An African﹣American boy was born in New York．The family was very poor and he could not see any （1）　　 for the future．

    One day， the boy's father showed him an old shirt and asked，" How much does it（2）　　 ？"

    "Probably ＄1，" he replied．

    "Can you sell it at ＄2？" the father looked at him．

    " （3）　　 a fool will buy it!" the boy shouted．

    "Why don't you have a try？ If you manage to sell it， you will help the family a lot． " His father explained．

    The boy nodded and said， "I will try， but I can't （4）　　 anything． "

    He carefully washed the old shirt．The next day， he came to a subway station．After about six hours， he sold it to a passer﹣by． He held the two dollars and ran all the way home （5）　　．

    After ten days， the father asked his son， "Can you sell an old shirt at ＄20？"

    "No （6）　　! An old shirt is only worth ＄2． " The boy argued．

    "Why not try it again？" said the father．

    The boy asked his cousin to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the shirt． Soon （7）　　 was sold to a little girl． She loved the design very much and she gave him ＄25．

    When the boy got home，his father handed him（8）　　 old shirt and asked if he could sell it at ＄200． Surprisingly， the boy took the shirt without hesitation（犹豫）．

    A famous movie star came to New York． The boy made his way（9）　　 the crowd and asked her to sign on the shirt． Very quickly， a businessman bought the shirt at ＄1200．

    Hearing the news， his father was happy and asked， "My boy， what did you learn from selling these old shirts？" The boy answered， "Our value depends（10）　　 we add to it． "

（1）A． hope	B． reason	C． courage	D． pressure
（2）A． pay	B． spend	C． cost	D． save
（3）A． Ever	B． Only	C． Hardly	D． Nearly
（4）A． imagine	B． believe	C． provide	D． promise
（5）A． silently	B． angrily	C． seriously	D． excitedly
（6）A． problem	B． way	C． doubt	D． excuse
（7）A． she	B． he	C． it	D． they
（8）A． other	B． another	C． any	D． more
（9）A． through	B． across	C． around	D． opposite
（10）A． how often	B． how long	C． how far	D． how much