Question

One day a little boy came into a fruit shop. He had five dollars and wanted to buy some apples. He said to the shop owner,“Give me $5 worth of apples, please.”

When the shop owner gave him the apples, the boy counted them and felt very surprised. Then he said:“Last Friday, my mother bought apples here for $5, too. Why did you give me fewer apples?” “Don’t ask questions, boy. I have no time for questions.”

“Excuse me, sir.” said the little boy, “but…”

“It is all right, my boy,” said the shop owner, “Don’t you know? The fewer apples you get, the less fruit you will have to carry.” “All right.” said the boy and he gave $4 to the shop owner. He was just going to leave the shop when he heard the words:“Come back! You must pay me $5.” But the boy replied: “Don’t you know? The fewer dollars you get, the less money you will have to count.”

1.Where did the story happen? (No more than 4 words)

2.How much money did the boy have? (No more than 2 words)

3.Why didn’t the shop owner let the boy leave? (No more than 10 words)

4.Who bought apples in the shop last Friday? (No more than 4 words)

5.Is the boy clever or silly? (No more than 3 words)

Answer

1.In a fruit shop.

2.Five dollars.

3.Because the boy didn’t give him enough money.

4.The boy’s mother (did).

5.(He is) clever.

【解析】一个小男孩子到水果店买了5美元的苹果，发现店主给他的苹果并没有上周他的妈妈花同样多的钱买的苹果多，就问店主为何这次给他的苹果少。店主说 “你不明白么？苹果少是怕你拿着嫌重。”小男孩知道自己上了当，以其人之道，还其人之身，只付给店主4美元，并说“钱少是怕你数着嫌烦!”

1.根据短文开头的句子“One day a little boy came into a fruit shop.”可知，故事发生在水果店里，答案为In a fruit shop.

2.根据短文中的句子“He had five dollars and wanted to buy some apples.”可知，小男孩只有五美元，答案为Five dollars.

3.根据短文中的句子“Come back! You must pay me $5.”可知，小男孩没有给够店主的钱，答案为Because the boy didn’t give him enough money.

4.根据短文中的句子Then he said:“Last Friday, my mother bought apples here for $5, too.”可知，上周五小男孩的妈妈也买了5美元的苹果，故答案为The boy’s mother (did).

5.以其人之道，还其人之身，说明小男孩很聪明，故答案为(He is) clever.