Sheila wants to buy shampoo in a shop. She takes a bottle of shampoo. She does not like it. She puts it back and takes another one. She likes it. She goes to give the money. She stands in the line with 10 people. She looks at her watch. She must go to pick up her children from school. She hopes the line will move fast. There are only 3 people before her. A man comes and asks Sheila if he could stand before her. Sheila says sorry, but the man stands in front of her. She is angry with the man. He doesn’t look kind. She has to wait.
When it is her turn, the music starts to play. Everybody turns to Sheila and cries out. She doesn’t understand why. People tell her she is now a millionaire. She is surprised. People tell her that she is the millionth buyer in the shop. They are all here because they wanted to be millionaires. Sheila thinks of the man. If the man is polite, she doesn’t become a millionaire. She is here to buy shampoo but now she is a millionaire. She cannot wait to tell her children all of this.
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1.Sheila buys the _______ bottle of shampoo.
A first
B second
C third
D fourth
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三、四句She does not like it. She puts it back and takes another one. 可知，故选B。
2.Sheila has to _______ after she gives the money.
A go home
B go to school
C go to work
D go to pick up her children
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第九句She must go to pick up her children from school.可知，故选D。
3.The man who stands before Sheila is _______.
A polite
B angry
C impolite
D poor
解析：选C。观点态度题。根据第一段倒数第四句Sheila says sorry, but the man stands in front of her.可知，故选C。
4.The underlined phrase “thinks of” means _______ in Chinese.
A 想念
B 想起
C 考虑
D 思念
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文中语境可知是塞拉“想起”刚才那个粗鲁的男子，故选B。
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A A lucky woman.
B An angry man.
C Sheila and her shampoo.
D A millionaire.
解析：选A。文章标题题。A项“一名幸运的女子”符合文章大意，故选A。
