You''''re Late Again

Henry's first job was in a shop.The shopopened ____1_ nine o'clock. ___2___ his first day hewas late for work. "You're five minutes late,"his boss(老板)said in a __3____ way. "I'm sorry,sir."Henry said. "The bus waslate.There was a lot of traffic in the street."     

Bit by Bit

1.Two American music-hall artists were having a friendly talk.2. "My first appearance was a great success," said one. "I received enough flowers to let my wife open a flower shop."     

A New Telephone Number

Mr Andrews had a new telephone number.Before he got it,it wasthe number of a shop.The shop now had a new number,but a lot ofwomen did not know this,so they still telephoned the old one.At first,Mr and Mrs Andrews always said,‘We are sorry.You havethe wrong number.The shop has a new one now.’But women still continued to telephone them to ask for things,so     

The Cloth Is Not Enough

One day,Mr Green went into a tailor‘s shop（裁缝店） with a piece of cloth. He wanted to have the tailor make some clothes for him. He handed the cloth to the tailor, and said, “You should have brought more cloth, this is not enough. ”Mr Green had to go out, disappointed(失望地). He soon found another tailor‘s shop and went in. This tailor didn‘t think the cloth was not enough.     

幽默三则

A Drinker's SuccessA heavy drinker realized the harm done to him by wine and made up his mind to give up drinking. One day he went shopping in the town near his home. He was determined to come back home without even sipping(呷)a drop of wine. Shopping over, he passed by a wine shop. "Here is a place to test myself," he thought, and went away. He felt encouraged with this first success . He came to another wine shop, and did the same, bravely. He was very glad. Finally he came to his favorite wine shop near his house. He went into it and drank happily to celebrate his success in abstinence from wine(戒酒)all day.     

一双袜子

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue,when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye,and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. "What can I do for you,sir?""I wish to buy a pair of     

The Price of Steak

Tom was a shopkeeper.He had a small corner shop.It was open fromseven in the morning until eleven at night and sold many different things.Tom worked hard in his shop but he had a good business and he was happy. Then a supermarket opened across the street.The supermarket was tentimes the size of Tom’s shop.     

狡猾的老板

Joe had a shop. He worked five and a half __1__ a week. His shop was __2__ at one o＇ clock on Thursday, and it was closed the __3__ Sunday. Saturday was the busiest day.     

P1ay Roof（Ⅱ）——A New Kind of Playground

That was tuesday,and all the rest of the week jack and sally were very busy.first they tookthe tickets around to all the families in the two buildings.that was easy after they‘d rung the first few doorbells.miss fidgett said,     

A Bookshelf or Something Else？

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home, we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture(家具) shop. “Buy it ,” she said at once. “We‘ll carry it home on the roof rack(车顶架). I‘ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do‘?. Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack.     

My Pencil-box

I have a very beautiful pencil-box. I like it very much.
One day six years ago when I was in primary school, my mother took me to a shop to buy a pencil-box. I still remember that first I saw a big and beautiful one, but it was not strong enough. I didn＇t like it at all, then we went on to look for another pencil-box. Suddenly I saw a very small but nice one, and it was also stronger than others. So I was very glad to have it, on which we spent only five yuan.     

FUNNY STORIES

Johnson was a young soldier in a big camp(军营).During the week the soldiers always worked very hard.But it was Saturday,and all the young soldiers were free,so their officer said to them,"You can go to town this afternoon,but first I’m going to inspect(检查)you."Johnson came to the officer,and the officer said to him,"Your haiJohnson ran to the barber’s shop,but it was closed because it was Saturday.Johnson was very sad for a few minutes,but then he smiled and went back to the officer."Are my shoes clean now,sir?"he asked.The officer didn’t look at Johnson’s hair.He looked at the soldier’s shoes and said,"Yes,they’re much better now.You can go out.And next week,first clean your shoes,and then come to me."     

一双袜子

One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue,when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye,and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward."What can I do for you,sir?""I wish to buy a pair of socks."His eyes glowed.There was a note of passion in his voice."Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?"I had not been aware of that,as my entrance had been accidental.……     

趣味故事(英文)

People are not,so honest as they were once.The temptation to steal is greater than ever before-especially in the large shops.A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday morning.On Monday there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,so it was easier for the detective to watch her.The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time,she     

STORIES

It was time for Mr Bell to close his shop. He was checking his money.His son Tom, who was 15, then, a big man walked into When Tom came back, Tom could see the gun in the had just gone outside to the shop with a gun in his buy a newspaper. Just hand. he could hear the man asking his father for money. man＇s hand, but the man didn＇t see or hear Tom.     

完形填空题专练

A I had my first job at the age of thirteen,when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop．I was very 1 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 2 interfered(干涉)with how I spent it,even when I was spending it 3．They believed that by earning money,spending it,and learning from the 4,I would     

The Train Time

One day an old lady(女士) wanted to go to兵see her son. She got up early and reached the small station at nine o‘clock in the morning.Because this was her first trip to London, she didn‘t know the train time. She was very worried. Just at that time, she saw a little boy running towards her.     

人教新课标必修一 Unit 3 Travel journal读写训练步步高

一、完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mr.Cronin has a clock shop in thecenter of the town.He tries his best to 1 itwell.He often receives the customers(顾客)2 and people like to buy 3 in his shop.It was a cold day and 4 people wouldgo out to do some 5.Mr.Black,one of Mr.Cronin’s 6,came to the shop.He knewthe man was 7 his miserliness(吝啬).But     

A PAIR OF SOCKS

One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue,when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.Why I wished to buy only one pair is unimportant.I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. "What can I do for you,sir?" "I wish to buy a pair of socks."His eyes glowed.There was a note of passion in his voice. "Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?"I had not been aware of that,as my entrance had been accidental. "Come with me,"said the boy,     

失窃的项链

Some people were eating and drinking in a coffee shop. A young woman was sitting alone at a table.