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(2023·四川成都石室中学高三5月模拟)
When I was eight,I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it.But,as usual,I was broke.I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister,Kathleen,for a loan.I went to her room, 1 her for the cash.Laughing,she agreed to lend me the money,but added,“I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every month until you pay me back.”
“Compound interest—what’s that?”I asked.
“Well,interest is what you call the 2 money borrowers have to pay back on a loan,” she explained.“Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the 3 you take to pay back the loan.To repay the loan,you will need to give me $11 after one month.If you wait two months to pay me back,your 4 will grow from $10 to $11.So I’ll be charging you interest on $11.Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me,for a 5 of $12.10.That’s what you’ll owe after two months.”
“Sure.I get it,”I said.Though truthfully,I was getting 6 .
With the money,I bought the toy.My birthday came a month later,and my mum gave me $10. 7 ,that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted desperately,the purchase of which made me penniless.I 8 paying my sister for a month.After another month,I forgot about the loan.
Several months later,on Christmas morning,my sister and I each found a $20 bill in our stockings.I was just putting it into my 9 when Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.
“Sorry,kiddo.That’s mine.I’m 10 the debt from you.”
“Huh?” Then I remembered the loan.“Hey!How can it be that much?I only borrowed $10.”
“True,” she said,“but interest has been compounding for eight months.Now you 11 me $21.43.”She paused,then added.“You can pay me the $21.43.”
I 12 to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly.Much to my 13 ,my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up.
My head 14 as I tried to keep track of Kathleen’s 15 ,but this time,I got the basic idea of compound interest.I learned the hard way that borrowing money can be “double trouble” in no time.
1.A.blaming B.begging
C.searching D.preparing
2.A.little B.same
C.enough D.extra
3.A.less B.longer
C.more D.shorter
4.A.cash B.saving
C.charge D.debt
5.A.total B.cost
C.number D.bill
6.A.encouraged B.shocked
C.confused D.satisfied
7.A.Joyfully B.Unfortunately
C.Foolishly D.Gratefully
8.A.put off B.kept on
C.set about D.gave up
9.A.account B.stocking
C.pocket D.property
10.A.reducing B.collecting
C.commanding D.counting
11.A.owe B.offer
C.take D.make
12.A.decided B.refused
C.pretended D.managed
13.A.relief B.regret
C.delight D.annoyance
14.A.turned B.nodded
C.stuck D.hurt
15.A.calculations B.excuses
C.directions D.discoveries
