Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(遠(yuǎn)的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(從不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(數(shù)數(shù)) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A．In a factory.        B．In a school.         C．In a shop.          D．In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A．Grade One        B．Grade Two         C．Grade Three       D．Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A．a(chǎn)ll his teachers liked him

B．he went to school in a car

C．his house was next to the school

D．he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A．every day                             B．one Monday morning

C．in Tom’s house                        D．five days a week

5.Which is the best title(題目) for this story? ____________

A．Two or Three?                          B．From One to Ten

C．Tom and his family                       D．Miss Green and Her Students

Four girls were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.

One day one of the girls said, “There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.” “What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse.”

The girls thought for several moments, then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).” “That’s a good idea,” the other girls said. “We’ll tell him that.”

They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.

“Why are you late?” the teacher asked. “You miss the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tire,” one of the girls said.

The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four girls did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?”

1.The four girls went to school every day by ________.

A．bus              B．taxi              C．subway           D．bike

2.One day the four girls got to school late because they ________.

A．didn’t like their teacher                 B．got up late in the morning

C．didn’t want to take the test               D．had an accident on the road

3.What’s the meaning of the word “excuse” in Chinese?

A．對(duì)不起           B．請(qǐng)假             C．借口             D．請(qǐng)示

4.The teacher asked the four girls to sit down like Picture ________.

A．                 B．                 C．                 D．

5.The passage implies(暗示) that ________.

A．the teacher was always angry with his students

B．the teacher would get the same answer to the question from the four girls

C．the four girls always have good ideas

D．the teacher was strict with his students

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(遠(yuǎn)的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(從不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(數(shù)數(shù)) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小題1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________