One day, I went to a department store with a friend of mine. While she was looking at some tea pots, I was waiting by the side. I was starting to feel  6.       when a husband and a wife caught my eye. The wife wanted  7.  a beautiful set of bowls and dishes, so she asked her husband to pay for them. He took a look at the price and turned her down. “They are too expensive,” he said. “But they will   8.      great on our table,”she replied. The couple were about to have a fight when a clerk   9.   over and whispered to the husband. Suddenly, the husband took out his wallet and bought the set. After the couple left, I went to the clerk and asked, “What did you say to make the man change his mind?” The clerk answered, “ I told the man that just because the set was so expensive, his wife would not let him   10.    the dishes at home.” * reply回答 couple一對夫妻 whisper耳語
【題組】6.
(A) bored
(B)boring
(C) like bored
(D) being boring