All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great dream: to be the lucky customer (顾客) who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. 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 hope. The cupboards (橱柜) in her kitchen were full of things, which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but didn’t succeed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would tell her, “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.”

    On Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She ran back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk (收银台). As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come near to her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate (祝贺) you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”

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1.What did Mrs. Edwards hope to become?

A The owner of the supermarket.

B A friend of the supermarket manager.

C A worker at the supermarket.

D A lucky customer who didn’t have to pay.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping”和第二段第一句的“Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer”可知，在这家超市，每个星期都有一位可以免费购物的幸运顾客，爱德华太太一直盼望着自己会成为那位幸运的顾客。故选D。

2.What did Mrs. Edwards’ husband try to do?

A He tried to help her carry her shopping basket.

B He tried to stop her buying unnecessary things.

C He tried to ask her to go to a different supermarket.

D He tried to encourage her to keep shopping.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句的“The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things, which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but didn’t succeed.”可知，家里厨房的橱柜中都塞满了并不实用的东西，她的丈夫建议她不要再乱买东西。故选B。

3.Why did Mrs. Edwards go back to the supermarket?

A To take her shopping.

B To meet the manager.

C To buy some tea.

D To get her free goods.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She ran back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk”可知，爱德华太太回到超市去买茶。故选C。

4.What was free for Mrs. Edwards?

A Nothing.

B The tea.

C The basket.

D All her shopping.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据前文可知爱德华太太回到超市购买了一些茶，并结合最后一句“You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”可知，她被免费的商品是她购买的茶。故选B。

5.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A A postcard.

B A notice.

C A storybook.

D A dictionary.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。本文主要讲了爱德华太太为了成为超市的幸运顾客免单，每次都疯狂买东西，但是却在一次只买了一些茶的时候成为了幸运顾客的故事。我们可以在故事书上读到本文。故选C。