Peter was a carpenter（木匠）of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Peter was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．
My wife said to me，quietly："That's his ninth cup of tea today．"But she said loudly："It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it？"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill．"I said．
Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：
BILL One dining table June 10，2016 Cost of wood 27.00 Paint （油漆） 5.50 Work，8 hours（2 an hour） 16.00 Total （总计） 58.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Peter said："It's been a fine day，hasn't it？Quite sunny．"
"Yes，"I said．"I'm glad it is only the 10th of June．"
"Me too．"said Peter，"You wait﹣it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．"
"Yes．Hotter﹣and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Peter？"
Peter looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I gave his bill back to him．
"If it isn't too much trouble，Peter，"I said，"Please add it up again．You can forget the date．"
I paid him 48.50 and he was happy to get it．
58．Why did Peter talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill？
| A． |
Because it was a fine day indeed． |
| B． |
Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully． |
| C． |
Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like． |
59．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June？ _____
| A． |
Because paint would be more expensive． |
| B． |
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive． |
| C． |
Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather． |
| D． |
Because he thought Peter would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table． |
60．The writer thought Peter would ask for if he made a dining table on June 30th．
| A． |
48.50 |
| B． |
78.50 |
| C． |
68.50 |
| D． |
20.00 |
61．Form the story we know that ．
| A． |
Peter tried to get more money for his work |
| B． |
Peter still wanted to get 58.50 for his work in the end |
| C． |
Peter made a mistake in the bill |
| D． |
Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home． |