Dick is seven years old, and his sister Mary is five. One day their mother takes them to their aunt’s house to play and then she goes to town to buy something.

　　The children play for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here’s a knife, Dick, cut this cake into two pieces and give one piece to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentlman（有禮貌的人）”.

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks.“How do gentlemen do it?”“They always give the bigger piece to the other.”answers his aunt at once.“Oh.”says Dick. He thinks about this for a moment. Then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake in half, Mary.”

(1) Their mother takes them to their aunt’s home ________.

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A．because they all go there for lunch

B．and then she stays with them

C．and then she leaves

D．and then their aunt goes town

(2) Who looks after the children?

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A．Their mother.	B．Their aunt.
C．No one.	D．Themselves.

(3) How many cakes are there for children?

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A．Two.	B．Only one.
C．Only half a cake.	D．Three.

(4) A gentleman always thinks about ________ first.

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A．others	B．himself
C．nobody	D．his sister

(5) Dick ________.

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A．gives a bigger piece to his sister	B．does it like a gentleman
C．thinks about his sister first	D．doesn’t do like a gentleman

閱讀理解

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister Catherine is five. The children are playing in their aunt's house with their aunt's son, because today is Dick's birthday (生日).

　　“It's half past four. ”says their aunt and takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here's knife, Dick, cut the cake into three and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember(記住) to do it like a gentleman (紳士). ”

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks, “How do gentleman do it?”

　　“They always give the biggest piece to the other persons. ”answers his mother at once.

　　“Oh,” says Dick, then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake into three, Catherine, but remember to do it like a gentleman. ”

1．How many people are there in the story?

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2．Why does the children's mother leave them at their aunt's house?

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A．Because she wants to go to her office.

B．Because she wants to have a break.

C．Because today is Dick's birthday.

D．Because her sister is ill.

3．Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

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4．What do gentlemen do when there are three pieces of cake?

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A．They eat them up right now.

B．They give the biggest piece to the other persons.

C．They ask someone else to cut the cake.

D．They keep the biggest piece for themselves.

5．Why does Dick take the cake to Catherine?

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A．Because he isn't hungry.

B．Because he wants to be a gentleman.

C．Because he wants the biggest piece.

D．Because he thinks Catherine is a“gentleman”.

閱讀理解

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister Catherine is five. The children are playing in their aunt's house with their aunt's son, because today is Dick's birthday (生日).

　　“It's half past four. ”says their aunt and takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here's knife, Dick, cut the cake into three and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember(記住) to do it like a gentleman (紳士). ”

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks, “How do gentleman do it?”

　　“They always give the biggest piece to the other persons. ”answers his mother at once.

　　“Oh,” says Dick, then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake into three, Catherine, but remember to do it like a gentleman. ”

(1) How many people are there in the story?

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(2) Why does the children's mother leave them at their aunt's house?

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A．Because she wants to go to her office.

B．Because she wants to have a break.

C．Because today is Dick's birthday.

D．Because her sister is ill.

(3) Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

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(4) What do gentlemen do when there are three pieces of cake?

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A．They eat them up right now.

B．They give the biggest piece to the other persons.

C．They ask someone else to cut the cake.

D．They keep the biggest piece for themselves.

(5) Why does Dick take the cake to Catherine?

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A．Because he isn't hungry.

B．Because he wants to be a gentleman.

C．Because he wants the biggest piece.

D．Because he thinks Catherine is a“gentleman”.