Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly, he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend people. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan, may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied, "I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally, he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day, but I can get enough money for a toy train. "
1.Why did Scott need to borrow money?
A.Because of his money for education.
B.Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
C.Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
D.Because he needed to get a job.
2.The underlined(划线) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means ______.
A.acting like a dog B.asking the wrong person
C.asking the right person D.climbing up the wrong tree
3.According to the story, Scott might work in _______.
A.a present store B.a book store C.a clothing store D.a dessert house
4.What do you think of Alan?
A.He was unfriendly. B.He was clever. C.He was kind. D.He was silly.
5.What can we know from the story?
A.Scott could get a new train. B.Scott didn't like his brother.
C.Scott's family was very poor. D.Scott didn’t have a brother.
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Amy was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. The shop was____by Mr. Smith.
One day Mr. Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn (赚) some money? ”
“Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no____to buy them with.”
“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Smith, “there are some fine____in Mr. Green’s garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will____you thirteen cents (美分) a kilogram for all you will pick for me.”
Amy was so________ that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a_____at once.
Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get____she picked five kilograms_____the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.
“But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “____should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring (计算) a while, “I should earn one dollar and____cents.”
Amy then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took____some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to____at home until afternoon.
As soon as lunch was_____, she took her basket and____to the garden. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.
As she went home, she____what her teacher had often told her—“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”
1.A.kept B.found C.made D.sold
2.A.idea B.use C.money D.place
3.A.apples B.bananas C.grapes D.pears
4.A.cost B.pay C.spend D.take
5.A.sad B.worried C.interesting D.happy
6.A.box B.basket C.bag D.bottle
7.A.until B.although C.if D.whether
8.A.With B.Under C.In D.On
9.A.how long B.how often C.how many D.how much
10.A.fifty-six B.sixty-five C.thirteen D.thirty
11.A.him B.her C.me D.us
12.A.pick B.cry C.make D.stay
13.A.over B.away C.up D.off
14.A.returned B.hurried C.sent D.belonged
15.A.talked about B.talked with C.thought of D.thought over
What is the sentence pattern of the sentence “We must keep our classroom clean.”?
A.S+V+O+OC B.S+V+P C.S+V+IO+DO D.S+V+O
The article gives students some about how to stay safe online.
A.advise B.suggestions C.advantages D.activities
—What a nice dress! How long __________you __________it?
—For nearly two months.
A.will; have B.have; had C.do; have D.are; having
—I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day.
—__________.
A.Enjoy yourself B.You’re welcome C.That’s interesting D.The same to you
