英汉幽默故事选读【133】
A Thank-you Note
Once I received a thank-you note from a friend whom I had helped. In the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched, revealing the numbers. "Thank you very much for your help," the note read. "As a gift, I bought you some lottery tickets- sorry you didn't win. "
Notes:
(1) lottery n.彩票
(2) scratch v.刮
(3) reveal v.显出
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):
① The author received a thank-you note from one of his relatives.
② The author had helped one of his friends.
③ In the envelope were six lottery tickets.
④ The lottery tickets were given to the author as a gift.
⑤ The lottery tickets had not been scratched.
一封感谢信
有一次,我收到一封感谢信,是一个我曾帮助过的朋友寄来的。信封内有五张彩票,都被刮过了,露出了数字。“非常感谢您的帮助,”信上写道,“作为礼物,我给您买了些彩票――真遗憾,您没中奖。”
练习参考答案:
①F②T③F④T⑤F
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