Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law¹ went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick². When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are."

 

　　"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.

 

Notes:

 

　　(1) landscaping n.庭院布置

 

　　(2) brick-yard n.砖场

 

Exercises:

 

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

 

　　① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.

 

　　② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.

 

　　③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks³ could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.

        ④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.

 

　　⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.

 

110.直到免费为止

 

　　我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”

 

　　“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。”

 

练习参考答案：

 

①F②T③F④T⑤T

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