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中考英语阅读训练（043）
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Have to Pay
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by, "Let me clean your shoes." The young man said, "No, thank you." "You may pay me only a pound, sir." said the boy. But the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away.
But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn't walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.
1. The boy was a shoes ____.
A. cleaner B. maker C. repairer D. seller
2. At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ____.
A. he couldn't pay
B. he had not enough money
C. he didn't think it necessary
D. he had just cleaned his shoes
3. Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for ____.
A. two pounds B. one pound
C. nothing D. few money
4. The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ____.
A. it was very dirty
B. the young man paid only one pound
C. it was difficult to clean
D. he asked to be paid two pounds
5. The boy said he would clean the young man's shoes for nothing just in order to ____.
A. show his kindness
B. help the young man
C. get more money from him
D. let everyone see
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