All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promise d it said: "remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"
for several weeks mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboard in kitchen was full of things which she did not nee d her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed she dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free. "
one friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea she dashed to back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "madam," he said, holding out this hand, "i want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"
1. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods ______.
A. on TV B. from the manager
C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper
2. Mrs. Edwards______.
A. is always very lucky B. had no friends
C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily
3. Mrs. Edwards.s husband tried to ______.
A make her unhappy B. cheer her up
C. buy things with her D. stop her buying things
4. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly be cause she had to ______.
A. buy another thing B. talk to the manager
C. pay for her shopping D. find her shopping
5. Mrs. Edwards must have been ______.
A. pleased B. delighted
C. proud D. disappointed
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