英语初级口语-Lesson-21

Lesson21

TextA

BillIsVeryRude

BillisinVictor'shouseandheissittingdown.Heisleaningbackandhehasputhisfeetonthetable.Billisveryrude.

VICTOR:

Wouldyoumind°takingyourfeetoffthetable,Bill?

BILL:

Notatall.ButIwasverycomfortable.

VICTOR:

Doyouputyourfeetonyourowntable?

BILL:

No,Ineverdothat.

VICTOR:

Whynot?

BILL:

Idon'twanttomarkmytable,ofcourse.

VICTOR:

Well,willyoupleaseavoidmarkingmine?

BILL:

I'msorry.Ithoughtyouweregoingtobuyanewtablesoon.

VICTOR:

Ihopetobuyanewtable,butIhavetosellmyoldonefirst.

BILL:

Wouldyoupleasetellmehowmuchyouwantforit?

VICTOR:

Howmuchdoyouthinkit'sworth?

BILL:

Notmuch.It'sbadlymarked.I'llgiveyoutendollarsforit.

TextB

ThePhoneRangAgain

MrsMoorehadworkedhardalldayattheoffice,andshewaslookingforwardtoarelaxingeveningathome.

Justasshewalkedinthedoor,thetelephonebegantoring.Shedashedtoanswerthephoneandfoundthatthecallerwasamantryingtosellhersomelightbulbs.Sherefusedandhungupthephone.

Shesmelleddinnercookingandwentintoseehowherchildrenweregettingalongwiththemeal.Everythingwasreadyexceptsettingthetable,soMrsMoorewentupstairstochangeclothes.

Justasshereachedtheheadofthestairs,thetelephonerangagain.WhenMrsMooreansweredit,shefoundoutthatherhusbandwouldn'tbehomefordinner.

Aftershechangedclothes,shewentbackdownstairstoeat.Duringdinner,thephonerangtwice.Hersistercalledtoaskaboutthefamilyzs,andagroupwantedhertodosomevolunteerwork.Sheandthechildrenfinisheddinnerandbegancleaningupthekitchen.Thephonerangagain.Theneighbourswantedtoborrowthegardenhose.°.

Afterthekitchenwascleaned.MrsMooresatdownwithasightoreadwhilethechildrendidtheirhomework.Thephonerangagain.

Withoutevenansweringit,MrsMoorecalledtoherchildren,"Getready,we'reallgoingtoamovie."

"Great!Butwhy?"

"Itseemsthat'stheonlywaywecangetawayfromthistelephone."

QuestionsonTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

Billy'smotorcycleshoneintheafternoonsunandcaughtBilly'sreflectioninthefender.Hehadworkedallsummertosaveenoughmoneyforthis?bikeanditwashis-allhis.Hestrappedonhishelmet,slidthenewblackleatherglovesoverhishands,thenthrewonelegoverthevinylseat.Therewasaroaroftheengineashekickeditintomotion,andsuddenlytherehewas,speedingdownthestreetonhismotorcycle.

Billy'slittlebrother,Tommy,watchedsolemnlyfromthefrontdoor.Tommywasonlyeightyearsold,buteightwasoldenough,hethought,forsomeonetohavehisveryownmotorcycle.Itdidn'tseemfairthatBillyhadabikeandTommydidn't.SoTommysatonthefrontporch,atehiscandybar,andbroodedoverthematterashewatchedBillyslidearoundthecorner.Allhewantedwasjustoneride.

WhenBillydiscoveredhisbikemissingthenextmorning,therewasawidespreadinvestigationbythepolice,hisparents,andtheneighbours.Noonehadseenthebikesincethedaybefore.AsBillywalkedoffdownthesidewalk,headingfortheschoo(bus,hisattentionwasattractedbysomethingblackglaringathimfromunderahedge.Heapproachedslowly,thensuddenlybrokeintoarun.Thereunderthehedgewashismotorcyclewithonebadlydentedfender.

Hereachedforthehandlebarstopullitfromunderthebushes.Whenhere