A storeowner was fixing a sign above his door that read "Puppies for Sale". Signs like that have a
way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the storeowner"s sign. "How much are you going to 3 for the puppies?" he asked. The storeowner replied, " 4 from $30 to $50."
The little boy 5 his pocket and pulled out some 6 . "I have $ 2. 37, " he said. "Can I please
look at them?"
The storeowner smiled and whistled and a lady ran out of the store 7 by five tiny balls of fur. One
puppy was lagging (蹒跚) rather behind. 8 the little boy singled out(挑选出) the lagging puppy and
said, "What"s wrong with him?"
"He limped and would be always 9 , " the storeowner explained. The little boy became excited.
"That"s the 10 little puppy that I want to buy. "
The storeowner 11 , "No, you don"t want to buy that little dog. 12 you really want him, I"II just
give him to you. "
The little boy got quite 13 . He looked straight into the storeowner"s eyes and said, "I don"t want
you to give him to me. That little dog is 14 every bit as much as all the other dogs and I"ll pay 15
price. In fact I"ll give you $ 2. 37 now, and 50 cents a month
until I have him paid for. "
The storeowner reminded again, "You really don"t want to buy him. He is 16 going to be able
to 17 and play with you like the other puppies. "
To this, the little boy rolled up his leg to show a 18 twisted, crippled (贱疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace. He looked up at the storeowner and softly replied, "Well, I don"t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 ! Don"tyou think so?"
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I had my first job at the age of thirteen,when a friend of my mother"s who owned a bookshop 1 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 2 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 3_ interfered(干涉) with how I spent it,even when I was spending it 4 . They believed that by eaming money, spending it, and leaming from the_5__ ,1 would become more mature (成熟的) and 6 about how to handle work,relationships with others , and money. Like many _7 parents,my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 8 a great deal. When I was sixteen,for example,after I finished high school and before I entered university,l wanted to spend the summer months travelling around 9 .My mother was against the idea of my travelling alone at such a young age,but my father felt that it would be a great 10 for me. In the end,my father won the 11 0n the condition that I limited my travelling to France,my mother"s home,where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 13 through the country who could 12 shelter and help if I needed them. Three years later,my younger brother decided to _14 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again niy mother was very worried and not 15 to see my brother leave school,but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) _16 year working his way on trains and ships to 17passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people. These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 18 . Most parents start 19 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves.By the time they have finished high school,many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own,have 20 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career,and so on. | |||
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Patricia asked for the cheapest car available at Acme Car Rental. She needed a car for 48 hours. Because it was the weekend,there was only one car available at the moment-an SUV. Patricia was an environmentalist. SUVs,which are big cars consuming a lot of gasoline,offended her greatly. But she needed something to get to Baker,a town that was 100 miles from the small airport. So she went, RentMe instead. "I need a car for 48 hours," she said," and I don"t want an SUV. I want something cheap. "They told her they had just the vehicle for her,a 1998Toyota. Thirty dollars a day,including insurance and other incidental fees. All she had to do was to pay forher own gasoline. Patricia was very pleased. Thirty dollars a day was a good rate even for a weekday. She signed all the paperwork,and they gave her the keys. The Toyota was a 4-speed,4-cylinder,2-door beauty,the paint,tires,and the interior were like the new. It was comfortable, even though the air-conditioner was not the frostiest(结霜的) . She got in and drove north. It was a two-lane road all the way to Baker,with only one town between the airport and Baker. That town was Noms,40 miles from Baker. Patricia didn"t make it to Norris. The car refused to run 30 minutes after she had been driving it. Fortunately,her cell phone was able to connect back to the RentMe desk. "My car stopped running. and I"m out here in the middle of nowhere in the hot sun! " she said. "That doesn"t make any sense," said the clerk."You did put gas in the car before you left town, didn"t you? " "No. Of course not ! " yelled Patricia. " Why would Iput gas in the car before I even got out of town?" "Well,why do you think you got such a good rate-we save money by having the customer gas up instead of us having to put gas in the car. " "I was in a hurry,"said Patricia. "Well,sometimes you pay a price for being in a hurry," said the clerk. " We"II send a man out with some spare gas for you:if you"d like. ,," Of course l"d like , " said Patria.ia. " How long willit be?" The clerk told her it would be within the hour. He didn"t tell her that there would be a $ 50 service charge for delivering the gas,or that the 3 gallons of fuel would cost her $ 7 a gallon. She would get that bad news when she retumed the car to the airport. | |||
1. Why didn"t Patricia want to rent an SUV? | |||
A. Because it was a big car that would need a lot of gasoline. B. Because she failed to carry enough money with her. C. Because she was not used to driving suc, h a big car. D. Because it was not easy to drive since it was so old. | |||
2. How much would Patricia have to pay at least when she returned the car to the airport? | |||
A. $ 161. B. $ 60. C. $ 131. D. $ 80. | |||
3. Which of the following is true? | |||
A. Patricia did put gas in the car before she left town. B. The air-conditioner of the Toyota was functioning perfectly. C. The car broke down halfway there and needed repairing. D. Patricia was quite satisfied with the price at first. | |||
4.The underlined word "offended" in the first paragraph means " " | |||
A. hurt the feelings of B. excited C. amused D. suited |