I asked a colleague¹ of mine how he liked the shirt his daughter had given him as a gift. "The color and the design are nice," he said. "But the sleeves² are three inches too long."

 

　　I suggested that perhaps it was made for a much taller man. "I don't think so," he said. "If I stand on my toes, it still fits the same."

 

Notes:

 

　　 (1) puzzlement n.困惑；苦恩 (2) colleague n.同事

 

Exercises:

 

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

 

　　① The daughter gave the father a coat as a gift.

 

　　② The father thought that the color was nice, but he did not like the design

 

　　③ The sleeves were two inches long.

 

　　④ The shirt was made for a much taller man

        ⑤ The father liked the shirt very much.

 

64.难解的问题

 

　　我问我的同事是否喜欢他女儿送他的衬衣。“颜色和款式嘛是无可挑剔，”他说，“就是袖子长了三英寸。”

 

　　我对他说或许衬衣是为个头更高的人做的。“我想不是吧，”他说，“我踮起脚尖，它还是一样长。”

 

练习参考答案：

 

①F②F③F④T⑤F

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