Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!
【小題1】 The barber gave the boy money because he         .
A. wanted the boy to help him        B. loved the boy       C. wanted to prove(證明) his words.
【小題2】 The boy got          from the barber.
A. one dollar                      B. 50 cents(美分)               C. a quarter
【小題3】 The sentence “the game's over” here means         .
A. he can’t play the computer game any longer
B. he can never get money from the barber
C. he can never go to the barber shop
【小題4】We can learn that          is the smartest one among the three people in this story.
A. the boy                        B. the barber                  C. Harvey
【小題5】 We can infer(推斷) from the passage that         .
A. The young boy was the barber’s son       
B. Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.
C. The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.

A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (證明)it to you.”

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks，“Which do you want，son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.

“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”

 Later，when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licks(舔著)his ice cream and answers，“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

1.The underlined word “whispers” means “      ”.

A. speak in a low voice       B. speak angrily

C. speak in a loud voice      D. speak happily

2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is        to the customer.

A. clever             B. silly              C.1azy                D. naughty

3.The young boy takes the money to       .

A. give the customer  B. have a haircut C. give his parents  D. buy an ice cream

4.The young boy always takes two cents，because he       .

A. is the most foolish                  B. 1ikes those two cents

C. doesn’t want to stop this game        D. doesn’t know the value of money

5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?

A. The young boy.  B. The barber.  C. The customer.  D. The author.

Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"

Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!

1. The barber gave the boy money because he         .

A. wanted the boy to help him        B. loved the boy       C. wanted to prove(證明) his words.

2. The boy got          from the barber.

A. one dollar                      B. 50 cents(美分)               C. a quarter

3. The sentence “the game's over” here means         .

A. he can’t play the computer game any longer

B. he can never get money from the barber

C. he can never go to the barber shop

4.We can learn that          is the smartest one among the three people in this story.

A. the boy                        B. the barber                  C. Harvey

5. We can infer(推斷) from the passage that         .

A. The young boy was the barber’s son       

B. Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.

C. The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.

"Here's the advance payment(預(yù)期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (懷疑) since last week," Mike replied.

    "In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.

    Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.

    One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.

   However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.

   One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.

  "Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."

    "Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."

    Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."

   "Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."   

1.Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

A、he didn't want to work for his company any longer.

B、some agents forced him to do so.

C、he wanted to give his child an excellent education and bright future.

D、Mr. Smith did not give treat him very well.

2.What did the agents ask Mike to do?  

A、To give them some important information of his company.

B、To follow his boss secretly.

C、To serve his master very honestly.

D、To leave his company and join them.

3.Mr. Smith thought Mike was______ before he knew that Mike was a spy.

A、kind          B、clever        C、honest          D、dishonest

4.What's the meaning of the phrase "leak out" in the passage?___________.

A、land on        B、cross out     C、become known     D、come out

5.What can you learn from the passage?______________.

A、We should be careful at work.       B、We should be honest at work.

C、We should work hard.             D、We should serve the masters.