Question

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（紙板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
【小題1】How old was Joyce?
A. Seven.           B. Eight.        C. Nine.         
【小題2】Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
【小題3】What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.   
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
【小題4】How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.
【小題5】 How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad.      B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】B

解析【小題1】細節題：從第一段的句子： As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs.可知Joyce今年8歲，答案是B
【小題1】細節題：從第一段的句子： Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money.可知答案是A
【小題1】細節題：從第三段的句子：Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday.可知答案是B
【小題1】細節題：從第三段的句子： Eight days later, 可知Joyce用了一周的時間收集賣垃圾。選C
【小題1】細節題：從最后一段的句子：she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”可知媽媽收到禮物的時候很感動。選B