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David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, "Make it $1.90 and I'll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. "What's ten cents?" they asked themselves. "If it makes this man happy, it won't hurt me very much.”In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, "This tooth will have to come out. It's too serious to save.”"How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?" David asked. "Forty dollars," the dentist said. "How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?" he asked. "About two minutes," the dentist answered. "Forty dollars for two minutes' work!”he shouted, “That's robbery (抢劫)." The dentist smiled. "You're right," she said. "Thank you for telling me. I'll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”

(1)、In the passage the underlined word "reduce" means “____________”

A、feel worried about B、be interested in C、get higher D、make less
(2)、Why must David's tooth be pulled out? 

A、The doctor want to make more money. B、The tooth itself was serious . C、The tooth wanted to come out . D、Daniel wanted to save some money.
(3)、After the dentist answered David's question, he became very _________. 

A、angry B、sad C、afraid D、worried
(4)、David thought that two minutes was ____________. 

A、too little time to pull out a tooth B、too little time to pay the dentist $40 C、too long to pull out a tooth D、too short for the dentist to finish the operation
(5)、What kind of person do you think David was? 

A、He was very strict with others. B、He was very clever. C、He was very generous. D、He was very stingy(吝啬).
举一反三
 D. Answer the following questions. (根据短文内容,回答问题) :

A doctor entered the hospital as soon as possible after being called in for an important surgery (外科手术).

He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly. 

On seeing him, the father cried out, "Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?"

The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work."

"Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do?" said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied, "We will do our best and you should also pray (祈祷) for your son's healthy life."

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying, "If you have any questions, ask the nurse."

"Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state?" shouted the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial (葬礼) when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."

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