國中英語基測出現過 sometimes 的考題。

Six people are talking about two pie shops in a TV program.

Lily: I’ve been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie’s son is taking care of the business, and he makes pie as good as his mother’s.

Olive: I went to Pie Corner once. Their pie were great, too. But I feel more comfortable at Pie House.

Ned: Uncle Roy used to work for my mom, later he opened Pie Corner on the next block after he got married.

Marie: Roy was already quite avant-garde when working with me. I mean he had different, sometimes even strange, ideas about pies. There were times I thought his pies wouldn’t taste good, but they turned out magically delicious.

Lee: Ned has done quite well with Pie House. His pies make you feel warm. But if you want to try something interesting, you should go to Pie Corner.

Chuck: If eating Roy’s pies is like taking an exciting trip, then Ned’s pies are just like a sweet home you go back to after a long trip.

1.
What do we know about the six people?
They all have been to both pie shop.
They all talked about what the pies taste like.
Some of them talked about how the shopkeepers treated their workers.
Some of them are the shopkeepers of the pie shops.
2.
Which is true about the pie shops?
Pie Corner is next to Pie House.
Pie House gives people a place to stay for the night.
Pie Corner has a longer history than Pie House.
Pie House is a family business.
3.
What does avant-garde mean in the reading?
Trying to find out where the problems come from.
Having many exciting and eye-opening life experiences.
Having a new and surprising way of thinking.
Trying to act like someone who knows everything.