"Then why do you want to leave?" I asked.

　　"It's the money，" Henry said.

　　"But you are getting a good salary." I answered.

　　"I don't mean that，" Henry said，"What do I do in the bank? Well，at the moment all I do is to count money.I found it very depressing."

　　"What is depressing about counting money?" I asked.

　　"You don't understand，" Henry answered，"I enjoying counting my own money，but I hate counting other people's!"

　　廣東中考英語閱讀練習題目：

　　( ) 1.The writer wants to know ________.

　　A.what his brother does at the bank.

　　B.how long his brother has worked at the bank

　　C.why his brother has decided to leave the bank

　　D.when his brother will become a bank manager

　　( ) 2.His brother does not enjoy ________.

　　A.working in pleasant conditions

　　B.keeping happy hours

　　C.counting his own money

　　D.counting other people's money

　　( ) 3.You should reconsider your decision.Here the word "reconsider" means "________".

　　A.think of

　　B.think

　　C.think over again

　　D.think better of

　　( ) 4.From the writer's words we know the bank pays his brother ________ for his work.

　　A.a good salary

　　B.as much money as the manager's

　　C.no money

　　D.not much money

　　( ) 5.The best title for this story is _______.

　　A.A Good Job

　　B.The Wonderful Future

　　C.Money Problem

　　D.Change In Mind

　　廣東中考英語閱讀練習答案：

　　1.C Henry 在銀行工作，有豐厚的待遇和美好的未來，“我”想知道他為什么還要辭職。

　　2.D 從最后一句 hate(討厭) 可知他不喜歡替別人數錢。

　　3.C 從構詞法可知 re 表重復，“再考慮一下”自己的決定，現在待遇不錯，前途也光明，放棄很可惜。

　　4.A 由文中“But you are getting a good salary”可知。

　　5.C “錢的煩惱”一方面自己薪水很高，但每天又忙著替別人數錢而不是替自己數錢，給他的兄弟帶來心理的不平衡，這些錢不是他自己的。