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    31    all his money for him.

It    32    the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two    33    dollars, he was    34    with joy and asked, “How much    35    do you want?” He thought that    36    she was only a child, he could    37    her into taking a very small amount of money.

The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you    38    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    39    thought that in this    40    he would only have to give her a    41    dollars. What a    42   little girl! So immediately, he    43    his lawyer sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her   44   .

On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.

Each day after that, he gave her    45    number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all his money.

31. A. bring B. count     C. send     D. hide

32. A. had B. needed     C. got     D. took

33. A. million B. dozen     C. thousand D. hundred

34. A. pride B. wild     C. surprised D. moved

35. A. dollars B. number     C. time     D. pay

36. A. as if B. though     C. if         D. because

37. A. warn B. advise     C. cheat     D. set

38. A. could B. would     C. should     D. might

39. A. girl B. millionaire  C. two     D. people

40. A. measure B. way     C. point     D. means

41. A. few B. little     C. less     D. much

42. A. nice B. clever     C. fine     D. foolish

43. A. ordered B. asked     C. had     D. persuaded

44. A. mind B. heart     C. word     D. plan

45. A. good B. great     C. a         D. the

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