Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
Jack's father is a .
A.fisherman |
B.driver |
C.worker |
D.farmer |
As , the family were hungry.
A.Jack's father had to look after him in winter |
B.Jack's father could catch little fish in winter |
C.no food was sold in winter |
D.Jack's father was often ill in winter |
Jack's mother when Jack was three years old.
A.left |
B.went out |
C.married |
D.died |
Jack wanted to get more money to .
A.build a house |
B.buy a farm |
C.give his aunt nice presents |
D.marry a wife |
Jack wanted to buy an old tombstone because .
A.he had not enough to buy a new one |
B.his aunt could not know whose name was engraved |
C.his aunt was not going to mind it |
D.nobody knew what his aunt's name was |