Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper,saying,“Now,you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip,right?” Tom,her brother,nodded.He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer.This year he came up with a plan.

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired.They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her.Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK,” said Mary,“The first thing you need to do is to figure out(計算)how much you have now.’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank,and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.

“That gives you a total of $27.25,” said Mary,“That is called your capital.The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”

“Well,the pet shop wilt give me all the feathers the birds lose.I'll have to buy the beads(小珠子)and string,” said Tom.

Mary wrote on the piece of paper:

CAPITAL       $27.25

EXPENSES      Feathers      no coat

String for lo necklaces     $2.50

Beads for lo necklaces    + $15.00

Total                    $17.50

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.

“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said,“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50.If I charge(要價)$ 6.00,people will think that's a bargain.”

“OK.If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00,you'll make a good profit(利潤)on each then,” said Mary.

“Hurray!” Tom cried,“If I sell 2.0 necklaces,I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over.”

1.Which word best describes Mary?

A.Confident.        B.Generous.        C.Helpful.           D.Outgoing.

2.The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”.

A.something sold cheap                                  B.something sold expensive

C.something made at home                             D.something made by children

3.How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A.$ 47.45.            B.$ 75.               C.$ 85.                     D.$102.25.

4.How did Tom know how much he would have left over after paying for the camping trip?

A,He took the cost of the trip from the profit he would make on 20 necklaces.

B.He added the cost of the trip to the profit he would make on 20 necklaces.

C.He asked Mary for the answer.

D.He took the cost of each necklace from the amount of money he had to begin with.

5.What's the best title for this story?

A.How to Make Necklaces                              B.How to Sell Necklaces

C.How to Make a Plan                                    D.How to Earn Money for a Trip

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Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper,saying,“Now,you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip,right?” Tom,her brother,nodded.He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer.This year he came up with a plan.

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired.They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her.Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK,” said Mary,“The first thing you need to do is to figure out(計算)how much you have now.’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank,and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.

“That gives you a total of $27.25,” said Mary,“That is called your capital.The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”

“Well,the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose.I'll have to buy the beads(小珠子)and string,” said Tom.

Mary wrote on the piece of paper:

CAPITAL      $27.25

EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost

                 String for 10 necklaces                 $  2.50

                 Beads for 10 necklaces    +       $ 15.00

                 Total                              $ 17.50

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.

“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said,“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50.If I charge(要價)$ 6.00,people will think that's a bargain.”

“OK.If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00,you'll make a good profit(利潤)on each then,” said Mary.

“Hurray!” Tom cried,“If I sell 20 necklaces,I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over.”

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A.something sold cheap                             B.something sold expensive

C.something made at home                       D.something made by children

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A.$ 47.45.   B.$ 75.         C.$ 85.         D.$102.25.

3.What's the best title for this story?

A.How to Make Necklaces                        B.How to Sell Necklaces

C.How to Make a Plan                                D.How to Earn Money for a Trip

 

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         Now here   23   this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet(儲藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   24  , walked to the telephone and called by the   25 .

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I smiled, but I found my tears(眼淚) rolling down my face.

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2. A. my                               B. mine                                C. myself                             D. me

3.A. angry                           B. happy                              C. sad                                   D. funny

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