It wasn’t a very good week. On Tuesday, Sam’s father lost his job. Then on Wednesday, Sam’s mother said that the house rent (租金) was going up. On Friday, Rosa asked Sam to go to her birthday party, but he wasn’t happy. He had only one dollar and that wasn’t enough to buy a gift. He knew he couldn’t ask Mom or Dad for any money — not this week!

“Well,” Sam thought, “I don’t have time to worry about this. I have a report (报告) to write, and I need to go to the library.”

In the library, Sam found there was a book sale. A book got his attention. It was a cookbook (食谱) of Chinese food. With his last dollar, he bought the book. He thought Rosa might like it because he often saw Chinese food in her lunch box.

The party on Saturday was a lot of fun. Rosa opened (打开) all the gifts and thanked everyone. When she opened Sam’s gift, she paused (停顿) and didn’t say anything. Sam wanted to know if she liked the book. When Sam got home, he got an e-mail from Rosa.

Dear Sam,

Your gift was the nicest. How did you know I would like a cookbook of Chinese food? My grandma is from China. With the cookbook, I can make Chinese food for her. Thank you so much.

Love,

Rosa

The week turned out to be not so bad.

【小题1】Why didn’t Sam feel happy?

A．Because his father lost his job.	B．Because their house rent went up.
C．Because Rosa didn’t ask him to her party.	D．Because he didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “attention” probably mean in Chinese?

A．宣传

B．赞扬

C．关注

D．保护

【小题3】What do we know about Rosa from the thank-you e-mail?

A．She is from China.	B．She liked Sam’s gift.
C．She is good at cooking.	D．She liked Chinese food.

【小题4】What does the story tell us?

A．Every dollar is important.	B．Second-hand things are useful.
C．It’s OK to go to a party with no gift.	D．The gift coming from the heart is the best.