Mr. White decided to lend,not to give Tom five pounds in order to（）
A、encourage him to come again
B、get all his money back
C、get rid of him
D、thank him for his stories

答案

C

试题解析:【答案】C 【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】根据文章最后两段可知，怀特先生对汤姆说，他可以借给汤姆些钱，但是下次见面时必须将钱还上。结果是，汤姆再也没有来要钱。由此可推断，怀特先生这样做是为了彻底摆脱汤姆，故选C。

Mr. White decided to lend,not to give Tom five pounds in order to（ ） A、encourage him to come again B、get all his money back C、get rid of him D、thank him for his stories