2025年遼寧石化職業技術學院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024歷年頻考點試題含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調整）一、單選題(共50題)1、Where________ZhengzhouandXuzhou?

(1分)A、beB、amC、isD、are正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析鄭州和徐州在哪里？語法，be動詞要用are2、It’seasy,____Ididn’tworkitout.(1分)A、andB、orC、soD、but正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析根據句意，這里應該表達轉折的意思，那很容易，但是我沒有做出來3、WhileI（）onthestreet,Ifoundalittleboy（）nearthepark.(1分)A、amwalking;cryingB、waswalking;cryC、waswalking;cryingD、walked;cry正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查過去進行時及動名詞。句意為：“當我在街上散步的時候，我發現一個小男孩正在公園旁哭。”由while引導的時間狀語從句中，從句與主句的謂語動詞同時發生或存在。由主句的謂語動詞found可知，事情發生在過去，所以從句應該使用過去進行時；findsb.doingsth.意為“發現某人正在做某事”,強調正在進行。故選C。4、材料Itookmysontoapopularrestaurantforalunchtimetreat.Anditseemseveryoneelsehadthesame（1）.Theplacewasfullof（2）!Idrovearoundthesmallparkinglotfor10minutes（3）aspot.FinallyI（4）one.AladywasreturningtohercarsoI（5）herandwaitedpatiently.AsIdidthisIlookedinmyrearvisionmirror(后視鏡)and（6）ayoungmanquicklypullupbehindme.Assoonashesawmyindicator(轉向燈)onforthespot,heseemedvery（7）andbeganhittinghissteeringwheel(方向盤).Iknewthiswasn'tdirectedatmebutatthedisappointmentthathehad（8）aspot.Ifelthis（9）.Itoohadbeen（10）theplaceforages.

AstheladyleftI1somethingthatsurprisedevenme.Iturnedoffmyindicatoranddrovestraightpast.Ilettheman（12）thespot.

Themanbehindmewas（13）,unsurewhattodo.（14）Iloweredmywindowandgavehima(n)（15）totakeit,callingoutatthesametime“It'syours.”

I（16）drivingfurtherdowntheroadtoanothercarpark,wherealthoughIhadtowalkquiteabitfurther,Iwas（17）Icould.Perhapsthemancouldn'twalkeasilyashis（18）wasn'tasgoodasmine?Iwill（19）know.ButIknewthespot（20）moretohimthanitdidtome,whenIsawhimreactthewayhedid.第11空填（）。(1分)A、sawB、heardC、didD、said正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查動詞詞義辨析。saw意為“看見”;heard意為“聽見”;did意為“做”;said意為“說”。根據下文的“Iturnedoffmyindicatoranddrovestraightpast.Ilettheman…thespot.”可知，此處指作者做了一件讓自己吃驚的事。故選C。5、Thebag________50yuanlastweek,butnowit________only30yuan．

(1分)A、cost;costsB、cost;takesC、takes;takeD、took;cost正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析這個包上周要50元，但現在只要30元。cost是動詞原形，costs是第三人稱單數。6、MyfriendandI______awalktogetheryesterday.

(1分)A、takesB、tookC、takeD、aretaking正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析我和我的朋友昨天一起散步。考察時態，takeawalk散步，昨天是過去式，所以用took。7、Shecouldn'thelp（）whensheheardthedeathofhergrandmother.(1分)A、cryB、tocryC、cryingD、tocrying正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查動名詞。句意為：“聽到奶奶去世的消息時，她忍不住哭了，”can'thelpdoingsth.意為“忍不住做某事”,could是can的過去式。故選C。8、材料Beingjoblessforthelastthreemonths,Iamupsetnowadays.Mysonhaslosthis（1）fromagoodschoolandhemighthavetogotoalessqualifiedschool.Ihavemovedfromaspacious(寬敞的)apartmenttoasmalloneinorderto（2）mylivingexpenses.Mywifehasbuiltextrastress.Ontopofthat,myfather-in-law（3）aweekago,whichhasaddedfueltofire,（4）ourfamilyintoamoreterriblestate.

InthesecircumstancesIhavetwomental（5）:eithertofeelupsetandkeeplosingmypeaceofmind,or（6）mynegativethoughtswithsupermentalpowersaboutself-confidenceandconsistency,and（7）applyingfornewjobswithpositiveattitude.

IchoosethesecondoptionbecauseIbelievethatthepainIam（8）todaywillbuildupmy（9）.Mystrengthswillthenincreasemyconfidenceandmakemeagoodtimes,makemea（10）manoneday.Iunderstandthatgoodandbadstagesarepartof（11）.Whilegoodtimesmakemehappy,badtimes（12）the“inner”me.

Twomonthslater,（13）,Ihavefinallylandedonajobwhichisveryexcitingandoffersanicesalary.Timehashealedmywife'smentalstress（14）thedeathofherfather.Mysonhasalreadybeenacceptedbyanothergoodschoolbecausetheadmissionsfornewacademicyearwerestill（15）!

AsIambackonthetrackofnormallife,Ican（16）saythatthemostimportantthingsthathelpedme（17）thecrisisweremyconsistentcharacterofpatience,and（18）attitudetowardslife.So,whileIwishyouallthebestlifecan（19）you,Iwouldhighlyrecom-mendtakingthesameattitudetowardslife（20）youaretrappedinanyofsuchsituations.第19空填（）。(1分)A、offerB、expectC、manageD、send正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查動詞詞義辨析。offer意為“提供”;expect意為“期望”;manage意為“管理”;send意為“發送”。offersb.sth.意為“提供某人某物”。此處指作者希望生活能夠給你最好的東西。故選A。9、---Meimei,whydidn'tyougivethebooktoAnn?---Well,she（）acopyforherselflastweek.(1分)A、buysB、hadboughtC、boughtD、hasbought正確答案選項：參考答案：C10、Shefeels________tiredtoday.

(1分)A、bitofB、abitC、alittleofD、abitof正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析是固定搭配，bit表示一點點。如果加上of就是指一點點的東西。11、HadyounothelpedmewithmyEnglish,I（）topassthefinalexamination.(1分)A、mightfailB、mighthavefailedC、shallfailD、wouldfail正確答案選項：參考答案：B12、Nobodycouldtellmethewaybecause________peoplewerethereinthenight．

(1分)A、fewB、afewC、littleD、alittle正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析few很少，表示否定含義，修飾可數名詞復數；afew幾個，表達肯定含義，修飾可數名詞復數；little很少，表達否定含義，修飾不可數名詞；alittle一點，表達肯定含義，修飾不可數名詞。句意：沒有人給我指路，因為晚上那兒很少有人。結合語境這里的people是可數名詞,故選A13、材料YouseepeopleinmoviescelebratingawhiteChristmasinEnglandortheUnitedStates.ButChristmasinAustraliaisdifferent.

AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.ItisatthehottesttimeoftheyearinAustralia.Thetemperatureisusuallyabout30℃inmostcitiesandcanevenbeover40℃.ThereiscertainlynowhiteChristmasinAustralia.

Becauseitissohot,thetraditionistohavealunchoutsideandtoswiminthepoolorbeach.Mostpeoplehaveaone-weekholidayduringthistime,sotheywilltraveltomeettheirfamilyforChristmaslunch.Christmaslunchisusuallyabigmealofham,turkey,saladandfreshseafood.Familymembersallcooksomethingdifferentandbringittothebigmeal.IalwaysenjoyChristmaslunchbecausetherearelotsofgoodcooksinmyfamily.Oneyearmyauntevenmadeadeliciousgingerbreadhouse(姜餅屋)forustoeatasdesert.

ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClausandarealwaysexcitedtoplaywiththem.Itisafuntimetoplayorswiminthepoolwiththeothermembersofyourfamily.

Thesportofcricket(板球)isverypopularinAustraliaandanothertraditionistoplayagameofcricketinyourbackyard.IalwaysenjoyedplayingwithmyuncleandcousinswhenIwasgrowingup.

SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntimeoftheyear.WhichisNOTthetraditioninAustraliaduringChristmas?(1分)A、Thefamilymembershavelunchorswimtogether.B、Peopleenjoywhitesnowoutside.C、Thefamilyplaycrickettogetherhappily.D、ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClaus.正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析推理判斷題。根據第二段第二句“ItisatthehottesttimeoftheyearinAustralia.”和最后一段第一句“SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.”可知，澳大利亞在夏天慶祝圣誕節，所以室外不會下雪，所以B項關于人們喜歡外面的白雪的表述是錯誤的。故選B。14、--Wemissedyouatthismorning'smeeting，Diana.--（），butifIhadn'thadtomeetafriend，Iwouldhavebeenthere.(1分)A、Me,tooB、I'msorryC、NevermindD、Thankyou正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析句意：--戴安娜，我們在今天早晨的會議上沒見到你。--對不起，要不是非得去見一個朋友，我就去開會了。I'msorry是應答的最佳選項。Me,too“我也是”，Nevermind“不要緊”，Thankyou“謝謝”，都不合題意。15、-Bob,who's（）manwith（）invitationinhandbythedoor?—Heismyuncle.(1分)A、/;B、the;anC、the;aD、/;the正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查冠詞。句意為：“---Bob,門口拿著一張請柬的那個人是誰?——他是我的叔叔。”不定冠詞a/an表泛指，a用于以輔音音素開頭的單詞前，an用于以元音音素開頭的單詞前；定冠詞the表特指。“門口拿著請柬的那個人”表特指，所以用the;“一張請柬”表泛指，且invitation是以元音音素開頭的單詞，所以用an。故選B。16、材料A:Hello,I'mthereporterfromtheschoolnewspaper.Iknowyouaregoingtoleaveschool.(1)

B:Yes,please.

A:Howdoyoufeelnow?

B:Excitedandabitsad.

A:(2)

B:Beforeleavingschool,I'mgoingtotakesomephotoswithmyteachersandclassmates.

A:(3)

B:I'mgoingtobeascientist,soI'llkeepworkinghardtomakemydreamcometrue.

A:Whatwouldyouliketosaytoyourteachersandclassmates?

B:I'dliketosay“Thanks”tothemforhelpingmealot.(4)

A:(5)

B:Youarewelcome.第（2）空填（）(1分)A、Also,Ihopemyschoolwillbebetter.B、Whatareyougoingtodobeforeleavingschool?C、MayIaskyousomequestions?D、Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup?E、Thankyousomuch.正確答案選項：參考答案：B17、—Mum,Ihavetoleavenowasthethemeparkopensearlyinthemorning.Bye!—________!

(1分)A、ThankyouB、NoproblemC、HaveanicedayD、Goahead正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析A、Thankyou謝謝；B、Noproblem沒問題；C、Haveaniceday玩的開心，過得愉快；D、Goahead去吧。對方說自己要去主題公園游玩，對方應當是祝愿對方玩的開心。故選C。18、—What'sthesecretofsuccess,Dr.Know?—Moretimeandeffort,（）you'llmakeitsomeday.(1分)A、yetB、orC、andD、but正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查連詞。句意為：“——Know博士，成功的秘訣是什么?——投入更多的時間和努力，總有一天你會成功的。”根據句意可知前后兩個句子是順承關系，所以用并列連詞and來連接。故選C。19、You'dbetter________athomeand________yourhomework.

(1分)A、tostay;doB、stay;doC、tostay;todoD、stay;todo正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析hadbetter（最好）。本句翻譯：你最好待在家做作業。hadbetter+V（原形）表示你最好做。and表示并列，后面動詞應和前面動詞保持一致20、Whichofthefollowingwordsdoesn'thavethesamestressastheothers？（）

(1分)A、supportB、receiveC、manner正確答案選項：參考答案：C21、從下面單詞中找一個括號部分讀音不同的單詞。（）(1分)A、touch(ed)B、wash(ed)C、graduat(ed)D、cook(ed)正確答案選項：參考答案：C22、_______appleadaytakesdoctorsaway．

(1分)A、AnB、AC、TheD、/正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析apple是元音音素開頭的，故用不定冠詞an來修飾。23、We________hardernextyear.

(1分)A、arestudyingB、werestudyingC、aregoingtostudyD、weregoingtostudy正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析明年我們將更加努力學習。本題考察的是一般將來時，本題使用的是用begoingto結構表示，begoingto后+動詞原形，所以正確答案是C24、We______tolearnEnglishfiveyearsago.

(1分)A、beginB、beginsC、beganD、havebegun正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析fiveyearsago是過去式的標志，begin的過去式是began。25、-Howdangerous!Thechildrenofthatvillagetakeboatstoschool.-Yes,Ithinkabridge（）overtheriver.(1分)A、isbuiltB、willbuildC、shouldbebuiltD、wasbuilt正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查情態動詞的被動語態。句意為：“----多危險啊!那個村莊的孩子乘船去上學。—是的，我認為應該在河上建座橋。”主語abridge是動詞build的承受者，應用被動語態，又根據句意，回答是建議性語氣，所以應用情態動詞的被動語態。故選C。26、Thelibrarywantsalibrarian（）canspeakEnglishwell.(1分)A、whoB、whomC、whichD、what正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查定語從句。句意為：“圖書館需要一位英語說得好的圖書管理員。”分析句子結構可知，本句為定語從句，先行詞librarian指人，且在從句中作主語，所以用關系代詞who/that來引導定語從句。故選A。27、材料Todaywasaveryimportantday.Franceplayed（1）Senegal(塞內加爾)intheopeningmatchoftheWorldCup.Soccerfanswerevery（2）watchingthematchonTV.Toourgreatsurprise,Francewas（3）.

Todayfootballhasbecomevery（4）inChinaaftera（5）wait,“ChinaisintheWorldCupforthefirsttime,（6）weshouldsupportthem!”Saidsomepeople.Inourschoolmanystudentsenjoy（7）it.My（8）andIoftengotothefootballfieldafterclass.

Thisafternoontherewasa（9）footballmatchinourschool.（10）teamplayedagainstNo.1MiddleSchool,（11）theywereallverybigandstrong,itwasa（12）gamebetweenthetwoteamswiththeresult0-0lasttime.Todayourschoolplayedmuch（13）.

Inthefirsthalfofthematch（14）teamkickedagoal,butinthesecond,LiMingfromourschoolkickedagoal.Wewon1-0,atlast.I'mso（15）.Ican'tgettosleeptonight.

第(5)選（）(1分)A、Because

B、And

C、As

D、Though正確答案選項：參考答案：D28、材料Allanwasworried.Thiswashisfirsttimetogotraveling（1）Hedidn'tknowhowtofindhisseat,（2）hewenttotheairhostessandasked,“Couldyouhelpme?Ican'tfindmyseat.”Theairhostessshowed（3）theseatandtoldhim.

（4）andfastentheseatbelt.ShetoldAllannottomoveaboutwhentheplanewasgoingup.AndshealsosaidthatAllan'searsmightfeel（5）strange,buthedidn'ttneedto（6）itbecausemanypeoplefelt（7）that.Whentheplanewasflyingveryhigh,Allancouldstandupandwalkaround.Hecould（8）readbooks,newspapersorseefilms.Theairhostesswould（9）foodanddrinks.Allanwouldenjoytheflightand（10）soon.

第(4)選（）(1分)A、standup

B、sleep

C、tositdown

D、sitdown正確答案選項：參考答案：C29、Excusemeforbreakingin,（）Ihavesomenewsforyou.(1分)A、soB、andC、butD、yet正確答案選項：參考答案：C30、Let's________.

(1分)A、toplayping-pongB、playingping-pongC、playtheping-pongD、playping-pong正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析letsbdosth31、材料

Telephone,television,andradioallhelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.

Becauseofthis,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninanothercountry,Newsofnaturaldisastersuchasanearthquakecanbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisontheway.Becauseofmoderntechnology,informationtravelsfaster.

Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?Tomanypeople,theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcoursethisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallysmallerthanbefore,Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller,Allnewswascarriedonshipsthattookweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheoceans.IntheseventeenthcenturyittooksixweeksfornewsfromEuropetoreachAmerica.Thistimedifferenceaffectedpeople'saction.Forexample,onebattleintheWarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatescouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland,butthenewsofpeacetooksixweekstoreach

America.Duringthissixweeks,thelargeandseriousBattletoNewOrleanswasfought.Manypeoplelosttheirlives.Theywouldnothavediedifnewshadcomeintime.Inthepast,communicationtookmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.Therewasagoodreasonwhytheworldseemedsomuchlargerthanitdoestoday.

TheNewOrleansBattlecouldhavebeenavoidedifthepeaceagreementhadbeensigned_。(1分)A、

by

both

sides

B、

in

timeC、

in

America

D、

in

England正確答案選項：參考答案：C32、Thebabypandalooksso（）thatmanyvisitorswouldliketotakepictureswithit.(1分)A、gentlyB、simplyC、lovelyD、politely正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查形容詞。句意為：“熊貓寶寶看起來如此可愛以至于很多游客都想和它合影。”look是系動詞，后接形容詞作表語。故選C。33、Thefarmerwastemptedtofirehimonthespot.____,hehurriedoutsidetoprepareforthestorm.Tohisamazement,hediscoveredeverythinghadbeentieddown.Thecowswereinthebarn,thechickenswereinthecoops,andthedoorswerebarred.

(1分)A、Therefore

B、Instead

C、Meanwhile

D、Moreover正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：相反，他急忙跑到外面去準備迎接風暴來襲。ATherefore因此；BInstead反而；CMeanwhile同時；DMoreover而且上文提到農場主本來想立即解雇這個人，結果相反，他自己跑到外面為風暴做好準備去了。故選B。（相對關系）"34、_________Iknowtheexamisn’tdifficult,Ishallnotworryaboutit.

(1分)A、slongasB、sfarasC、IncaseD、evenif正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析句意：就我所知這次考試不難，我不用對此擔心。A只要；B就……所知；C萬一；D即使。短語asfarassbknow

據某人所知,根據句中shallnotworryaboutit可知上句是據我所知的意思，故選B。35、（）anewlibrary（）inyourschoollastyear?(1分)A、Is:builiB、Was;builtC、Does;buildD、Did;build正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查一般過去時的被動語態。句意為：“去年你們學校建了一座新的圖書館嗎?”根據lastyear可知應該用一般過去時，主語anewlibrary是動詞build的承受者，所以應用一般過去時的被動語態。故選B。36、Hewas（）honestmanthatallhiscomradeslikehimverymuch.(1分)A、suchB、soC、suchanD、soan正確答案選項：參考答案：C37、材料Clerk:（1）Madam?

Anna:Yes,thankyou.I'dliketobuyasweaterformydaughter.

Clerk:（2）

Anna:I'mlookingforsomethingtomatchherbrownskirt.

Clerk:Here'saprettygreenone.

Anna:Butithaslongsleeves.I'dliketobuyashort-sleevedblousewithahighneck.Haveyougotanythinglikethiskind?

Clerk:Wehavesome,buttheyareyellow.（3）

Anna:Small.Sheisonlyelevenyearsold.Haveyougottherightsize?

Clerk:Yes.Hereyouare.

Anna:（4）

Clerk:It's100yuan.Butthere'sasaleontoday,everythingishalfprice.

Anna:Oh,myGod.That'sverycheap.（5）

Clerk:Whatelsewouldyoulike?

Anna:That'sall.Thankyou!第（2）空填（）(1分)A、I'lltakeit.B、Howmuchisit?C、Whatsizedoesshetake?D、CanIhelpyou?E、Whatcolordoesshelike?正確答案選項：參考答案：E38、Ihave（）basketball,andIlikeplaying（）basketball.(1分)A、a;theB、an;theC、a:/D、the;/正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查冠詞。句意為：“我有一個籃球，我喜歡打籃球。”不定冠詞a/an表泛指，a用于以輔音音素開頭的單詞前，an用于以元音音素開頭的單詞前；定冠詞the表特指。“一個籃球”表泛指，basketball是以輔音音素開頭的單詞，所以用a;“play+球類”前不用冠詞。故選C。39、WhenJimgoes________theclassroom,theteacherishavingclass.

(1分)A、toB、onC、intoD、out正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析吉姆走進教室時，老師正在上課。本題考查短語“進入”，應譯為gointo；goto是“去某地”，goout為“出去”,goon譯為“繼續”40、在下列各組單詞中，找出字母讀音o不同于其他三個的選項（）(1分)A、lockB、lonelyC、softD、cost正確答案選項：參考答案：B41、Itistheabilitytodothejob（）mattersnotwhereyoucomefromorwhatyouare.(1分)A、oneB、thatC、whatD、it正確答案選項：參考答案：B42、材料A:Hey,Alex.TheWinterOlympicswillbeheldinBeijingin2022.（1）

B:Yes,IreallylikewatchingtheWinterOlympics.

A:Metoo.AndIliketheOlympicstorch.

B:（2）

A:Iamlookingforwardtoit.

B:（3）

A:Ilovetowatchteamevents.

B:Ienjoywatchingskating.Theskatersaresoamazing.

A:（4）

B:Iknow.Andtheylooksobeautifulandcoolontheice.

A:（5）

B:OK.SeeyouinBeijing.第（4）空填（）(1分)A、Whatareyourfavouriteevents?B、Youcanseeitattheopeningceremony.C、Areyougoingtowatchsomegames?D、Ican'twaittoseethem.E、TheytrainhardfortheOlympics.正確答案選項：參考答案：E43、Ittookthepolicementhreedays（）themissingboy.Theboy'sparentswerethankfultothem.(1分)A、findB、findingC、tofindD、found正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查不定式。句意為：“警察花三天找到了那個失蹤的男孩。男孩的父母對他們很感激。”固定句式Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.意為“花費某人多少時間做某事”。故選C。44、材料

Wecomebybusinessnaturallyinourfamily.Eachofthesevenchildreninourfamilyworkedinourfather'sstore,“OurOwnHardware-FurnitureStore”,inMort,NorthDakota，asmalltownontheprairies(草原).Westartedworkingbydoingoddjobslikedusting,arrangingshelvesandwrapping,andlatergraduatedtoservingcustomers.Asweworkedandwatched,welearnedthatworkwasaboutmoremansurvivalandmakingasale.

Onelessonstandsoutinmymind.ItwasshortlybeforeChristmas.Iwasintheeighthgradeandwasworkingevenings,straighteningthetoysection.Alittleboy,fiveorsixyearsold,camein.Thelittleboylookedpoortome,toopoortoaffordtobuyanything.Helookedaroundthetoysection,pickedupthisitemandthat,andcarefullyputthembackintheirplace.

Dadcamedownthestairsandwalkedovertotheboy.Hissteelblueeyessmiledandthedimpleinhischeekstoodoutasheaskedtheboywhathecoulddoforhim.TheboysaidhewaslookingforaChristmaspresenttobuyforhisbrother.IwasimpressedthatDadtreatedhimwiththesamerespectasanyadult.Dadtoldhimtotakehistimeandlookaround.Hedid.

Afterabout20minutes,thelittleboycarefullypickedupatoyplane,walkeduptomyDadandsaid,“Howmuchforthis,Mister?”

“Howmuchyougot?”Dadasked.

Thelittleboyheldouthishandandopenedit.Hishandwascreasedwithwetlinesofdirtfromclutchinghismoney.Inhishandlaytwodimes,anickelandtwopennies-27cents.Thepriceonthetoyplanehe'dpickedoutwas$3.98.

“That'lljustaboutdoit,”Dadsaidasheclosedthesale.Dad'sreplystillringsinmyears.Ithought