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15.
The Seats Are Too Small
Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to
stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat
down next to a fat lady. She had severel shopping bags, and Paul didn't have
much room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started
to get off. Parl was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off
before him. She said, "Thank you." Then she tried to get out of the seat with
all her bags. But she couldn't move. She was stuck!
Paul had to push th lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free
but she wasn't pleased.
"I'll write to the bus company," she said. "I'll tell them not to make buses
with such small seats."

1. Why couldn't the lady get out of the seat?
A. Because the seat on the bus were too small.
B. Because the lady was too fat and had a lot of bags.
C. Because the bus was very crowded.
D. Because Paul was in his seat next to hers.
#B
2. When did Paul get a seat on the bus?
A. As soon as he got on the bus.
B. After five minutes.
C. Just before he wanted to get off.
D. Just before the bus got to the town.
#B 
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3. How do you know that Paul was very polite?
A. He didn't take the seat and was always standing.
B. He pushed the lady out of her seat.
C. He stood up to let the lady get off before him.
D. He helped the lady carry her bags.
#C
4. ... and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. The word "room" here means ____.
A. part of a house
B. space
C. part of a seat
D. something for sitting on
#B
5. She was stuck! In th story it means she ____.
A. wasn't able to move or to get out
B. was sitting there, she couldn't stand up
C. pushed her bags
D. moved very slowly
#A

16.
Have to Pay
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by,
"Let me clean your shoes." The young man said, "No, thank you." "You may pay
me only a pound, sir." said the boy. But the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young 
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man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man
put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was
paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went
away.
But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn't walk away. He had to turn
back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.

1. The boy was a shoes ____.
A. cleaner
B. maker
C. repairer
D. seller
#A
2. At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ____.
A. he couldn't pay
B. he had not enough money
C. he didn't think it necessary
D. he had just cleaned his shoes
#C
3. Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for ____.
A. two pounds B. one pound C. nothing D. few money
#C
4. The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ____.
A. it was very dirty 
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B. the young man paid only one pound
C. it was difficult to clean
D. he asked to be paid two pounds
#D
5. The boy said he would clean the young man's shoes for nothing just in order to ____.
A. show his kindness
B. help the young man
C. get more money from him
D. let everyone see
#C
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