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Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy. One day a very rich man, Mr Miser, came to Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a moment, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well: they love money very much and don't want to spend it.
Tom said, “Let me clean your shoes, sir.”
“For nothing?”, the rich man asked.
“Only two pence, sir.”
Mr Miser shook his head and then walked away.
Tom thought for a second and then called out, “I'd like to clean it for nothing!” This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.
When the rich man put his other shoe down, Tom said he wouldn't clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away, with a smile on his face.
But his well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other look worse. Mr Miser took a look around. The people in the street were laughing at him. He couldn't walk any farther. Then the rich man had to return and give Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.
1.This story happened ________.
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A.in a shoe shop
B.in the street
C.in the rich man's house
D.near 'the boy's home
2.The boy agreed to clean one shoe for nothing because ________.
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A.he was afraid of the rich man
B.he liked to clean shoes for rich men
C.he wanted to please the rich man
D.he was sure to get the money from the rich man
3.When the rich man saw the poor boy, he ________.
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A.didn't want to have his shoes cleaned
B.wanted to give the boy some money
C.wanted to have his shoes cleaned without paying for it
D.wanted to have his shoes cleaned with less money
4.The rich man ________ with only one shoe cleaned first.
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5.From this story we know that ________.
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A.the rich man didn't have enough money on him
B.the boy was clever enough to have his work paid
C.the rich man had his shoes cleaned for nothing
D.the rich man saved two pence
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解题点拨 2.从文中我们可知Tom是经过一番考虑后才答应给Mr Miser擦皮鞋的,这充分说明他已经有把握向Mr Miser索取自己应得的酬劳. 4.Mr Miser擦完第一只鞋时是脸上带着微笑离开的,这说明他开始时并不介意只擦了一只鞋. |
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