Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can't get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”
【小題1】 How old was Joe when he went to school?

A．8.

B．18.

C．4.

D．14.

【小題2】 What place did his father want him to work in?

A．A school.

B．An office

C．A house.

D．A shop.

【小題3】What did his father think of Joe?

A．He was a good student.	B．He wasn’t a good student.
C．He wasn’t clever.	D．He could get money from his family.

【小題4】 Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

【小題5】From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推測) that________.

A．he didn’t want to work in the office

B．he was hardworking but dishonest

C．he was outgoing and clever

D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”
【小題1】 How old was Joe when he went to school?

A．8.

B．18.

C．4.

D．14.

【小題2】 What place did his father want him to work in?

A．A school.

B．An office

C．A house.

D．A shop.

【小題3】What did his father think of Joe?

A．He was a good student.	B．He wasn’t a good student.
C．He wasn’t clever.	D．He could get money from his family.

【小題4】 Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

【小題5】From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推測) that________.

A．he didn’t want to work in the office

B．he was hardworking but dishonest

C．he was outgoing and clever

D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.

His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.

The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.

Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”

His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.

So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”

“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

A．Martin would go to college and it was far from home.

B．Martin preferred living at home to living at college.

C．Martin didn’t want to take the public transport.

D．Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly.

2.In which order did Martin do the following things?

a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.

c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.

e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving.

A．e—a—c—b—d     B．a—c—b—d—e     C．e—c—a—b—d     D．a—c—d—b—e

3.How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

A．Angry            B．Sad              C．Cheerful          D．Shocked