Questions：

1．Henry was sent by his mother to see how old
Mrs． Smith was but was scolded by the old lady，why？..
亨利听母亲的话去探望史密斯老太太，却被老太
太训斥，这是为什么呢？

2．Mr．White followed a parking sign but was given a ticket
by the policeman．Can you guess what that sign reads？..
怀特先生按停车指示牌停车，却被警察开票罚款。你猜得出指示牌
上的内容吗？

Keys：

1．Old Mrs． Smith thought it was her privacy¹ how old she was．..
因为史密斯太太认为年龄属于个人隐私。

2．It reads，“Fine for parking．”..
上面写着，“可以停车”。

Notes：

1． how old Mrs． Smith is 有两种理解：
①史密斯老太太身体怎么样；
②史密斯太太有多大年纪
2．“Fine for parking”另一种理解是：“停车罚款”。
fine adj．好的； n．罚款