Bob was happy． He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly． "Hi, Bob ! "they said． But some students said, "Hi, Peter!" Bob didn't understand． He asked another student, "Why do some students call me Peter?"

"Oh, that's easy to answer," the student said．"Peter was a student here last year． Now he goes to a different school．You look like Peter．Some students think that you're Peter． "

     Bob wanted to meet Peter． He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's． Peter opened the door． Bob couldn't believe his eyes．He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same colour eyes and the same smile． They had the same black hair． They also had the same birthday． And they both were adopted（領(lǐng)養(yǎng)） by two different families．

     Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers． Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter． Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob．

Bob and Peter's story was in the newspaper．There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story．A young man named John saw the photo in the newspaper．John couldn't believe his eyes．He looked really like Bob and Peter! He had the same colour eyes and the same smile．He had the same black hair． He had the same birthday． And he, too, was adopted by another family．

     Later John met Bob and Peter．When Bob and Peter saw John, they couldn't believe their eyes．John looked really like them! Why did John look really like Bob and Peter? You can guess．Bob and Peter are not twins．Bob, Peter and John are triplets．

1．How did Bob feel at a new school?

A． Happy．             B． Excited．            C． Lonely．             D． Afraid．

2．Some students mistook Bob for Peter because

A． he looked like Peter very much              B． he was as tall as Peter

    C． they missed Peter very much                      D． Peter was a kind student

3．Where did Bob see Peter?

 A． In Bob's school．                          B． In Peter's school．

     C． In Peter's house．                      D． On the way home．

4．Which of the following is true?

     A． Someone told John the story about Bob and Peter．

     B． John knew the story from the newspaper．

     C． Bob's and Peter's families knew each other．

     D． Bob and Peter were really twins．

5．What does the word "triplets" mean in Chinese?

A．同父異母                                               B．同母異父

C．雙胞胎                                                   D．三胞胎

 Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains

One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被損壞的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（親戚） in other towns,’

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’

He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’

“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（電報）from Peter.

It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”

1.Where did Johnny and his parents live?

A．in a big town       B．near the sea       C．in the mountains    D．with his Uncle Peter

2.Why did Johnny‘s parents send him away?

A．He was a naughty (頑皮的) boy.             B．Their house was damaged.

C．They did not want him to get hurt.           D．His uncle wanted to see him.

3.Why was Uncle Peter worried about Jonny coming to live with him?

A．He was not used to children.

B．He was an old man.

C．He lived a long way from the mountains.

D．He had never met Jonny before.

4.Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?

A．There was an earthquake in his town.

B．The boy was more trouble than an earthquake.

C．Johnny was not happy with him.

D．His parents wanted him back.

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被損壞的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（親戚） in other towns,’
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’
He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’
“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（電報）from Peter.
It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”
【小題1】Where did Johnny and his parents live?