英语幽默精读【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.
※ 译文
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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