英语阅读求答案,Three men buy seventeen apples.The first man wants o

英语阅读求答案,
Three men buy seventeen apples.The first man wants one half(一半),the second man wants one third(三分之一),and the third man wants one ninth.It is impossible(不可能).At that time,a little boy comes with an apple in his hand.The boy says to them,“Don’t worry about that.Let me help you.” First of all,with his apple adds(加) to them,he makes the number of the apples eighteen.Then he gives nine to the first man,six to the second man,and two to the third man.He gives away seventeen in all and takes his apple back.The three men praise him,“How clever the boy is!”
41.What’s the three men’s problem?A.They can’t eat the apples.B.They can’t go home.C.They can’t divide the apples.D.They want to borrow the apples.42.What does the boy do to help them?A.He adds his apple to theirs when he divides the apples.B.He keeps an apple to divide the apples.C.He gets an apple from another man.D.He eats an apple.43.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The three men ask the small boy to divide the apples.B.The boy wants to help them.C.The boy tells them how to divide the apples.D.The boy wants to take away their apples.44.The underlined word “praise” means _______.A.thank B.say something bad C.say goodbye D.say someone or something good

41.C 42.A 43.B 44.D