Dean: Hey, man. What's up?
Tod: Ah, first of all, I put a buck in the vending machine for a seventy-five cent candy bar, and the thing got stuck here in the machine. Then, I pressed the change button [Ah, man] , and nothing happened. [Wow!] Nothing came out. The dumb thing still owes me a quarter.
Dean: Well, did you talk to the man at the snack bar to see if he could refund your money?
Tod: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didn't own the machine, and I'd have to call the phone number on the machine.
Dean: What a bummer.
Tod: Hey, I have an idea. [What?] Why don't we rock the machine back and forth until the candy bar falls?
Dean: Nothing doing. I don't want to be responsible for breaking the thing, and besides, someone might call the cops.
Tod: Ah, don't worry. I've done it before.
Tod: Oh well. Hey, hey, tough luck. Hey, here, take my candy bar. [You mean?] Yeah, the machine and I hit it off earlier today.
1. Which statement does NOT describe the man's problem?
A. He can't get his snack from the machine.
B. The machine didn't give him change.
C. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.
2. Why can't the cashier at the snack bar help the man?
A. The vending machine is not part of his business.
B. The customer pushed the wrong number.
C. He doesn't have a key to open the machine.
3. What does the man recommend they do?
A. call the phone number on the machine
B. move the machine to get the candy to drop
C. forget about the problem and go home
4. Why does the man's friend reject his suggestion?
A. He thinks they'll break the candy if it falls.
B. He knows they'll lose more money that way.
C. He fears someone might call the police.
5. What does the man's friend infer in the last sentence of the conversation?
A. He was able to buy some candy without a problem.
B. They might have more luck with the machine tomorrow.
C. He'll buy his friend something at a different place.
正確答案:
1. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.
2. The vending machine is not part of his business.
3. move the machine to get the candy to drop
4. He fears someone might call the police.
5. He was able to buy some candy without a problem.