Question

Last Sunday Mrs. West went shopping with Tracy and Ben．They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center．

“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know．“Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store Dear our home，” Mrs. West said．“Help me check the prices，please．”

The Wests were not rich and Mrs. West was always careful with her money．She looked carefully at the prices of things．She bought lots of things in the supermarket．When they got home，the children said，“We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket．”

“Of course I did，” Mrs. West said．“Everything was cheaper there．” “We know，” the children said，“bat we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry．The taxi fare was more than the money that you save!”

Mrs. West added everything up．Her children were right．

1．The things at the corner store were ________ than those in the supermarket．

A．cheaper               B．nicer                    C．more expensive

2．Mrs. West ________ in the end．

A．spent more money B．paid less money     C．saved a little money

3．From the passage we know the children were ________．

A．clever                  B．tired                    C．1azy

4．The underlined word “fare” here means ________ in Chinese．

A．车费                   B．公平                    C．司机

5．The best title for the passage is ________．

A．Supermarket        B．Corner Store         C．Shopping

Answer 1

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