中考完形填空(1)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was once a millionaire who loved money than anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how much he had, so he took on a little girl to __1__ all his money for him.
It __2__ the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two __3__ dollars, he was __4__ with joy and asked, “ How much __5__ do you want?” He thought that __6__ she was only a child, he could __7__ her into taking a very small amount of money.
The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you __8__ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day before, multiplied by itself.
The __9__ thought that in this __10__ he would only have to give her a __11__ dollars. What a __12__ little girl! So immediately, he __13__ his lawyer sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her __14__ .