從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出與所給句子加粗部分意義相同或相近且能代替的那一個。

Mum spent fifty yuan on this shirt.

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從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出與所給句子加粗部分意義相同或相近且能替代的那一項，并填在題后的括號內(nèi)。

Mum spent fifty yuan on this shirt.

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Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．
【小題1】Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．

A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D．was out of work and had a large family to support

【小題2】Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．

A．twice a week	B．often on Sundays
C．a(chǎn)lways on Sundays	D．whenever he needed money

【小題3】Altogether Tom received             from Mr White．

A．a(chǎn)t least thirty-five pounds	B．just thirty-five pounds
C．less than thirty pounds	D．five pounds