A beautiful and very successful actress (女演員) was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside,but she did not want to go back there every night,so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city,got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

  It was very difficult to get tickets for her show,because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything,and she heard no more about them until the end of the month,when she got the painter's bill (賬單) .At the bottom of it were these words: " Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds”,with this note: "After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings."

(   ) 11. The actress bought a house in the center of the city because        .

   A. she liked to live in the busiest place.

   B. she didn't like to live in the country.

   C. her home was far away from where she worked.

   D. she didn't want to go back to her hometown any longer.

(   ) 12. In order to make the painter work better for her,the actress .

   A. gave him two tickets for her show

   B. sang and danced for him for hours

   C. paid him 3 pounds

   D. decided to pay him 15        shillings an hour

(   ) 13. The actress got the painter's bill .

   A. to pay for the money of his painting work

   B. to ask to pay for his watching her show

   C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

   D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

(   ) 14. It can be learned from the text that one pound is        shillings.

   A. 10   B. 12   C. 20   D. 15

(   ) 15. What kind of man was the painter?

   A. He was a careful man.

   B. He was a poor man.

   C. He was not friendly to others.

   D. He knew little about music and dance.

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