On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the gold watch for only one hundred pounds. “The boy didn't know that I saw him stealing the watch from the shop. And he asked for much less money than that in the shop.” Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home. The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch. Rose looked at the watch for a while, then, laughed loudly, “You are really a fool!" she said, "This watch isn't worth 100 pounds at all. The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together!” 1. The shop assistant said the price of the watch was ____. A. 100 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds D. less than 100 pounds 2. The shop assistant must have known ____ very well. A. Mike B. the boy C. Rose D. nobody 3. The boy would sell Mike the watch for ____. A. 200 pounds B. 300 pounds C. as much money as that in the shop D. much less money than that in the shop 4. In fact, the watch was worth ____. A. 100 pounds B. 300 pounds C. just a little money D. much more money 5. In this story, who really lost something? A. The shop assistant B. Mike C. The boy D. Rose 【试题答案】 一. 1~5 B D A A B 6~10 C D A A C 二. 1~10 D A A D B A A D B D 三. 1~5 C B D C B 【励志故事】 果断 有一个6岁的小男孩,一天在外面玩耍时,发现了一个鸟巢被风从树上吹掉在地,从里面滚出了一只嗷嗷待哺的小麻雀,小男孩决定把它带回家喂养。 当他托着鸟巢走到家门口的时候,他忽然想起妈妈不允许他在家里养小动物。于是,他轻轻地把小麻雀放在门口,进屋去请求妈妈。在他的再三哀求下妈妈终于破例答应了。 小男孩兴奋地跑到门口,不料小麻雀已经不见了,他看见一只黑猫正在意犹未尽地舔着嘴巴。小男孩为此伤心了很久,但从此他记住了一个教训:只要是自己认定的事情,决不可优柔寡断。这个小男孩长大后成就了一番事业。 (责任编辑:admin) |