妈妈把钱藏在垃圾桶 检验谁是家里好帮手
妈妈把钱藏在垃圾桶 检验谁是家里好帮手


A mum felt tired because she was the only one to clean up around the house. So she came up with a new game to keep her happy as she goes. She put money under the litter with tape around the house, including toilet rolls and pieces of paper on the floor. 
When the money wasn’t taken away, she added the prize money. She said that anyone who decided to lend a helping hand could get a small fortune. Unluckily for her family, they don’t join in the litter picking, leaving only their hard-working mum to take back her own money. 
The mum posted the idea to Facebook with a photo of the toilet roll. It was lying on the bathroom floor, and showed it was there for full seven days. She wrote online, "Needing something to inspire kids and husbands to tidy up around the house? Clearly this game hasn’t worked here yet, maybe one day. For now, I’ll keep raising the prize money, knowing it’s coming back."
One said, "My kids would probably pick it up, take out the money, throw it back on the floor and forget about the whole thing." A second replied, "No one will pick them up even if it saves their life." Another mum has used a way to get her child to lend a hand with chores around the house. After she changed her laundry area, she left a large sign to everyone else living in the home that reads,"Put your laundry away, or I'll beat you. Love mum."

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1.Why did the mum start the game?

A Because she felt it relaxing.

B Because her family was not happy.

C Because she needed someone to help her.

D Because it helped teach her family a lesson.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句She said that anyone who decided to lend a helping hand could get a small fortune.可知，她表示凡是想伸出援手的人都能得到一笔小钱，因为她需要帮手，故选C。

2.What’s the result of the game?

A The house became cleaner.

B The mother had to give it up.

C The kids helped clean the floor.

D No one was interested in it.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句Unluckily for her family, they don’t join in the litter picking, leaving only their hard-working mum to take back her own money. 和第三段可知，不幸的是，她的家人不参加捡垃圾，只留下她来收拾，由此推测没人对此感兴趣，故选D。

3.The underlined word “chores” means _______ in Chinese.

A 家庭作业

B 杂务

C 做饭

D 洗衣服

解析：选B。词义猜测题。由上文知，这位母亲是想让家人帮助打扫卫生，由此猜测chores意为“杂务”，故选B。

4.What can we know from this passage?

A The game will be over.

B The mother will keep doing the game.

C The family realize that they are wrong.

D People online believe the game will work.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段For now, I’ll keep raising the prize money, knowing it’s coming back.可知，母亲会继续提高奖金，因为她知道家人会回心转意，说明她还是坚持继续做这个游戏，故选B。