B SCENE I One dollar a week
The doorway of the house where Chanaqer has a room. He is dressed
in his best clothes, ready for his evening out. He is going out as his
friend, Jeff'White, comes in.
WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers?
CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a
million dollars!
WHITE What are you talking about? You haven't got a million dollars!
CHANDLER How much money are you and I paid each week, Jeff?
WHITE Eighteen dollars. Why?CHANDLER
And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week?
WHITE All of it, of course
Well, I don't. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then,
evcry ten weeks, I can buy myself an evening to remember.
WHITE What do you do?
CHANDLER I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best
restaurants in New York,
eat the most expensive food on the menu, drink the best wine,
and then take a taxi home!
WHITE ( 29 ) Why?
CHANDLER Why? Because it makes me feel wonderful to sit
with some of'the richcst
people in America, and to make them think that I'm rich, too.
WHITE You're crazy!
CHANDLER (Laughing) Perhaps I am! Mrs Black comes in.
MRS BLACK Ah, Mr Chandler. I wanted to see you.
CHANDLER
Good evening, Mrs Black. What a lovely evening! MRS BLACK
Lovely evening perhaps, but you haven't paid me for your room this
month. When am I going to get the money?
CHANDLER Soon, Mrs Black. Very soon. Mrs Black looks at
Chandler s clothes. MRS BLACK You can spend money on expensive clothes,
but you can't pay for your
room. Is that right?
CHANDLER (Hurrying away) Good night, Mrs Black!
28. This is most probably part of .
A. a play B. a novel C. a poem D. a speech
29. Which ofthe following is the most suitable for 29 ?
A. Excited B. Surprised. C. Bored. D. Scared
30. What can we learn about Chandler? A. He is a man of great wealth. B. He is a man of great wisdom.
C. He is not very practical. D. He is not very confident.