题目内容：

    Maybe it's because it was our first purchase as homeowners. The salesman must have spotted just how green we were, so he began persuading. And soon he led us to a classic leather chair. All these years later, I remember he used words like rich and handsome, the thing every living room needed.

We believed him. So we bought that chair — just less than $100, a great deal in the 1970s for a young couple!

How we loved that chair! It always occupied a place of honor in our various living rooms, moving with us from our first tiny house to our beloved new house.

Somehow, conversations were better on that chair, and life was more fun around it. Three daughters spilled their secrets on it. Old friends seemed to be attracted by it on those wonderful occasions. Crazy as it sounds, that leather chair seemed to have — well, powers. All for good.

At first, we didn't really care that the leather was showing signs of wear or that it had lost its sheen (光泽). But in our most recent move, when the chair was moved in our new living room, it suddenly looked terribly lonely sitting close to newly painted walls and a couple of shiny new tables.

My husband and I tried but still we couldn't ignore the rough spots. Our chair had a skin disease. Even our adult kids raised eyebrows, urging us to at least remove the chair to some dark comer of the room. Neither of us could imagine such a retirement for it.

So we had an inspired idea. We'd call in an upholsterer (修理工) to give our old chair a whole new life. Our friend Joe studied the chair and then took out a simple leather conditioner. He explained that although it wouldn't work miracles, it would definitely get our weary chair looking younger again. It certainly doesn't look new, but its seat and back are shining, and some of its deeper wrinkles have lightened.

Best of all, it's back in the living room, looking like a wise old friend to the furniture around it. And, yes, there it will stay.

Because some things, like some people, just deserve a happy old age.

1.How did the salesman persuade the author into buying the chair?

A.By thinking highly of the author.

B.By saying that the author was green.

C.By describing how great the chair was.

D.By comparing the chair with others.

2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A.Sweet memories with the chair.

B.Various functions of the chair.

C.People's comments on the chair.

D.Family activities and parties of friends.

3.Why did the author finally decide to repair the chair?

A.Because he was persuaded by Joe.

B.Because he didn't have enough money.

C.Because it showed signs of hardness.

D.Because it couldn't match his new house.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A.East or west, home is best. B.From saving comes having.

C.It is never too late to mend. D.Old friends and wine are best.