¡¡¡¡¡°Dad!He took a book without paying!¡±I yelled(´ó½Ð)£®My father looked surprised£®Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it£®¡°Is it true?You stole?Tell me!¡±Everyone was quiet£®The boy began to cry, and he nodded(µãÍ·)his head£®He pulled out the comic book(Âþ»Êé)from under his shirt£®¡°Oh, Mr Kim£®I am sorry!My Ted made a big mistake!¡±Mrs Diaz told my father£®She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn't let go£®¡°It's OK£®He can keep it,¡±my father said with a smile£®¡°Oh, no,¡±Mrs Diaz said£®¡°Let me pay right now¡¡±She dug in her purse£®¡°How much?¡±¡°Three seventy-five£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Mrs Diaz's eyes widened, and she dug deeper£®I saw her mouth make a small line£®¡°Three seventy-five?¡±she asked£®
¡¡¡¡¡°It's OK£®You can pay later,¡±my father said£®¡°No,¡±Mrs Diaz said£®She kept looking in her purse£®¡°I have money here£®¡±I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn't have the money£®Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought£®I had an idea£®¡°What if he worked with me?¡±I asked£®They turned to me£®I said,¡°He can work with me to pay for the comic book£®¡±¡°Good,¡±my father said smiling at me£®Mrs Diaz nodded£®She turned to her son,¡°You hear?You will work and buy the comic book!¡±¡°Yes, Mama,¡±Ted said, hanging his head£®
¡¡¡¡As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out(Éì³ö)tongue at me£®
¡¡¡¡Ted has been working here for two weeks£®He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants£®We are friends now£®
(1)
Where did the story most probably take place?
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In a classroom£®
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In a supermarket£®
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At a bookstore£®
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At a library£®
(2)
By saying¡°but Ted wouldn't let go¡±(the underlined part), the author means ________£®
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Ted took the book by mistake
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Ted wanted to keep the book
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Ted didn't want to go home
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Ted didn't think he was wrong
(3)
From the second paragraph, we may infer(ÍƶÏ)that Mrs Diaz ________£®
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didn't think her son stole the book
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had been out of work for a long time
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forgot to take money with her that day
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couldn't afford to pay for the book
(4)
In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?