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During harvest time, two young brothers came to a rich farmer and said, “If you give us meals and 1 dollars, we will help you harvest corn.”
“Five dollars is too much,” answered the farmer, “and I think two dollars is 2 .”
“We must have five dollars,” said the two brothers. “If you can’t pay us, we will turn to someone 3 .”
“But why do you need so 4 money?” asked the farmer.
“We know a boy in a village from the Internet. He is ten years old. If he can pay five dollars, he can go to school. 5 his parents can’t give him so much money. We are older, and we decide to give him the 6 by our work.”
“Very well, then,” said the farmer, “ 7 your kindness, I will give you five dollars if you work 8 .”
The two brothers were soon at work and they worked very hard. When they 9 , the farmer gave them five dollars and said, “ 10 a reward (奖励), I give you another five dollars each.”
( ) 1. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 2. A. OK B. much C. many D. less
( ) 3. A. other B. else C. another D. the other
( ) 4. A. many B. big C. much D. more
( ) 5. A. And B. But C. So D. Or
( ) 6. A. books B. school C. money D. corn
( ) 7. A. because of B. because C. with D. without
( ) 8. A. good B. nice C. well D. happy
( ) 9. A. began B. came C. went D. finished
( ) 10. A. For B. As C. To D. In