Every month，Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house.On each visit，their grandpa would give them a few coins.Then all the children would run off to buy sweets.One day，he gathered the children togetjye.air.He said，"Let's have a competition to see who can manage money wisely.At the end of this year，tell me how you've used your money. "
Ruben and Nico，the two smallest kids，continued spending their money all on sweets.Every time，they would show off their sweets in front of the other children.This made Clara and Joe so angry that these two could no longer keep saving their money.They soon joined Ruben and Nico.
Monty was a clever boy.He decided to manage his money by buying and selling things.Soon he made a lot of money with little effort.The way he was going，he would end up almost a rich man.However，he began to spend his money on more and more expensive things for himself.A few months later，he didn't have a single coin left.
Alex saved and saved all the coins he was given，and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone.He was the clear winner.
There was also Julia.She spent all her coins on her secret plan.Julia knew a poor violinist who played in the park，and she offered him all the coins for his violin lessons.Although it wasn't much money，on seeing Julia's excitement，the violinist agreed.After a year the violinist loaned her a violin so they two could play together in the park.They were so successful that she managed to buy her own violin.Even better，she later became a very famous violinist.
（1）Why did the children's grandpa suggest the competition to them？ BB
A．To encourage them to win competitions.
B．To teach them how to manage their money.
C．To tell them money was important to them.
D．To know who was the cleverest child in the family.
（2）The underlined words "these two" in paragraph 2 refer to AA.
A．Clara and Joe
B．Ruben and Nico
C．Monty and Alex
D．Alex and Julia
（3）What can we learn from Julia's story？ CC
A．Get rich slow，or get poor fast.
B．Little effort always brings much money.
C．A little money well spent can help realize your dreams.
D．It is not wise of you to spend all the money you've got.
（4）What is the best title for the passage？ CC
A．A special visit
B．Julia's cousins
C．Grandpa's coins
D．A happy family
【答案】B；A；C；C
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