单选题
Mr. Smith lives in a small and beautiful seaside town and he has worked there for more than ten years. He and his wife have a very comfortable house near the sea. During winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives and friends used to spend holidays in their house because it was much cheaper than staying in hotel. Mr. Smith was unhappy about it, but he didn't know what to do. Finally one day in July, Mr. Smith complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. "One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband, children and their dog, and spend ten days with us the next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives and friends from coming to live with you in summer?" "Oh," the friend answered, "that is not difficult at all. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom come again." Hearing this Mr. Smith smiled.
单选题 Mr. Smith and his wife were not happy in summer because ______.
  • A.it's too not there
  • B.they have many relatives and friends
  • C.many relatives and friends spent holidays in their house
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 The relatives and friends preferred to stay in Mr. Smith's house because ______.
  • A.it was cool in summer
  • B.they might spend less money
  • C.they were more welcome
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 According to his friend, the poor would stop going there so often because ______.
  • A.they were shy to borrow money again
  • B.they were afraid to be asked to pay off the debts
  • C.it wasn't happy for the poor to meet the rich
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】
单选题 The best title for this passage is ______.
  • A.Such a Clever Friend
  • B.Mr. Smith and His Friend
  • C.Such Good Usage of Money
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 After reading the passage we can infer ______.
  • A.Mr. Smith would succeed in keeping his relatives out in summer
  • B.the friend of Mr. Smith hadn't as many relatives as Smith
  • C.Mr. Smith still complains about the coming of his relatives and friends in summer
【正确答案】 A
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