An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?" "It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "It's a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was. "Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?" Notes: (1) impoverished adj.穷困的 (2) South Carolina 南卡罗莱那（美国州名） (3) inform v.告知 (4) contain v.控制（情绪等） (5) enthusiasm n.热情 (6) typical adj.典型的 (7) stick shift 手排挡 (8) tape deck 磁带舱 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）： ① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself. ② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited. ③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions. ④ He wanted a car with a stick shift. ⑤ He got a second-hand colored car. 122.什么颜色 作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞涩，当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时，我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情，问了爸爸几个关键问题：“什么车？有没有手排挡？有没有磁带舱？” “是1982年产丰田车，”他回答说，“四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴，又问是什么颜色的。 “哦，”他很不舒服地说，“你指哪一部分？” 练习参考答案： ①T②T③F④T⑤T
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