Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are." "'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free. Notes: (1) landscaping n.庭院布置 (2) brick-yard n.砖场 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）： ① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping. ② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. ③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities. ④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad. ⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks. 110.直到免费为止 我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。” “真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。” 练习参考答案： ①F②T③F④T⑤T
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