初中英语阅读题

BuyaCarforMeasWell

MrJohnsonwantsacarforlong.Hishomeisfarfromhisfactory.Hehastosetthealarmclock(闹钟)forhiswifeeveryeveningbeforehegoestobed.TheWomanhastogetupearlier.Whenbreakfastisready,shewakeshimup.Thenhehurriedtocatchtheearlybus.Oncesomethingwaswrongwiththeclock,hewaslateforwork.Atthegateoftheshophemetwiththehead.Hewashardlysentaway.Sincethenhe'salwaysgonetothecarshopsandwatchedthemcarefully.Healwayswearsoldclothesandhiswifeoftenbuysthecheapestfood.Theynevertravelinthecitiesorvisittheplacesofinterest.Hehopestohavehisownone.

Now,afterthreeyears,MrJohnsonhasenoughmoneytobuyacar.Hewenttotheshophappilyandchoseacheaperbutbeautifulone.Hehandedthemoneytotheshopkeeper.Themancounteditcarefullyandthensaid,"Sorry,sir.They'refourthousandninehundredandninety-fivedollars."

AtthatmomentMrJohnsonrememberedhespentsomemoneyonthelottery(彩票).HewentoutandmetwithhisfriendMrHuntandwantedtoborrowsome.

"Certainly,"saidtheman."Whatdoyouborrowfivedollarsfor?"

"Tobuyacar."

"Here'stendollars——buyoneformeaswell(也)."

1.MrsJohnsongetsupearlierto__________.

A.gotowork

B.buysomethinginthemarket

C.cookbreakfast

D.wakeherhusbandup

2.MrJohnsongoestohisfactory__________.

A.bybikeB.bybus

C.onfootD.bytrain

3.MrandMrsJohnsontrytheirbesttosavesomemoneyto__________.

A.buysomenewclothes

B.travelinthecities

C.visittheplacesofinterest

D.buyacar

4.Thecarcosts__________dollars.

A.5B.10C.4,995D.5,000

5.MrHuntwantedtobuyacarbecause__________.

A.hethoughtitwasfivedollars

B.hewasrichenough

C.helentfivedollarstohisfriend

D.hehadenoughmoney