As Easy as 1,2,3

“Uno，dos，tres…”James counted out loud the number of pages in his history report. His older brother，Matt，sat across the kitchen table from him.

“What are you doing now，James？”asked Matt，slightly bothered by James’s loud voice. “I’m trying to study for my math test. I can’t focus on my study if you keep talking.”Matt complained.

“I need to count the number of pages. We need to have at least five pages about the American Revolution. So far I only have three.”

“Why do you have to count out loud？Why does it have to be in Spanish？”Matt asked.

“Because we’re learning our numbers in Spanish class. My Spanish teacher said that speaking to others loudly instead of reading to ourselves will help us with our pronunciation.”

“I’m going to another room，”Matt said as he picked up his books.

“Okay，but you’ll be sorry when the day comes that I know Spanish and you don’t,” James joked.

A few weeks later，James and Matt visited the local grocery store. While they were there，Matt saw a sign written in Spanish.

“James，”Matt said to his brother.“Do you know what this sign says？”Matt asked，expecting James to stare at the sign without understanding.

To Matt’s surprise，James read the sign out loud.“The sign says，‘Hello. Welcome to our store，” James said. Matt was surprised. He knew that James had been practicing Spanish，but he did not realize that his brother was advancing that quickly.

“I can also read that sign over there，”James said，pointing to a sign warning customers about the wet floor.

“Well，James，”Matt said as they walked out of the store.“I’m impressed by how quickly you are learning to speak Spanish.”

“Spanish is easy and fun to learn，”James replied，smiling with confidence.“You should practice with me. We could both speak Spanish at home.”

Matt thought about James’s remark and said，“That’s a great idea！”

1.Why did James count out loud in Spanish？

A. To show his brother what he had learned.

B. To practice pronouncing words properly.

C. To show his brother how well he spoke.

D. To complete his history report.

2.Matt left the kitchen because he＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A. needed to go to the store

B. couldn’t find his book

C. was mad at James

D. couldn’t concentrate well

3.Why was Matt surprised？

A. He expected the store to have more signs.

B. He had never seen words written in Spanish.

C. He had never heard his brother say anything in Spanish before.

D. He thought his brother would not be able to read the sign.

4.How did James feel when his brother praised him？

A. Proud B. Embarrassed

C. Upset D. Surprised

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