A Plumber

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　　 A Plumber
        　　　　My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored.
        　　　　In desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left her boss this note - "I will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber gets to my house. " One arrived shortly before 7 a. m.
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) plumber n.水管修理工
        　　　　(2) ignore v.不理；不顾
        　　　　(3) desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命
        　　　　(4) depart v.离开
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
        　　　　① One day, something was wrong with the plumb in Judy's house.
        　　　　② For several days, Judy didn't ask for a plumber.
        　　　　③ The company did not send a plumber to Judy's house because Judy herself was a plumber.
        　　　　④ Judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating she wouldn't work any more.
        　　　　⑤ Judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the
        　　管道修理工
        　　　　我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。
        　　　　出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一位管修工。
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　①T②F③F④F⑤T