Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With th

Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his firstswim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certainto be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps thatled on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiledand raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his armand stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just onemoment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped,and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a

moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the brightblue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.

“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargainof your holiday.”

“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?”He stared at the photographer.

“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a singlesubject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”

“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. Itwas a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was heldhigh, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag cameinto a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thoughthe was really quite a good-looking chap.

“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost youpounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Onlyseventy pence, sir.”

“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. Itsimply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look,I’ll give you twenty-five.”

 “No, I can’t do that. Each of these instantcolour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”

“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want aprofit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give youyour 50p and that’s that.”

“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photographout of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keepit.”

 “Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out tothe sea, and then walked quickly away.

1.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

A. It was his hometown.

B. He was there on holiday.

C. He was in the making of a film.

D. He was there to have his photograph taken.

2.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the ladybecause ________.

A. he thought he recognized her

B. he wanted the photograph to be amusing

C. she was having her photograph taken

D. he was feeling excited and cheerful

3. The photographer lowered his price to 70p because__________.

A. Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo

B. Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price

C. Edgar was the only person in the photo

D. there was only one copy of the photo

4.What did Edgar think of the photo?

A. He thought it made him look like a criminal.

B. He liked it but thought it was too dear.

C. It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it.

D. He thought it was a bargain at the price.

5.We can infer from the passage that _______ .

A. Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man

B. Edgar smiled at the photographer because he wasbeing photographed

C. the photographer was actually a criminal

D. Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length.

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

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