Foolish (silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughedat him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.

One day, a visitor came to the village.

"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.

"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.

Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.

The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He's too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.

The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."

"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game."

 51. People laughed at Freddie because__________.

      A. he often made up jokes   B. he didn't like money

      C. he looked very funny     D. they thought he was a fool

 52. The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.

      A. how silly Freddie was           B. how clever Freddie was

      C. How kind people were to Freddie  D. that Freddie had much money

 53. The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he thought_________.

      A. Freddie did not know money was useful

      B. the villager was not kind enough to the boy

      C. Freddie did not get along well with the villagers

      D. Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more

 54. From the story we know that Freddie was__________.

      A. poor       B. kind     C. clever  D. silly

 55. The best title for the passage should be __________.

      A. Clever Villagers       B."Foolish" Freddie    

      C. Freddie and a Visitor   D.A Visitor and the Villagers

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