Two hundred years ago there lived in Boston a little boy called Benjamin Franklin.

　　On the day that he was seven years old, his mother gave him __1__ pennies. It was the first money that he had ever had. “You __2__ buy something, if you wish,” said his mother. The little fellow ran into the street. As Benjamin ran down the street, he __3__ what he should buy. Should he buy candy? Should he buy a pretty toy? He had never owned a good toy. He met a larger boy, __4__ was blowing a whistle. What a pretty sound! “I wish I __5__ that whistle,” he said. Benjamin gave all his pennies to the boy to buy the whistle.

　　Little Benjamin was very happy. He ran home __6__ he could. “See, mother,” he said, “I have bought a whistle.” “How much did you __7__ it?” “All the pennies you gave me.” “You've paid a dear price for this thing. It's only a penny whistle. You might have bought half a dozen such whistles with the money I gave you,” said his mother.

　　The little boy saw what a mistake he had made. He threw it upon the floor and began to cry. “Never mind, my child,” said his mother, very kindly. “You are only a very little boy, and you will learn a great deal as you grow bigger. The __8__ you have learned today is never to pay too dear for a whistle.” Benjamin Franklin lived to be a very old man, but he __9__ forgot that lesson. Everyone should remember the name of Benjamin Franklin. He was a great thinker and a great doer, and __10__ Washington he helped to make USA free.

　　( )1.A.a littleB.littleC.a few D.few

　　( )2.A.mayB.shouldC.needD.must

　　( )3.A.knewB.wonderedC.understood D.realized

　　( )4.A.whichB.thatC.who D.what

　　( )5.A.haveB.can have C.will haveD.had

　　( )6.A.as fast asB.so fast asC.faster thanD.so fastest

　　( )7.A.costB.pay forC.takeD.spend in

　　( )8.A.ideaB.knowledgeC.lesson D.fact

　　( )9.A.alwaysB.oftenC.hardly ever D.never

　　( )10.A.withB.toC.inD.along

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