Amancamehomefromworklateandfoundhis5-year-oldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.“Daddy,howmuchmoneydoyoumakeeachhour?”“Ifyoumustknow,Imake20dollarseachhour.”“Oh,”thelittleboyansweredwithhisheaddown
A man came home from work late and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy,how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know,I make 20dollarseachhour.”“Oh,”thelittleboyansweredwithhisheaddown.Hethoughtforamomentandsaid,“Daddy,couldyoulendme10?”
The father wasfurious,“If you are asking for the money to buy a toy or useless cartoons,then go straight to your room and think about why I’m so angry!”
The little boy went to his room without a word and closed the door.After a short while,the father calmed down.“Maybe he really needs to buy something because he doesn’t really ask for money very often,”he thought.So he went to the little boy’s room.
“I’m sorry son!Maybe I was too hard on you just now.”said the man,“Here’s 10dollars.”“Oh,thankyou,Daddy!”hesaidhappily.Thentheboytookoutsomecoins.Whenthefatherfoundthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,hegotangryagain.“Whydoyoustillwantmoremoneysinceyoualreadyhavesome?”thefathershouted.“BecauseIdidn’thaveenough,butnowIdo.”Thelittleboyreplied.“Daddy,Ihave20now.Can I buy one hour of your time?Please come home early tomorrow,I would like to have dinner with you.”
61.The boy wanted to borrow___ from his father.
A.10
B.20
C.30
D.40
62.In this passage,the underlined word“furious”means___.
A.very angry
B.quite happy
C.too excited
D.a little nervous
63.At first,the father refused to lend the money to his son because___.
A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B.he did not have enough money
C.he thought the boy would buy something useless
D.the boy always borrowed money from him
64.The boy wanted to buy___ with twenty dollars.
A.a new novel
B.a nice present
C.a toy
D.one hour of his father’s time
65.From the passage,we can infer(推断) that the boy’s father___.
A.of