Yesterdaywasmystepmother’sbirthday.Ihaven’tbeenhomeforalongtimesoIwantedtostopbythehousetoseeheronthisspecialday.

IhavebeenstrugglingonalowincomesoIwasafraidthatIcouldn’taffordthelongtrip.Gasissoexpensivenowadays!AnywayIfilledmytankwithgasandsetoff.

Istoppedatashoppingmallandfoundapresent.ItwastheperfectgiftandIknewshewouldloveit.ButwhenIgottothecashiermycardwasdeclined!Ididn’thaveenoughmoneyinmyaccounttopayforthegift!

SoIponderedtheissueforafewminutes.IcouldputitbackandgetsomethingcheaperbutIknewtherewasnothingelseinthestoreshewouldhavelikedasmuch.SoIgottomysmart-phoneandtransferredsomemoneyfrommysavingaccountandwasabletobuythegift.IttookabigpartofmysavingsbutIwantedhertohavesomethingspecial.

ItturnedoutthatshelovedthegiftandIfeltthateventhoughIhadspentalmostallmymoneymystepmotherdeservedthebest.IwasgladIgaveherthebestIcould.

BeforeIleftmyparents’housemydadtookmetoonesideandwithoursecrethandshakehegavemesomemoney.Ihadn’tsaidanythingtohimaboutmyfinancialconditionbutIguessedmydadjustknewit.WhenIgottothecarIsawtheamounthegavemewasthreetimeswhatIhadspentonthegasandthegift!

Itgoestoshowthatdoingtherightthingalwayscomeswithgreatrewards.

1.Whywasthewriterunwillingtohavealongtrip?

A.Becausegaswashardlyavailable.

B.Becausethewriterwasshortofmoney.

C.Becausethewriterdidn’tlikedriving.

D.Becausetheroadwasdifficulttodriveon.

2.Theunderlinedword“pondered”inParagraph4probablymeans________.

A.thoughtabout B.triedon C.dependedon D.gotthrough

3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.

A.thewriterloveshisstepmotherverymuch

B.thegiftthewriterboughtwaslovedbyhisfatherverymuch

C.thewriterspendallhissavingsbuyingthegiftforhisstepmother

D.thegiftthewriterboughtwasthemostexpensiveoneintheshop

4.Whydidthewriter’sfathershakehandswiththewriterinsecret?

A.Becausehewantedtoaskthewriterforsomethin