Mr Smith has a nice， brown coat. He loves it a lot. But his wife doesn’t like it because it’s old. She often says， “Give it to poor man.” But Mr Smith says， “No， I like this coat.”

　　史密斯先生有一件漂亮的棕色外套，他非常喜欢它。但是他的妻子不喜欢，因为它是旧的。她经常说，“把它送给穷人吧。”但是史密斯先生说：“不，我喜欢这件衣服。”

　　But one day， a cigarette falls on it and makes a hole in it. So Mrs Smith says， “Please don’t wear it again.” Mr Smith takes it to a tailor’s shop and says to the tailor， “Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor does what he is told him and makes a new coat. Then the tailor makes a hole in it again with his cigarette in the same place.

　　但是一天，一只香烟把这件衣服烧了一个洞。于是史密斯太太说：“请不要再穿它了。”史密斯先生把它拿到了一个裁缝店对裁缝说：“请给我做一件与这件一模一样的外套。”裁缝按照他说的做了一件新外套。然后裁缝又用香烟在同一个地方烧了一个洞。

　　单词小览

　　brown adj. 棕色的

　　make a hole 烧了一个洞

　　cigarette n. 香烟

　　tailor n. 裁缝

　　in the same place 在同一个地方

　　根据上文给下面各题选择正确答案。

　　1. What colour is Mr Smith’s coat？

　　A： Yellow.

　　B： Brown.

　　C： Old.

　　D： Black.

　　2. Who doesn’t like the coat at all？

　　A： Mrs Smith

　　B： The poor man

　　C： Mr Smith

　　D： The tailor

　　3. Does Mr Smith give his coat to the poor man when there’s a hole in it？

　　A： Certainly.

　　B： Yes， he dos.

　　C： No， he doesn’t.

　　D： We don’t know.

　　4. How many holes are there in the new coat？

　　A： One.

　　B： Two.

　　C： No hole.

　　D： Three.

　　5. Which of the answers is right？

　　A： The two holes are in the same place.

　　B： The tailor can’t make a new coat.

　　C： The poor man gets the old coat.

　　D： Mr and Mrs Smith don’t like the coat at all.

　　参考答案：

　　1. B   2. A   3. C   4. A   5. A