In the days when an ice cream sundae（加水果或奶油的較貴的）cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress (woman assistant) put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents”, replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit worried. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely). The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill at the counter（柜臺）and went out. When the waitress came back, she began cleaning the table and then she couldn’t believe what she had seen. There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip（小費）.
小題1:In this story “plain” means           in Chinese.

A．平原

B．普通

C．樸素

D．清楚

小題2:An ice cream sundae was          a dish of plain ice cream.

A．fifteen cents cheaper than	B．fifteen cents dearer than
C．fifty cents dearer than	D．a(chǎn)s expensive as

小題3:How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?

A．Just fifty cents.	B．More than fifty cents.
C．Not more than fifty cents.	D．Less than forty cents.

小題4:Why did the little boy have only a dish of a plain ice cream?

A．The plain ice cream cost him much less.

B．He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.

C．The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.

D．He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.

小題5:We can imagine that the waitress might feel          when she got the tip.

A．very surprised

B．a(chǎn) bit of shame（羞愧）

C．quite pleased

D．a(chǎn) little worried

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap, and drove a white truck. As a five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬幣兌換器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery, and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note, “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery,” and put it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could box indoors, So that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr Basille from time to time, taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allow the production of cheaper milk, so making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere. And it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(門廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小題1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.

A．to please his mother

B．to pay for the delivery

C．to show his magical power

D．to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心)

小題2:If they needed to change their order, they should____

A．call the milkman

B．wait for the milk

C．leave a note in the box

D．leave a note on the door

小題3:Why is there no longer milk delivery today?

A．It is not allowed by the law.

B．Its service is getting poor.

C．It has been driven out of the market.

D．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

小題4:Why did writer bring back home an old milk box?

A．He planted flowers in it.

B．He missed the good old days.

C．He needed it for his milk bottles.

D．He wanted to tell interesting stories.

小題5:What can be inferred(推斷) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

A．He was a funny person.

B．He wanted to have tea there.

C．He was fully trusted by the family.

D．He was treated as a family member.