A Branch Office

符蓉

A man was standing at a corner， with a hat in each hand， waiting for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat， then asked， “Whats the other hat for？”

“Business has been so tremendous lately， ” the man replied. “ that I decided to open a branch office . ”

Vocabulary

handout n. 施舍

tremendous adj.极好的

Exercises：

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：

① The man was sitting at a comer.

② Before the man， there were two hats on the ground.

③ The man was waiting for a certain person.

④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats.

⑤ The man would really open a branch office.

一个人站在墙角处，两手各托一顶帽子，乞求施舍。有个路过的行人停下来，往一顶帽子里扔了一枚硬币，然后问道：“另一顶帽子是干什么用的？”

“近来生意兴隆，我决定开一个分店。”那人答道。

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