Fred had a very rusty old car, but his father said that he had to sell it before he would buy him a new one.

"You have to learn the value of money, Fred," his father said. "It doesn't grow on trees, you know. You should learn to be a good businessman."

But nobody seemed to want to buy the car from Fred. He put a "For Sale" sign in the back window of the car, and he put another sign on the bulletin board in his college dormitory, but nothing happened. Then one day he was driving to another town, and stopped at the entrance to a toll booth where he had to pay before being allowed to use the road.

The attendant said, "Two dollars and fifty cents."

"I accept," said Fred. "It's yours." Then he put the car keys into the surprised attendant's hand, and held out his other hand for the two dollars and fifty cents.

A     Answer these questions:

1. When would Fred's father buy him a new car?
2. How did Fred try to sell his car?
3. Why did Fred stop at a toll booth?
4. What did the attendant say to Fred?
5. What did Fred say and then do to the attendant?
6. Did the attendant want to buy Fred's car?

B     Which words in the story mean the same as:

1. to receive willingly
2. astonished
3. permitted
4. way in
5. worth

C     Write this story, putting it, where or which in each blank space, but only if one of these words is necessary.

Fred had an old car ________ was very rusty. He wanted to sell ______. He didn't care ______ what price he got for _______. He tried to sell ______ by putting up a notice in the dormitory of the college ______ he was studying, but ______ was no use. One of the difficulties _______ Fred faced was that all the other students had better cars than his. But there was a place on the way to the next town ________ there was a toll booth, and Fred even drove his old car there and tried to get the attendant to buy ________.