Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection.At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan, covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking.He never did.
One day, Glenn Furst’s mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.This time, though, she used a little too much oil.When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn’s mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface.“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight,” Glenn later wrote.After he steadied himself, he shook Glenns mother’s hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.
【语篇导灯塔管理员时刻面临着被检查的命运。这些检查是突然袭击,但是他们也找到了许多应对的办法,还发生了许多有趣的故事。
1.What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?
A.It was carried out once a year.
B.It was often announced in advance.
C.It was important for the keepers fame.
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