新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 8-4

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Task 3: $10 is $10
One day，an old man named Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the Illinois State Aviation¹ Fair A man was selling plane tides for$10 per person．Stumpy was fascinated² and said to，Martha，“I think we really should try that．”Martha replied，“I know you want to，Stumpy，but we have a lot of bills．You know the money is tight，and$10 is$10.” So Stumpy went without．Over the next few years they returned every year to the fair, and the same thing happened：Stumpy wanted a ride，but Martha said they couldn’t afford it．Finally，when Stumpy and Martha were both about 70 years old，Stumpy fixed³ his eyes on Martha and said，“Martha，I’m 70 now，and I don’t know if I’11 ever get the chance again，SO I just have to have a ride in that airplane．’’Martha replied in the same old fashion，and Stumpy became depressed⁴．The pilot standing⁵ nearby overheard⁶ the conversation and he cut in，“Excuse me folks，I have a deal for you．I’11 take both of you up together，and if you can both make the entire trip without uttering a word．I’11 give you the ride for free．But if either of you makes a sound，it’s $1 0 each．”Martha and Stumpy looked at each other and agreed．The pilot took them up，and started to climb，spin，dive，climb and spin again．There was no sound．After the pilot landed the plane，he praised the old man，“1 want to congratulate you for not making a sound．You are a brave man．“Maybe SO，”said Stumpy，“but I got to tell you，I almost screamed when my wife fell out，but$10 is$10
1. A)what did the old man want?
  B)He wanted to have a ride in the plane．
2．What reason did the old woman give for not riding in the plane?
  A)They had to pay a lot of bills．
3．What happened when the old man and woman were about 70 years old?
  C)The man wanted to fly but the woman did not want him to．
4．What deal did the pilot offer?
  C)The couple could have a flee ride if neither of them made a sound during the trip．
5．What happened to the old woman finally?
  D) She fell out of the plane