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For some years, my mother worked for a charity as
President and Secretary. Selling raffle tickets(兑奖券)was her main means of bringing in the
charity's much-needed funds. We girls would accompany her, selling tickets with
great success. My father made and donated beautiful wooden toys, jewellery
boxes and other lovely items as prizes.
Now my sister was always coming up with "good
ideas", most of which didn't work out to plan. But that didn't deter her. She
had many just waiting to be tested. When she was eight and I was just five, we had
a wonderful idea for a business adventure. We decided we would sell raffle
tickets for charity, and that charity was us!
So one afternoon, we told our mother we were going to play
in the park with our cousins as we did most days after school. But instead, we
walked around the streets armed with a raffle book, a pen and a large cloth bag
to carry the money.
We'd accompanied our mother many times when she sold
tickets, so people were familiar with us when we appeared at their doors. Despite
the blank looks they received when asking about the prizes on offer, they were
very generous. Although there were no actual prizes, our mother's previous
track record enabled us to sell nearly the whole book of raffle tickets.
Like a little pair of lottery(彩票)winners, we walked
home and proudly showed off our takings. But our enjoyment of this sudden
wealth was short-lived, and our plans for spending it quickly failed. Our angry
mother took us back to every ticket buyer, making us apologise and give the
money back. Thankfully, our sweet neighbours didn't make a big deal of our
"clever" misbehavior and thus my mother's fundraising career could
continue safely. We were taught a good lesson by our mother that day. Also I
remember my sister's entrepreneurial(企业家的)spirit dried
up a bit after that.
(1)
What did the author's father do?
A . He got prizes ready.
B . He sold handmade items.
C . He was in charge of a charity.
D . He helped design raffle tickets.
(2)
What does the underlined word "deter" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A . Embarrass.
B . Shock.
C . Discourage.
D . Mislead.
(3)
What can be learned about the author and her sister while selling raffle tickets?
A . They ran into their mother.
B . They met some generous strangers.
C . They got lost while walking around the streets.
D . They took advantage of people's trust in their mother.
(4)
What lesson did the author and her sister learn?
A . Honesty is the best policy.
B . What's done can't be undone.
C . Misfortune never comes alone.
D . Good advice is beyond all price.
答案: A
C
D
A