Nick was 10 years old. Nick’s father was very busy. He could not spend time with his son. He came home after Nick slept, and was off to office before Nick woke up in the morning.

One day, Nick was surprised to see his father at home in the evening. “Dad, it is a big surprise to see you at home,” Nick said.

“Yes, my meeting was cancelled. So I’m at home. But after two hours I have to fly to New York,” his father said.

“When will you be back?”

“Tomorrow noon.”

Then Nick asked, “Dad, how much do you make in a year?”

Nick’s father was taken aback. He said, “My dear son, it’s a very big amount and you won’t be able to understand it.”

“OK dad, are you happy with the amount you make?”

“Yes my dear. I’m very happy.”

“Yes, dad. I’m happy to hear that. Can I ask you one more question?”

“Yes, dear.”

“Dad, can you tell me how much you make in a day or even half a day?”

“Nick, why are you asking this question?” Nick’s father said.

But Nick was persistent. “Please answer me. Can you please tell me how much you make in an hour?”

Nick’s father gave in and replied, “It will be around $ 25/- per hour.”

Nick ran to his room upstairs, and came down with his piggy bank. “Dad, I have $50 in my piggy bank. Can you spend two hours with me? I want to go to the beach and have dinner with you tomorrow evening. Can you please mark this in your schedule?”

Nick’s father was speechless!

1.How did Nick feel when seeing his father at home?

A Shocked.

B Happy.

C Angry.

D Worried.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段的“Nick was surprised to see his father at home in the evening”可知，那天晚上，尼克看到父亲在家很惊讶。故选A。

2.How will Nick’s father go to New York?

A By car.

B By train.

C By plane.

D By bike.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段的“But after two hours I have to fly to New York”可知，两个小时后他要赶飞机去纽约。故选C。

3.What does the underlined part “was persistent” mean?

A Tried to leave.

B Was encouraged to answer.

C Continued to ask.

D Wanted to reply.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“Please answer me. Can you please tell me how much you make in an hour?”以及前面的几个问题可知，在问了父亲几个问题没有得到想要的回答后，他仍然坚持“继续问”。故选C。

4.Why did Nick run to his room?

A To make a plan for tomorrow.

B To put money into his piggy bank.

C To give money to his father.

D To let his feelings out.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据“Dad, I have $50 in my piggy bank. Can you spend two hours with me?”可知，尼克跑到楼上的房间，拿着存钱罐下来，说自己存钱罐里有50美元，希望爸爸能给他两个小时，他明天晚上想和爸爸一起去海滩和吃晚饭。故选C。

5.What can be learned from the passage?

A Every mother’s child is handsome.

B Every man has his weak side.

C Money is the key that opens all doors.

D Money can’t buy everything.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。本文主要讲了小男孩花钱向爸爸买时间，希望爸爸能够陪自己，虽然这位父亲平时赚很多钱，但是却缺少对孩子的陪伴。因此“钱不能买一切”符合题意。故选D。