初中英語閱讀題:招客有方

　　At the cleaner's, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said.

　　"But your sign says, 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," I reminded him.

　　"Oh," he replied, "that means me.

　　Notes:

　　remind v.提醒

　　Exercises:

　　根據短文回答下列問題：

　　① Where was the author?

　　② What did he notice?

　　③ What did the sign say?

　　④ What request did the author make to the owner?

　　⑤ What effect did the sign have?

　　招客有方

　　在洗衣店，我看到招牌上寫著：“上午10點進，下午5點出。”因此我就告訴店主我想在下午5點取衣。“下午5點還不能取，”他說。

　　“但是你的牌子上寫著：‘上午10點進，下午5點出’，”我提醒他說。

　　“哦，”他回答說，“那指的是我。”

　　練習參考答案：

　　① He was at the cleaner's.

　　② He noticed a sign.

　　③ It said: "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 P. M.

　　④ He told the owner that he wanted to collect his clothing at five.

　　⑤ The sign had the power of inducing.

（育路中小學教育）