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 so selfish!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed 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.”

1.How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _____.

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

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited

3.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 thought the boy would buy something of no use

C. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. an hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. often came back home early

 

Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed(尴尬的)?

Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn.I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home,it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella.It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped.

A few moments later,I saw a young man walk up to the phone box,wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain,so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away,but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain,watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.

Luckily,it began to stop after about ten minutes.“Okay,Mum,” I said loudly into the phone,“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down.picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man.

“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied.smiling.“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order.you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down,feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!

1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?

A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.

B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.

C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.

2.What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?

A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.

3. How long did the young man wait for?

A. About five minutes. B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.

B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained.

C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.

5.Why was the writer embarrassed?

A. Because she did something foolish.

B. Because she got all wet.

C. Because she made the man wait so long.

 

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