A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,“Which do you want,son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.
“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”
Later,when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”
The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers,“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”
The underlined word “whispers” means “”.
| A.speak in a low voice |
B.speak angrily |
| C.speak in a loud voice |
D.speak happily |
The barber wants to prove the young boy is to the customer.
| A.clever |
B.silly |
C.1azy |
D.naughty |
The young boy takes the money to.
| A.give the customer |
B.have a haircut |
C.give his parents |
D.buy an ice cream |
The young boy always takes two cents,because he .
| A.is the most foolish |
B.1ikes those two cents |
| C.doesn’t want to stop this game |
D.doesn’t know the value of money |
Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?
| A.The young boy. |
B.The barber. |
C.The customer. |
D.The author. |