One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works . She was trying to explain the principle of income tax (收入税).
“You see ,” she began , speaking slowly and carefully , “each person who works must pay part of his or her salary (薪水) to the government . If you make a high salary , your taxes are high . If you don’t make much money , your taxes are low .”
“Is that clear ?” she asked . “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax ?” The students nodded. “Are there any questions ?” she asked . The students shook their heads .
“Very good !” she said . “Now ,I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short paragraph on the subject of income tax .”
Little Joey was a slow learner . He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar , but this time he at least seemed to understand the task . He took his pen and after a few minutes , he handed the teacher the following composition :
Once I had a dog . His name was Tax .
I opened the door and in come Tax .
The teacher was trying to explain one day .
A.the basic principles of the income tax |
B.how the government works |
C.everyone should pay income tax |
D.how much tax one should pay for his income |
After the teacher’s explanation , .
A.all the students shook their heads |
B.many of the students were still puzzled |
C.not all the students understood the meaning of income tax |
D.a few students disagreed with their teacher |
The students were asked .
A.to say something about income tax |
B.to answer some questions on income tax |
C.to write a composition on “income tax” |
D.to explain the principle of income tax |
Little Joey .
A.was clever |
B.understood what the teacher said |
C.was not clever enough |
D.did as what he was told to do |