语篇提能
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2014·荆门高二检测)
It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. What luck! I started by thinking of getting the bank work out of the way. The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, was, as usual, brief to my polite “Happy New Year”. He nodded and I sat in front of him.
Minutes passed and nothing happened. I had to put my form and brochure in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his register. After a few minutes he took my form and from his locker he took out a very thick file from which he started filling in my details. I sat there wondering why we had computerized banking.
After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done. The moment I said the words, he shouted, “Nothing is done, it will take time！”
Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing
