A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,“Which do you want,son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.

“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”

 Later,when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers,“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

1.The underlined word “whispers” means “      ”.

A. speak in a low voice       B. speak angrily

C. speak in a loud voice      D. speak happily

2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is        to the customer.

A. clever             B. silly              C.1azy                D. naughty

3.The young boy takes the money to       .

A. give the customer  B. have a haircut C. give his parents  D. buy an ice cream

4.The young boy always takes two cents,because he       .

A. is the most foolish                  B. 1ikes those two cents

C. doesn’t want to stop this game        D. doesn’t know the value of money

5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?

A. The young boy.  B. The barber.  C. The customer.  D. The author.

 

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