It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to __26__ golf.He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter and said, "How __27__ much is it to get in?" The young man replied,"$3.00 for you and $3.00 __28__ any kid who is older than six, We let them in free __29__ they are six or younger. How old are they?"
Bobby replied, "The lawyer’s three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I have __30__ pay $6.00."
The man at the ticket counter __31__ ,"Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or something? You could have saved yourself three bucks. You could have told me that the older one was six; I wouldn't have known the __32__ ."Bobby replied," Yes, that may be true, but the kids would have known the difference."
__33__ Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.” In challenging times when ethics are more important __34__ ever before, make sure you set a good __35__ for everyone you work and live with.
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A. handle F. to K. example B. though G. than L. which C. difference H. play M. Due to D. for I. said N. if E. As J. spreads O. much |
play golf
how much
for any kid,前后一致
if,考察上下文,如果他们小于或等于 6 岁就可以免费。
have to 不得不
联系本段,可得知讲两者的区别,即 difference,且本段最后一句也有提及。
As…said 固定搭配:正如…所说,就…而言。
比较级,more important than ever before …
固定搭配,set a good example for s.b.