高中英语学习材料(灿若寒星 *制作整理)高二英语 Book 7 Module 5 测标试题I .语法填空One day, Nick invited his friends to supper
He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen
Suddenly, he 1 (find) that he had run out of salt
So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 2 too little
His son looked surprised
“I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3 not save a bit of money
”“That would be a very 4 (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said
Nick’s guests, 5 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could
Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt 6 a lower price would be because he was desperate for money