The men work all week in the factory,
and at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the
envelopes and they all count the money. One man is standing in the corner. He’s
counting his money. Suddenly he realizes that it is wrong. He counts the money
again. No doubt about it--there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too
much. He puts his money carefully in his pocket and says nothing to the others.
A week goes by. It’s payday again. The men are counting their pay. The same man
is standing in the comer. Suddenly he starts shouting. This time there isn’t
enough money in his envelope. It’s five pounds short. He goes immediately to see
the boss. He is very angry. "Look," he says, "there isn’t enough money in my pay envelope." "That’s right," says the boss. "But didn’t you notice last week There was a mistake. T A. once a month B. twice a month C. once a week D. every five days [填空题] According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite often, 【21】 the kind of pub they go to may be different and their reasons for going there 【22】 ,too. At present, they often take their wives or girl-friends, which 【23】 to be the case.
The fact is that the typical English pub is changing, partly 【24】 the licensing laws not being so strict as they 【25】 ,but also because publicans are trying to 【26】 away with the old Victorian 【27】 of the pub and 【28】 provide couples with an atmosphere where they can both feel happy. Pub used not to open 【29】 at certain times. The result was that they were usually 【30】 with men who seemed to be drinking as much as possible in the time 【31】 . But that kind of pub is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Curiously enough, the old British licensing laws, which foreigners found so objectionable and absurd, were 【32】 introduced as a 【33】 measure to stop workers drinking in the World War I. 【34】 , the strong
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