Mike: Where were you this morning, Jean? I thought we were going to meet for breakfast.
Jean: I’m sorry, Mike. I    1    late this morning.
Mike: Did you forget to    2   your alarm clock last night?
Jean: No, it was on. But after I    3   the alarm this morning, I didn't get up   4   .
Mike: Did you go back to sleep?
Jean: Yes. When I opened my eyes again, it was already 8:30. I jumped out of the bed and ran out of the
house. I     5     my car, and then I remembered that I was still wearing my pajamas. I    6   the car and
went back into the house to    7    my clothes for work.Mike: What a morning!

     Mike was thirteen years old. He was not a very good student. He did not like doing his homework. He
liked playing football, watching TV and so on. Sometimes he did not do his homework on time. When he did
it, he always made a lot of mistakes.
     One day, his maths teacher looked at Mike's homework and saw that he did all his exercises right. He was
very glad, but he was also very surprised. He called Mike to his office and said to him,"You got all your
homework right this time, Mike. Why? Did your mother help you?"
    Mike's mother usually helped him with his homework. But the day before yesterday his mother was not at
home. So Mike answered,"No, sir, Mother was busy yesterday. So I had to do it myself."

1. How old was Mike? 
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2. What did Mike Like? 
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3. Mike often made few mistakes in his homework, didn't he?
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4. How did the teacher feel when he looked at his homework?
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5. Who often helped Mike do his homework? 
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     One afternoon, when the lessons were over, John and Mike Ford did not go home. They stayed at
school to help their teacher. Their teacher was starting a library in the school and the boys helped him to
carry some books. They worked for one hour. Then the teacher said, "Thank you, boys. We will finish
the work tomorrow. Now you must go home."
     When the boys got home, it was seven. It was dark outside but there was a light inside their home
and the door was open. They could see a man inside.
     "Who can it be?" said John, "Mother and Father have gone shopping. They will come back after eight."
     When the man saw them, he looked frightened. Then he smiled and said, "Come in." You don't know
me but I'm your father's friend. He has asked me to fetch (取, 拿) some money for him. The man did not
see Mike. 
     John went inside and began talking to the man but Mike did not. He quickly but quietly ran away to
fetch a policeman. He soon found one and brought him back to their home. The man was still there, but
when he saw the policeman, he tried to run away. The policeman stopped him and held his arm.
     At that moment, the boy's parents returned.
     Is this man your friend? the policeman asked Mr. Ford. No, said Mr. Ford. He is a thief. He wanted to
steal my money. I am glad you have caught him.

1. After school, John and Mike stayed at school ______.

A．until To clock
B．to play games
C．to clean the classroom
D．to help their teacher

2. The boys arrived home ______.

3. They found ______ inside their home when they reached home.

A．nobody
B．their father
C．a man
D．a woman

4. ______ found a policeman and took him home.

5. The thief ran away as soon as he saw the policeman, didn't he?

A．Yes, he did.
B．No, he didn't.
C．Yes, he didn't.
D．No, he did.

1. How old was Mike?

A. Over ten. 
B. Less than ten.
C. Ten.
D. About ten.

2. Did Mike like doing his homework?

A. No, he didn't like doing it.
B. Yes, he did it himself.
C. Yes, and he did it well.
D. Yes, he enjoyed doing it.

A. Mike made a lot of mistakes.
B. Mike didn't do his homework at all.
C. Mike didn't finish his homework.
D. Mike did all his exercises right.

4. How did Mike do his homework this time?

A. His father did it for him.
B. His brother helped him do it.
C. He did it by himselt.
D. Hes mother helped him with it.

5. Do you think Mike's father was good at maths?

A. Yes, he was.
B. No, he wasn't.
C. No, he was good at English.
D. We have no idea.