An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(柜臺), 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 at the girl and nodded to herself, “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 to 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!”
What did the old woman go to the shop to do?
A. To choose a dress. B. To buy a dress for herself.
C. To show off her dress. D. To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl.
The salesgirl did not make a reply ________.
A. because she didn’t see the old woman
B. because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dress
C. because she was too busy to notice the old woman
D. for some reason unknown in this story
It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something.
A. first B. second
C. third D. fourth
When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______.
A. meant to say that she really had poor eyesight
B. wanted the salesgirl to excuse her
C. was simply telling a lie
D. was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth
What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______.
A. be too angry to say a word for a moment
B. run and tell the shop-owner about it
C. apologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to do
D. turn back and cry