My friend Mary came to school wearing a brand-new pair of Zee jeans. “Your new Zee jeans are so cute!” I said.

“My grandma took me clothes shopping last weekend,” Mary said. “The Zee jeans were on sale. They have cool pockets and are unbelievably comfortable. When you’re at my house after school, try them on and see for yourself.”

“Hmm.” I didn’t think so. But when I tried them on, I couldn’t help agreeing. “I’m totally taking these!” I said. As soon as I got home, I told my mom that I had to get some Zee jeans.

Mom said, “You already have three pairs of perfectly good jeans. There is no way Dad and I are paying that much for a pair of pants. If you want to buy them with your own money, I would be happy to make a long list of extra chores you can do.”

“I’ll start this minute,” I said.

It took me three weeks to save enough money. I changed kitty litter, watched my little brother and sister, and cleaned refrigerator. The refrigerator cleaning was the worst because one of the shelves fell while I was taking everything out. Food and milk splashed all over the floor. It took me one and a half hour to clean it up!

Anyway, I finally bought my Zee jeans, and I loved them even more than I thought I would. I loved them half because they had cool pockets and super comfortable, and half because I had worked so hard to earn the money to buy them myself.

1.Who bought the new Zee jeans for Mary?

A. Her mother. B. Herself. C. Her friend. D. Her grandmother.

2.Why did mom not want to buy a pair of Zee jeans to the writer?

A. She didn’t like the writer.

B. She thought the writer was lazy.

C. She thought that the writer had enough jeans.

D. She didn’t have enough money.

3.How did the writer buy the new jeans?

A. She got money from her mom.

B. She made money by doing housework.

C. She borrowed money from Mary.

D. She asked her grandma to buy them for her.

1.D 2.C 3.B 【解析】解析：本文主要講述了作者因為看到朋友穿著很酷的牛仔褲而且和很舒適，便也想買一條，但作者的媽媽說作者已經(jīng)有三條牛仔褲了，不可能再花錢給作者買。如果作者想要的話，只能自己賺錢去買。所以作者就做了許多的家務(wù)，攢夠了錢，自己買了一條牛仔褲的故事。 1.解析：題意：誰給瑪麗買了新的牛仔褲？根據(jù)文中的句子“My grandma took me cloth...
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Second, exercise your courage. It’s just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the 4.

we will get.

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