An old woman walked into a clothes shop.She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display,but the girl stood still behind the counter,taking no notice of the request.
The old woman spoke to the girl again,raising her voice a bit,but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and nodded to her, “I am too old to see well.” I can't even tell a plastic model from a real girl.
On hearing this,the salesgirl shouted at the old woman,“What? Did you call me a plastic?
model?”
The old woman was greatly surprised “Oh, dear me,”she said.“The model can speak.
Then it must be a robot of a new type.”
1.The old woman wanted ______in the clothes shop.
A.to buy something B.to play a joke on someone
C.to try things on D.to make trouble
2.The assistant was a____________.
A.woman B.model C.robot D.young man
3. The assistant took no notice of the old woman because________________.
A.she was a plastic model B.she was too old to see well
C.she was not a good assistant D.she was too old to hear
4.The assistant began to speak because_______________.
A.she got to know her mistake
B.she wanted to show that she was not a model
C.she wanted to show that she could speak
D.she thought the old woman had insulted her
5.When the assistant shouted at her, the old woman was greatly surprised because________.
A.she had thought the assistant would speak
B.she didn't expect the assistant would speak
C.she had thought the assistant was a robot
D.she had thought the assistant fooled her