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Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day the lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures.I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will，” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that.” said the young man.
【解题导语】 Hobbs是个孤儿，他想学习画画，但是没有钱。一天一个律师找到了他，给他带来叔叔去世后留给他的钱。但是叔叔在遗嘱中让他回答一个问题……
1．Hobbs wanted to borrow money because he wanted to ________．
A．study abroad B．work abroad
C．pay for the debts D．learn to paint pictures
D 解析：细节理解题。根据文中的He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.可知，想借钱是因为想学习绘画。
2．With the money he got, first Hobbs ________．
A．planned to have a happy life for a few days
B．decided to give up his work in the office
C．was to give a dinner to his friends
D．had no idea what to do
D 解析：细节理解题。根据文中的He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it.可知，在开始时，他并不知道该怎样花这些钱。
3．What Hobbs was asked to do was ________．
A．to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it
B．to read his uncle’s will
C．to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money
D．nothing but to buy some pictures
A 解析：细节理解题。根据文中的Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.可知答案。
4．What Hobbs really loved to do was ________．
A．working in the factory
B．living in a fine hotel
C．painting pictures
D．saving the money
C 解析： 细节理解题。根据文中的do what I’d like to do: painting pictures.可知答案。
