9.(　 ) The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

　　　 　 A. a new book for himself　　　　　　　 B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday　　　　　　　　　 D. an hour of his father’s time

8.(　 ) At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

　　　 　 A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

7.(　 ) In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

　　　 　 A. very angry　　　　　　 B. quite happy　　　　　　　　　　 C. too excited　　　　 D. a little nervous

6.(　 ) How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______.

　　　 　 A. $10　　　　　　　　　　 B. $20　　　　　　　　　 C. $30　　　　　　　　　 D. $40

5.(　 ) What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.

　　　 　A. To know more about Mr. Heppell　　 　　　　　　　 B. To make friends with Mr Heppell

C. To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school　　　 D. To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests

B

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

4.(　 ) How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.

　　　 　 A. By calling her　　　 B. By interviewing her　 C. By visiting her　 D. By e-mailing her

3.(　 ) The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.

　　　 　 A. stop shops from using paper any more　 　　　　　　 B. use paper which is made from tress

C. stop shops selling paper made from trees　 　　　 D. plant more and more trees in the future

2.(　 ) ______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

　　　 　　 A. Rain　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tourism　　　　　　　　　 C. Planting　　　　　　 D. Breathing

1.(　 ) The writer of this letter is ______.

　　　 A. a student　　　　　　　　　　 B. a teacher　　　　　 C. an officer　　　　　 D. a driver