Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases. A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons(按钮)and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set(设置)for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check(支票)and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”
Lester stopped in the street because _____ .
A.the suitcases were very heavy |
B.he felt very tired |
C.a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
D.someone asked him what the time was |
What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?
A.Money . | B.Batteries . | C.Watches . | D.Paper . |
We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .
A.engineer | B.sportsman | C.artist | D.doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch .
A.nothing | B.$ 1,000 | C.$ 5,000 | D.$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?
A.It can tell the time in different languages . |
B.It can tell you where you are . |
C.It is easy to wear and carry . |
D.It can show a time display for many large cities around the world . |