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Vickers was very stingyHe hated spending moneyWhenever he had to buy somethinghe always wanted to pay less moneyeven for the cheapest thingsIf he wanted to buy a bottle of beerfor exampleand the shopkeeper asked for $2Vickers would say“Make it $1.9 and I'll buy it

Although the shopkeepers didn't like Vickerssometimes they had to agree with himThey thought“If I make it $1.9the man will be happyand it won’t hurt me very much” In this wayVickers saved a few cents美分here and a few cents thereand he had saved several hundred dollars by the end of the year

One day he had a bad toothache and had to go to see the dentistThe dentist looked at the tooth and said“This tooth will have to come out

“How much will I have to pay?” Vickers asked

“Forty dollars” the dentist said

“Forty dollars!” Vickers thought it was much too expensive“How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he said

“About two minutes” the dentist said

Vickers could not believe what he was hearing“Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted“That's robbery抢劫).

“You are right” the dentist said with a smile“Thank you for telling meLet me spend half an hour on thatwill you?”

“OKbut I'll pay only-thirty-five dollars!” he answered

1The word “stingy” means ________ in Chinese

A.吝啬的             B.刻薄的                C.贫穷的

2The shopkeepers ________

Agave Vickers more than what he wanted

Bdidn't like Vickers                                    Cusually made the price high

3Then dentist thought Vickers was ________

Alovely                  Bsilly                     Cfriendly

4If Vickers wanted to buy a bottle of beer that was $2how much would he like to pay?

A$1.9                 B$2                    C$2.1

5From this storywe know that Vickers ________

Ausually had a toothache                           Bwas very poor

Cdidn’t like spending money

试题答案

1、ABBAC

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Vickers was very stingy.He hated spending money.Whenever he had to buy something,he always wanted to pay less money,even for the cheapest things.If he wanted to buy a bottle of beer,for example,and the shopkeeper asked for $2,Vickers would say,“Make it $1.9 and I'll buy it.”

Although the shopkeepers didn't like Vickers,sometimes they had to agree with him.They thought,“If I make it $1.9,the man will be happy,and it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way,Vickers saved a few cents(美分)here and a few cents there,and he had saved several hundred dollars by the end of the year.

One day he had a bad toothache and had to go to see the dentist.The dentist looked at the tooth and said,“This tooth will have to come out.”

“How much will I have to pay?” Vickers asked.

“Forty dollars.” the dentist said.

“Forty dollars!” Vickers thought it was much too expensive.“How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he said.

“About two minutes.” the dentist said.

Vickers could not believe what he was hearing.“Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted,“That's robbery(抢劫).”

“You are right,” the dentist said with a smile,“Thank you for telling me.Let me spend half an hour on that.will you?”

“OK,but I'll pay only-thirty-five dollars!” he answered.

1.The word “stingy” means ________ in Chinese.

A.吝啬的             B.刻薄的                C.贫穷的

2.The shopkeepers ________.

A.gave Vickers more than what he wanted

B.didn't like Vickers                                    C.usually made the price high

3.Then dentist thought Vickers was ________.

A.lovely                  B.silly                     C.friendly

4.If Vickers wanted to buy a bottle of beer that was $2,how much would he like to pay?

A.$1.9.                 B.$2.                    C.$2.1.

5.From this story,we know that Vickers ________.

A.usually had a toothache                           B.was very poor

C.didn’t like spending money

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