A man worked hard in a factory. Every day he came back 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 an hour?” “Oh, my baby. I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, could you lend me $10?”
The father was very angry, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some junk food for yourself, then go straight to your room and think it over.”
The little boy didn’t want to make his father angry, so he went to his room quietly. An hour later, the father calmed down and thought carefully.
“Sorry! I was too hard on you just now,” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found the boy already had some money, he didn’t understand why the little boy asked for another $10.
After seeing his father’s strange feeling, “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied quickly. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home earlier tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
16. How much does the boy's father make an hour?
17. When the boy asked his father for $10, his father was very ________.
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.worried |
18. At first the father refused to lend the boy any money because ________.
A.he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
B.he was too poor to have any money |
C.the boy always borrowed money from his father |
D.the boy had already had much money |
19. The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.
A.a new book for himself. | B.a nice gift for his father |
C.an hour of his father’s time | D.an hour of his mother’s time |
20. From the passage, we may know the little boy's father ________.
A.often bought gifts for his son | B.always came back home early |
C.played with his son every day | D.spent little time with his son |