Question

Joe wanted a bike．He had asked his parents for the money and they had said he must earn it．But how?He thought about this as he walked home．Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them．Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbours．But this was summer．He’d wait for a long time for that．He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens because he had no tool to do the work with： 　　Then Joe saw one of his classmates Dick delivering newspapers．I could do that, he thought．Maybe I could get the bike right away．I could pay for it a little each week．He ran to catch up with Dick．Joe asked a lot of questions about having a paper route．He learned that the job took about three hours each night．Dick gave him the phone number of the newspaper manager． 　　Joe almost flew home．After he had explained his plan, his mother smiled, “I think it’s a great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper…” 　　“Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call．After call, I’m going to be a business man now．” (1) From the story we learn that Joe ________． [　　] A． sold newspaper B． liked to read newspapers C． was a business man D． was a student (2) Joe wanted to get a job that summer because ________． [　　] A． he needed money for school B． he wanted to buy a bike for himself C． his parents were poor D． he wanted to be a business man (3) How was he to get the money?He would ________． [　　] A． clear away the snow for his neighbours B． cut grass for their gardens C． ask his parents for it D． have a paper route (4) His parents didn’t give him the money because ________． [　　] A． they did not have the money B． they didn’t want him to have any money of his own C． they wanted him to earn the money himself D． they didn’t want him to be a businessman (5) If Joe took a job like Dick’s he would have to work ________． [　　] A． nearly three hours every evening B． about three hours every morning C． twenty-five hours a week D． six hours a day

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．A;