Mr. West was born in a small English town. His father, Old West, had a 1 there. As a shop keeper, Old West didn't think it was 2for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 3 money. A few years later, they got a lot of money there and then 4 to the capital. Now Old West can't manage the shop so Mr. West has to do it 5 himself. As Mr. West has little knowledge, people often 6 him in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 7 a lot of books and put them on the shelves in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 8 they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully 9 what the knowledgeable men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
Once Mr. West was told that it was a 10 writer's birthday that day. He hurried to the party with his wife. He gave the writer some 11 presents and the old man thanked him. After 12 they began to talk about the famous books.
He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him13 one, "What was Shakespeare?"
"It was a kind of drink," answered Mr. West. "But people do not like it now."
The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 14 . On their way home, his wife said, "You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a 15cake, like the Chinese moon cake!"
