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Bad Business

   Bad Business
            A salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel."Business is terrible," said the motel owner. 'Really bad."
            "But every time I drive by here you have the 'no vacancy' sign on. " said the salesman.
            "That's true," replied the motel owner. "But I used to turn away 30 to 35 people a night. Now, I only turn away ten to 15."
          Notes:
            (1) motel n.汽车旅馆 (3) turn away n.谢绝
            (2) vacancy n.空缺
          Exercises:
          根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):
            ① A motel is a hotel for motorists.
            ② The salesman was arguing with the owner of the motel.
            ③ When the motel owner said that business was terrible, the salesman did not believe him.
            ④ Every time the salesman drove by the motel, the motel was only half full.
            ⑤ The motel owner used to turn away ten to 13 people.
          生意不好
            一个商人在和汽车旅馆的主人闲聊。“生意大糟了,”旅馆主人说,“真的太糟了。
            “可是每次我驾车经过这儿,你都挂上了‘客满’的牌子,”商人就。
            “那倒是真的。”旅馆主人答道,“可是过去我一夜就谢绝三十至三十五人,而如今只能谢绝十至十五人。”
          练习参考答案:
          ①T②F③T④F⑤F
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