David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (搶劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
1.In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “____________”
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A．feel worried about |
B．be interested in |
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C．get higher |
D．make less |
2.Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?
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A．The doctor want to make more money. |
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B．The tooth itself was serious . |
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C．The tooth wanted to come out . |
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D．Daniel wanted to save some money. |
3.After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very _________.
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A．angry |
B．sad |
C．afraid |
D．worried |
4.David thought that two minutes was ____________.
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A．too little time to pull out a tooth |
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B．too little time to pay the dentist $40 |
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C．too long to pull out a tooth |
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D．too short for the dentist to finish the operation |
5.What kind of person do you think David was?
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A．He was very strict with others. |
B．He was very clever. |
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C．He was very generous. |
D．He was very stingy(吝嗇). |
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| A．2． | B．3． | C．4． | D．5 |
| A．Laura． | B．David． |
| C．The children． | D．David’s parents． |
| A．Cook for the family． |
| B．Take children from school． |
| C．Take a good rest with the children． |
| D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor． |
| A．Hard． | B．Easy． | C．Boring． | D．Fun |
| A．children hate to stay with their mothers |
| B．men are better at looking after the children |
| C．women do better at work than they did before |
| D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework |
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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top o
f their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says Da
vid. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
【小題1】How many people are there in Laura’s family?
| A．2． | B．3． | C．4． | D．5 |
| A．Laura． | B．David． |
| C．The children． | D．David’s parents． |
| A．Cook for the family． |
| B．Take children from school． |
| C．Take a good rest with the children． |
| D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor． |
| A．Hard． | B．Easy． | C．Boring． | D．Fun |
| A．children hate to stay with their mothers |
| B．men are better at looking after the children |
| C．women do better at work than they did before |
| D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework |
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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A．2． B．3． C．4． D. 5
2.Who does most of the housework in the family?
A．Laura． B．David．
C．The children．D．David’s parents．
3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
4.What does David think of his job at home?
A．Hard． B．Easy． C．Boring． D. Fun
5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework
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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A．2． B．3． C．4． D. 5
2.Who does most of the housework in the family?
A．Laura． B．David．
C．The children．D．David’s parents．
3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
4.What does David think of his job at home?
A．Hard． B．Easy． C．Boring． D. Fun
5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework
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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A．2． B．3． C．4． D. 5
2.Who does most of the housework in the family?
A．Laura． B．David．
C．The children． D．David’s parents．
3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
4.What does David think of his job at home?
A．Hard． B．Easy． C．Boring． D. Fun
5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework
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