My brother, Henry, has a very good job at a bank. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to leave there. I tried to make him change his mind, but I failed. “You should reconsider your decision (決定),” I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future (將來(lái)). You might become a bank manager (經(jīng)理) by the time you are thirty-five.”

　　“I know,” Henry answered. “I have got no complaints (抱怨) with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent (杰出的).”

　　“Then why do you want to leave?” I asked.

　　“It's the money,” Henry said.

　　“But you are getting a good salary (工資),” I answered.

　　“I don't mean that,” Henry said. “What do I do in the bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing (壓抑).”

　　“What is depressing about counting money?” I asked.

　　“You don't understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!

(1) The writer wanted to know ________.

[　　]

A．why his brother did in the bank

B．how long his brother had worked at the bank

C．why his brother had decided to leave the bank

D．when his brother would become a bank manager

(2) His brother did not enjoy ________.

[　　]

A．working in a pleasant place

B．keeping happy hours

C．getting a good salary

D．counting other people's money

(3) In the sentence “You should reconsider your decision”, “reconsider” means ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)gree with
B．feel worried about
C．think over again
D．find out

(4) From what the writer said we know that the bank paid his brother ________ for his work.

[　　]

A．quite a lot of money

B．a(chǎn)s much money as the manager's

C．no money

D．not much money

(5) The best title (題目) for this story is ________.

[　　]

A．An Excellent Job
B．The Wonderful Future
C．Money Problem
D．Change in Mind

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