A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After __1__ weeks the editor __2__ the story to her. The lady was __3__. She worte back to the editor:

　　“Dear Sir,

　　Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. __4__ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. __5__ I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a __6__ to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were __7__ pasted together. Is this the __8__ you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

　　The editor wrote back:

　　“Dear Madam,

　　__9__ breakfast when I have an egg, I __10__ eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”

　　1. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

　　2. A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned

　　3. A. angry B. happy C. satisfied D. glad

　　4. A. How B. Why C. What D. Where

　　5. A. After B. Until C. Before D. Since

　　6. A. lesson B. test C. question D. thing

　　7. A. already B. still C. even D. yet

　　8. A. work B. check C. road D. way

　　9. A. On B. On the C. At D. At the

　　10.A. must not B. have not to C. need not to D. don’t have to

　　名师点评

　　一女士在投稿时为了弄清楚编辑有没有看自己的稿件，故意将其中三页粘在一起。稿件被退回时，那三页依然粘在一起。该女士生气的质问编辑时，对方以一个巧妙的比喻作出了答复。