Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一 半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.

Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.

The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”

根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。

1.There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

A. fifteen  B. sixteen C. seventeen     D. eighteen

2.What was the three boys' problem?

A. They couldn’t eat the apples.         B. They couldn’t go home.

C. They couldn’t divide the apples.    D. They wanted to borrow some apples,

3.What did the little boy do to help them?

A.      He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples.

B.      He kept an apple to divide the apples.

C.      He got one apple from another man.

D.      He ate an apple before he divided them.

4.Which one is right?

A.      The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples.

B.      The little boy told them how to divide their apples.

C.      The little boy wanted to help them.

D.      The little boy wanted to take away their apples.

5.The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means       in Chinese.

A.这个男孩是多么地感激啊！          B.他怎么样才能聪明啊！

C.这是一个什么样的男孩啊！ D.多么聪明的男孩啊！

Nine minus(减去) three ______ six .

Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)? But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。
【小题1】There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

Nine minus(减去) three ______ six

1. A.
   are
2. B.
   is
3. C.
   be
4. D.
   make