Our village carpenter（木匠），John Hill，came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening，John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（账单）for the job．

My wife said to me quietly，“That's his sixth cup of tea today．” But she said in a loud voice，“It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?”

“I'll decide about when I see the bill．” I said．

John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：

One dining table                             10 November，2007

Cost of wood（木头费用）                  $17.00

Paint（油漆）                              $1.50

Work，8 hour（ $1.00 an hour）              $ 8.00

Total（合计）                              $ 36.50

When I was looking at the bill，John said，“It's been a fine day，hasn't it? Quite sunny．”

“Yes，” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November．”

“Me too．” Said John．“You wait—it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month．”

“Yes．Colder—and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th，won't they，John?”

John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．

“If it isn't too much trouble，John，” I said，“please add it up again．You can forget the date．”

I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it．

1．Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill? Because _____．

A．he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully

B．it was really a fine day

C．he wanted the writer to check（核对）the bill carefully

D．he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be $20 more expensive on November 30th? Because _________．

A．it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather

B．the paint would be more expensive

C．the cost of wood would be more expensive

D．he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

3．The writer thought John would ask for _________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November．

A．$20.00              B．$46.50            C．$56.50               D．$26.50

4．When the writer gave him the money，John was happy because he got _________．

A．what he should get for his work             B．much more money for his work

C．the money easily                         D．money as much as he wanted

5．From the story we know that _________．

A．John made a mistake in the hill

B．John wanted to get more money for his work

C．John wrote out the bill before the writer got home

D．John still wanted to get $ 36.50 for his work in the end