It was a chilly night in winter. A man came home from work late, tired to find 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 $20 each hour."
"Oh, "the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, "Daddy, could you lend me $10?" The father was furious, "If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!"
The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often. "So he went to the little boy's room.
"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now." said the man, "Here's $10."
"Oh, thank you Daddy!" he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
"Why do you want more money since you already have some?" the father shouted angrily. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do." The little boy replied, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
1. What does the underlined word "furious" mean?
A.Too excited. | B.Quite happy. | C.Very angry. | D.A little nervous. |
2. What did the boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars?
A.A new novel for himself. | B.A nice present for his father. |
C.A toy for his own birthday. | D.One hour of his father's time. |
3. From the passage, what can we infer the boy's father did?
A.He often played with his son. |
B.He spent little time with his son. |
C.He often came home very early. |
D.He did not love his son deeply. |