Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mum came to school and talked on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. “Somebody’s got to stop that boy!” she was shouting. “Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.”

Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. “I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on,” she said. “He’s never said anything about this to me!” Mrs. Green looked at Danny. “How long had this been going on?” she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble at school.

Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

1.We learn from the reading that          .

2.   When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now          to Mrs Green.

3.   Danny now          .

4.  Danny didn’t say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because          .

5. The word “gang” in the reading means “         ”.

Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mum came to school and talked on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. “Somebody’s got to stop that boy!” she was shouting. “Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.”
Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. “I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on,” she said. “He’s never said anything about this to me!” Mrs. Green looked at Danny. “How long had this been going on?” she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble at school.
Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

1. 1.

   We learn from the reading that          .

   1. A.
      Danny was not a good student
   2. B.
      Danny’s mother talked too much about the school
   3. C.
      Danny’s teacher knew something about Danny’s problem before
   4. D.
      Danny wanted to get away from Rick
2. 2.

      When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now          to Mrs Green.

   1. A.
      serious
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      untrue
   4. D.
      similar
3. 3.

      Danny now          .

   1. A.
      was tired of the school and his friends
   2. B.
      had no friends at all
   3. C.
      was not sure what he would do with the problem
   4. D.
      made some new friends in the neighborhood
4. 4.

     Danny didn’t say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because          .

   1. A.
      she had known it
   2. B.
      the other boys would tell her
   3. C.
      he didn’t want to be in trouble
   4. D.
      his mother didn’t want him to say it
5. 5.

   The word “gang” in the reading means “         ”.

   1. A.
      a place for boys to play games
   2. B.
      a group of young people
   3. C.
      a school bus for children to and from school
   4. D.
      the teacher’s office

It was a stormy winter day when Mrs. Spodek made her way to the bus stop with her son who sat in a wheelchair. Finally they arrived.

Ten minutes later a bus came by. Looking down at her son's face, Mrs. Spodek realized that her son could not wait any longer.

The bus stopped and Mrs. Spodek began to lift up the wheelchair. "Hey, lady," called out the driver, "this bus does not have a lift for that wheelchair. You are going to have to wait for the next bus."     

    "Excuse me, "said Mrs Spodek, "but if I wait any longer my son is going to freeze."

    Two passengers jumped down to help the mother and son, making it onto the bus. They tried their best to keep the little boy comfortable, while the bus driver continued complaining about the lady pushing her way onto the bus.

    When they sat into their seats, a voice could be heard from the back of the bus, "Hey, lady, you should not worry at all. Your son is not the one with the handicap(残疾). It is the bus driver who has the handicap, lady. His mind is handicapped."

    Tears rolled down Mrs. Spodek's frozen cheek.

    Thirty minutes later when Mrs. Spodek stepped off the bus, the driver joined in helping the mother and son get off.

    Just before the driver turned to go back to the bus he said, "Sony, lady. I was wrong."

    Mrs. Spodek said, "Thank you for saying so."

    Then looking at the boy in the wheelchair, the bus driver said, "You are lucky to have such a nice mom.

    The little boy looked back into the driver's eyes and said, "We were lucky to have such a nice driver."

    The driver turned to go back to the bus but Mrs. Spodek heard him start to cry, "What a kid! What a kid!"

1. This story happened on a          day.

     A. hot            B. cold          C. warm          D. sunny

2. What was wrong with Mrs Spedek's son?

     A. He was blind                                    B. He couldn't hear anything

     C. He couldn't walk                                      D. He had a bad cold

3. The bus driver didn't want to pick up the mother and son because         .

     A. his bus didn't have a lift for the wheelchair

     B. the next bus was coming soon

     C. there was no room for them on the bus

     D. some passengers on the bus didn't like them

4. Two warm-hearted passengers helped the mother and son

     A. get on the bus                               B. make a comfortable wheelchair

     C. find seats on the bus                         D. get to the back of the bus

5. Which of the following is true?

     A. Mrs. Spodek felt very angry when she heard the voice from the back of the bus.

     B. Nobody but the driver helped the mother and son get off the bus.

     C. Mrs. Spodek and her son hated the driver and refused his help.

     D. The bus driver felt sorry for what he had done.