A duck walked into a store and asked the clerk,"Doyou have any grapes?" the clerk said no,and the duck left. The next day,the duck returned and asked, "Do you have any grapes?" The clerk again said no,and the duck left. The day after that,the duck walked into the store again and asked, "Do you have any grapes?" The clerk got angry and shouted at the duck, "You came here and asked the same question many times. Go out,or I'll nail (釘) your feet to the floor!" The duck left,and returned the next day. This time he asked, "Do you have any nails?" The clerk replied, "No."And the duck went on, "Good!Have you got any grapes?"

(   ) 11. The duck went to the shop to         .

   A. buy some grapes   B. buy some nails

   C. talk with the clerk   D. have fun

(   ) 12. At last,the clerk got angry,because .

   A. he really didn't have grapes in his shop

   B. he was too busy and had no time to talk with the duck

   C. the duck always asked the same question

   D. he was too busy to sell grapes

(   ) 13. How many times did the duck come to the store?

   A. Three times. B. Four times.

   C. Five times. D. Six times.

(   ) 14. Why didn't the duck ask the same question at the last time?

   A. He didn't want to buy grapes.

   B. He wanted to buy some nails first.

   C. He was afraid what the clerk would do to him.

   D. He didn't want to make the clerk angry again.

(   ) 15. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The duck really liked grapes.

   B. The clerk didn't like the duck from the beginning.

   C. The duck was quite smart.

   D. Finally the duck still didn't get grapes.

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