管道修理工
My daughter Judy， who works for a plumbing company， found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work， she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored.
In desperation， as she departed one afternoon she left her boss this note - “I will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber gets to my house. ” One arrived shortly before 7 a. m.
Notes：
（1） plumber n.水管修理工
（2） ignore v.不理；不顾
（3） desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命
（4） depart v.离开
Exercises：
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
① One day， something was wrong with the plumb in Judy's house.
② For several days， Judy didn't ask for a plumber.
③ The company did not send a plumber to Judy's house because Judy herself was a plumber.
④ Judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating she wouldn't work any more.
⑤ Judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the
管道修理工
我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。
出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一位管修工。
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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