Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)

It was Christmas Eve already. Bobby’s three sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother, but Bobby didn’t have any money to buy her a present.

Bobby walked along the street. Then, suddenly, he saw a dime(十美分硬币)on the street. But his excitement quickly disappeared(失望) because all the salesmen told him that he could not buy anything with just a single dime.

He saw a flower shop and went inside to ask the shop owner if he could buy a flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner smiled and said, “I just happen to have some roses on sale for one dime a dozen(一打). Would you like them?” Of course Bobby bought the roses at once and returned home.

The shop owner’s wife asked her husband, “Who are you talking to and where are the roses?”

He answered, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I heard a voice and the voice told me to keep a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. Then just a few minutes ago, a little boy came into the shop and wanted to buy a flower for his mother with one small dime. When I looked at him, I saw myself. Many years ago, I was a poor boy and could not buy my mother a Christmas gift. A man stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was , and I put together a dozen of my very best roses…”

1.When did the story happen?

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2.Who did Bobby want to buy a present for?

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3.Bobby didn’t feel excited when he found a dime, did he?

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4.Why did Bobby feel disappointed with a dime later?

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5.How much did Bobby pay at last?

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6.What do you think of the shop owner?

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Funny things may happen in different places around the world.1. Yes.Every year,it was held by the Oxford and the Cambridge in late March or early April on the Thames River,England.This boat race is as famous as the two oldest universities in Britain.

2. It came from two friends—Charles Merivale,a student at Cambridge,and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford.They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities.On March 12,1829,Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first.

The first boat race took place in a small town in Thames.3. Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch.It was so exciting.And the Oxford was clear winners.Later on,not only did the students from the two universities take part,but also some social groups attended the event.By 1845,with the small town becoming too crowded,the boat race had moved six miles up to the village—Putney. 4. This boat race is considered to be“the world’s oldest sporting challenge”.

The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties.5. In the past,the Oxford was mostly the winners.But things have changed from 1993 on.The Cambridge has won more.

根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A.From 1856 on,the race has been held every year except war years.

B.It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days.

C.Eight students from each university became the competitors.

D.Have you heard a boat race held between two famous universities?

E.Maybe people wonder who thinks of the idea to hold the boat race.

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