Question

A Selfish Man

　　The men work all week in a factory. And at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes(信封)and they all count the money. One man is standing in the corner. He is counting his money. Suddenly he realizes it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it, there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts the money carefully into his pocket, and he says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It's pay - day again. And the men are counting the pay. The same man is standing. Suddenly he starts shouting,　　“This time there isn't enough money in the envelope. It is five pounds short.”He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry. “Look”, he says, “there isn't enough money in my pay-package (工資袋) .”“That's right” , says the boss, “but didn't you notice last week, there was a mistake? There was too much, five pounds too much. ”“Yes, that's right, ”says the man, he is very angry, “there was a mistake last week. For one mistake, I can shut my eyes. But there are two mistakes, no, I can't. ”

1．The workers usually work ________ days in western countries.

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A．five

B．six

C．four

D．seven

2．The workers count the money to see ________.

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A．whether the boss gives them more

B．if the boss gives them less

C．if the money is enough

D．whether the money is new

3．“pay-day”is the day on which ________.

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A．people pay money for their goods

B．wages are paid

C．wages are paid to the boss

D．people pay the boss for his work

4．The man did not say anything about his pay when he found there was too much because he ________.

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A．could accept the mistake

B．wanted to keep the money to himself

C．would tell this to the boss later

D．was not angry

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The boss didn't know that there was too much in the man's envelope.

B．The boss put more money in the man's envelope only to see whether the man was honest.

C．The man wanted more money the second time.

D．The man couldn't allow a second mistake to occur.

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;B;B
提示：

1．no doubt 毫無疑問