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     An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on

display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the

girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and

nodded to her, "I am too old to see well." I can't even tell a plastic (塑料的) model from a real girl."

     On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman," What? Did you call me a plastic model?"

     The old woman was greatly surprised."Oh, dear me," she said. "The model can speak. Then it must be a

robot of a new type."

1. The old woman wanted ______ in the clothes shop. [ ]

A. to buy something

B. to play a joke on someone

C. to try things on

2. The assistant was a ______. [ ]

A. woman

B. model

C. robot

3. The assistant took no notice of the old woman because ______. [ ]

A. she was a plastic model

B. she was too old to see well

C. she was not a good assistant

4. The assistant began to speak because _______. [ ]

A. she got to know her mistake

B. she wanted to show that she was not a model

C. she thought the old woman had insulted (侮辱) her

5. When the assistant shouted at her, the old woman was greatly surprised because _______. [ ]

A. she had thought the assistant would speak

B. she didn't expect the assistant would speak

C. she had thought the assistant was a robot