Anoldmanwholivedinasmallbackstreetofmyhometownhadtoto...

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An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.

One evening when the boys were particularly __41___，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was__42_when he could see or hear boys playing his__43__game，football. He would__44__give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got__45__，for they could hardly believe__46__they were being paid to do something they__47__.

The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house，and went away__48__with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back，__49__，the old man said he hadn’t had much money__50__himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his__51__from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed，but there was__52__much that they could do about it.

At the__53__of the fifth week，the boys came back and__54__at the old man’s door，waiting for their__55__ly，the door opened and the old man __56__that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan__57__he had promised，but said he would give them five yuan each week without__58__.

This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan！” they yelled.“__59__！”

They__60__away and never played on the street again.

41. A. hot B．noisy C．troublesome D．naughty

42.A. happiest B．excited C．encouraged D．bored

43.A. interesting B．amusing C．acceptable D．favorite

44.A. more ever B．therefore C．willingly D．forever

45.A. shouted B．cried C．thrilled D．smiled

46.A. how B．when C．that D．what

47.A. expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．respected

48.A. happily B．thankfully C．gratefully D．tearfully

49.A. but B．in addition C．however D．besides

50.A ed B．saved C．remained D．left