课时提能练(二十二) 选修6 Unit 16 Stories(B)
(对应学生用书第295页)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2017·黄冈检测)On Christmas Day，2003，a woman named Nancy Sue Brown took her daughter and grandchildren to see a movie at an AMC theater.When the movie was over，the crowd made for the exits.A theater employee had just finished mopping the hallway and dutifully placed the “wet floor”sign in the slippery area.No one slipped due to the wet conditions，but someone did manage to knock over the sign.And by the time Ms.Brown got to the area，the sign was lying on the floor.And shortly thereafter，so was she.Her foot got caught in the sign，in a bad way，and she fell.Unfortunately Ms.Brown had undergone a back operation，and the fall caused more damage than it otherwise would have.So she and her husband sued(提起诉讼)．
