妙语短篇a1第十二课。doc

11.Violin Lessons

"Daddy, can I learn to play the

violin?" young Sarah asked her father.

She was always asking for things and

her father was not very pleased.

"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he

said. "First you wanted to learn horse

riding, then dancing, then swimming.

Now it's the violin."

"I'll play every day, Daddy," Sarah said.

I'll try very hard."

"All right," her father said. "This is what

I'll do. I'll pay for you to have lessons for

six weeks. At the end of six weeks you

must play something for me. If you play well, you can have more lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons."

"O.K., Daddy," Sarah said. "That is fair."

He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The teacher was very expensive, but her father kept his promise.

The six weeks passed quickly. The time came for Sarah to play for her father. She went to the living room and said, "I'm ready to play for you, Daddy." "Fine, Sarah," her father said. "Begin."

She began to play. She played very badly. She made a terrible noise.

Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands over his ears.

When Sarah finished, her father said, "Weil done, Sarah. You can have more lessons."

Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, but she still plays very badly," he said.

"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin I've been able to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply. In another six weeks I'll own the whole building!"

New Words and Expressions

violin小提琴

pleased高兴的，满意的

cost花费

fair公平

keep a promise 遵守承诺

terrioie 可怕的

noise 噪音

own 拥有

EXERCISE I

1. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to the following questions about the story.

.在a，b，c，d中选出一个最适合本故事的答案。

A. Sarah's father was not pleased with her because

(a) she wanted to learn the violin.

(b) she was rude.

(c) she was always asking for things.

(d) she was noisy.

B. Sarah's father said he would pay for violin lessons for

(a) two weeks.

(b) six weeks.

(c) a month.

(d) six months.

C. Sarah played the violin

(a) well.

(b) badly.

(c) very well.

(d) very badly.

D. Her father gave her more lessons because

(a) she played so well.

(b) she was so interested in playing the violin.

(c) he could buy more apartments cheaply because of Sarah's noise.

(d) he liked the violin.

2. Complete the sentences (a) to (e) with phrases from (f) to (j).

用（e）至（h）完成（a）至（d）的不完整句子。

(a) Sarah told her father (f) her father paid for the lessons.

(b) The violin teacher was expensive but (g) she wanted to learn the

violin.

(c) Soon Sarah was ready (h) said Sarah played very badly,

(d) Her father's friend (i) to play for her father.

(e) Sarah's father told his friend (j) he would soon own the whole building.

3. Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story. 在下列有关本故事的句子旁标上T（对）或F（不对）