespeare, and he answered confidently, ―it’s very pleasant, but I prefer Coca-Cola. ‖ There was an uncomfortable silence in the room, and soon people began to leave.

When the two friends were out of the house, the second man said to his friend, ―You certainly made a fool of yourself by making that silly remark about Coca-Cola. ‖

―What do you mean?‖ asked the other man. ―What was wrong with it?‖

―Everyone knows that Shakespeare isn’t a drink, ‖ his friend replied. ―It’s a kind of cheese. ‖