David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his be

David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
【小题1】In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “ ”A．feel worried aboutB．be interested inC．get higherD．make less【小题2】Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?A．The doctor want to make more money.B．The tooth itself was serious .C．The tooth wanted to come out .D．Daniel wanted to save some money.【小题3】After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very .A．angryB．sadC．afraidD．worried【小题4】David thought that two minutes was .A．too little time to pull out a toothB．too little time to pay the dentist $40C．too long to pull out a toothD．too short for the dentist to finish the operation【小题5】What kind of person do you think David was?A．He was very strict with others.B．He was very clever.C．He was very generous.D．He was very stingy(吝啬).D

(答案→)D 解析：【小题1】根据单词和词组的意思，可知答案为D，表示减少的意思。【小题2】根据文章内容The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.”可知道答案为B【小题3】根据文章内容he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫)。可知答案为A【小题4】根据文章内容大意可知答案为B，David 认为2分钟挣40美元，时间，太少了。【小题5】根据文章内容可知答案为D。

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