Question

You can see Pizza Hut(必勝客) every some blocks, so it must be a very big business. Indeed it is. But believe it or not, the business was started in 1958 by two college students with a loan of 600 dollars.

The Carney brothers were trying to make some money .so that they could pay their way through college. They borrowed the money from their mother and sold pizza in a small house in their neighborhood. That's how they got the name of the business. On the first day of business, they gave away pizza to draw(吸引) customers(顧客).

Year after year, their business grows and now they often give free meals and work chances to those in need.

1.Pizza Hut has been set up for about _______ years.

A. 21 B. 31 C. 56 D. 100

2.The word "loan" here in the story means _______.

A. money the brothers borrowed from others

B. money the brothers lent to others

C. something bought for nothing

D. something given away

3.What do you think of the two students from the last paragraph?

A. They are clever. B. They are hard-working.

C. They are generous. D. They are smart.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文介紹必勝客的發展史。七尺，是由兩名大學生向父母借了600美元，在鄰居家的小房子里賣披薩。剛開始免費提供披薩為了招攬顧客，就這樣一步步慢慢發展壯大起來

1.loan of 600 dollars.“這個生意是由兩名大學生借了600美元始創于1958年。”而現在是2014年，因此至今已有56年。故選C。

2.

3.

考點：故事類短文閱讀。