I was wondering through the street when I caught sight of a strange store; there wasn’t anything but empty shelves at one end of the room in front of which a man was standing on a{{U}} (21) {{/U}}platform(平台) and shouting loudly that the greatest sale of the year was{{U}} (22) {{/U}}to begin. I decided to stay and see{{U}} (23) {{/U}}would happen.A、salesman began to pile{{U}} (24) {{/U}}of things on the shelves such as table-lamps, clocks, combs and a large quantity of small packets{{U}} (25) {{/U}}in bright paper. When the man at the table was{{U}} (26) {{/U}}that a large crowd of peo pie had gathered, he began handing out the packets, asking for the sum(金额) of three pence{{U}} (27) {{/U}}, and declaring the{{U}} (28) {{/U}}of the contents was fifty times as much. I paid three pence for my packet and was{{U}} (29) {{/U}}told I should not open it until after the sale.All these beautiful things the man announced, would be simply{{U}} (30) {{/U}}. He was as good as his{{U}} (31) {{/U}}, for he held up a razor(剃刀) and asked a young man if it was{{U}} (32) {{/U}}six pence. The young man was{{U}} (33) {{/U}}the matter and was at once handed the razor for the sum askeD、{{U}} (34) {{/U}}happened with a number of other small articles. Then{{U}} (35) {{/U}}asking small sum like six pence, the man began to{{U}} (36) {{/U}}large amounts (数量)for "very rare, high-quality" objects. The people{{U}} (37) {{/U}}, thinking that these too were being "given away", soon found themselves{{U}} (38) {{/U}}a great deal for useless things. I decided I’d better go quickly before being{{U}} (39) {{/U}}into buying something I didn’t want. I went into the street and opened my prize-packet, only to find that I had been{{U}} (40) {{/U}}with a cheap bottle of scent(香水) ! |