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9 A Fishy Story Barry Tan was a very successful businessman. He lived in a large house and drove a big car. He wore expensive clothes and ate his meals in famous restaurants. His name was often in the newspapers. One day a newspaper reporter asked him, What is the secret of your success? Barry thought for a few moments and then said, I eat a special kind of fish. You eat a special kind of fish! the reporter said. What does that do? It makes my brain work better, Barry said. What kind of fish is it? the reporter asked. Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. Ill have some for you. The reporter gave Barry fifty dollars and returned the next day. Have you got my special fish? she asked. Yes. Come into the house. Its in the fridge. Barry took the reporter into his kitchen. He opened the fridge and took out a very small fish. Here you are. Eat this for your dinner. The next day the reporter called on Barry again. Did you eat the fish? Barry asked her. Yes, I fried it. Good. Do you feel different today? No, I dont. And I think that fifty dollars was a lot to pay for such a small fish. Well done! Barry said. You see, the fish is working. Youre using your brain now. New Words and Expressions successful / saksesfol / adj.成功的 businessman / biznis.masn / n.商人 success / sakses / n.成功，成就 brain / brein / n. 脑子 call on拜访，访问 fry/ frai /(fried, fried) v油煎，油炸 EXERCISE I 1. Choose the best answer a, b, c, d or e, to these questions about 在a.b.c.d.e中选出一个最适合本故事的答案 A. How did people know Barry was successful? He ate a lot of expensive fish. He owned a newspaper. He worked in a famous restaurant. Newspaper reporters wrote about him. He told everybody that he was. B. Why did Barry sell the reporter a fish? She was hungry. He didnt want it himself. He needed the money. She asked him to. He wanted to teach her a lesson. C. What did the reporter think the fish would do to her? make her ill make her brain work better make her famous help her to become rich get her name in the news