Rockefeller was a millionaire（百萬富翁）. One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York. He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in. Rockefeller asked, “What price is the room?” The boss told him “And which floor is it on?” Again the boss told him.

　　“Is that your cheapest room you have? I'm staying here by myself and only need a room.” The boss said, “That room is the smallest and cheapest we have but why do you choose a poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always stays in our dearest room, yours is our cheapest.”“Yes,” said Rockefeller, “his father is a very rich man. But mine isn't.”

Choose the best answer.

(1) Rockfeller was a ________.

[　　]

A．rich man

B．writer

C．worker

D．farmer

(2) Rockefeller wanted to have ________ room to live in.

[　　]

A．a beautiful

B．a dear

C．the cheapest

D．a large

(3) The boss told Rockefeller that they had ________ room.

[　　]

A．no the cheapest

B．the cheapest

C．no the dearest

D．no smaller

(4) Rockefeller's son often stays in ________ room.

[　　]

A．the smallest

B．a cheap

C．a small

D．the dearest

(5) Rockefeller was born in a ________ family.

[　　]

A．rich

B．big

C．poor

D．farm's

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[　　]

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[　　]

A．

as good as their sense of smell

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worse than their sense of smell

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Most black bears live alone all the year round．

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