For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international

For many years Henry had been a journalist.He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled overthe world.

Henry had witnessed war and naturaldisasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).

He had reported on serious accidents suchas major fires and airline crashes.

He had seen every kind of terrible crimeand strange event there was.

He had met and written about some of themost unusual people in the world.

In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry hadnot seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensiverestaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers.He liked to say that nothing surprised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in hisrestaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.

Henry showed no surprise. He took thegorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretendedthere was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

The gorilla looked through the menu andordered a salad.

Henry served the gorilla his saladpersonally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.

At last the gorilla finished his salad andasked for the bill.

Henry wrote out the bill and handed it tothe big animal.

The gorilla studied it, shook his headsadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.

“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to makeconversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”

“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorillasaid, “I’m not surprised.”

1.According to the story, Henryhad________.

2.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant,Henry was_____.

3. From the sentences “Henry served thegorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would betoo frightened” you can learn that______.

试题答案

【答案】

1.A 2.B3.B

【解析】略