Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．

One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course

surprised to see him back so early．

“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”

“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”

“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”

“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’

“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”

“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”

1.Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

A．Because he often coughs．

B．Because he often has colds．

C．Because he doesn’t like school．

D．Because he always has a headache

2.Jimmy spends most of his time       

A．at school    B．at home      C in the hospital     D．in the 1ibrary

3.One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because          ．

A．Jimmy came back early from school

B．Jimmy’s school was closed

C．Jimmy’s mother was ill

D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies

4.What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?

A．He had a headache．

B．He didn’t want to go to school．

C．His father was busy with his work．

D．He had a baby brother to look after．

5.Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．

A．he wanted to save one for another excuse

B．he didn’t know the fact

C．he didn’t like the baby sister

D．his father asked him not to do so

 

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Bruce ate more than I

　　Lucy was ill and didn't want to eat any food. Mrs Baker knew the little girl likes cakes very much and bought some for her this morning. She put them in the cupboard(橱柜). Her mother called her yesterday and told her that her father was coming to see her. She had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter Past nine. His father's train was soon coming. She told her son Bruce and Henry to look after Lucy and then went to the station.

　　The train was late and Mrs Baker got home with her father at a quarter to twelve. As soon as they went in the room, they heard Henry crying there.

　　“What's the matter?” Asked the woman.

　　“I have got a bad stomachache(肚子痛).” Answered the boy.

　　Mrs Baker took the boy to a hospital. The doctor told him to sit down and said, “Show your tongue(舌头) to me, my boy.”

　　“Oh, sir,” the boy said in alarm(惊慌地). “Bruce found the cakes in the cupboard first and ate three. I ate only two!”

1．Mrs Baker bought some cakes for Lucy because ________.

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A．she loves her very much

B．she's the youngest of her children

C．she's good at her lessons

D．she is ill

2．Mrs Baker's father was coming ________.

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3．It took Mrs Baker ________ to meet her father.

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A．two hours

B．two hours and a half

C．three hours

D．three hours and a half

4．Henry cried at home because ________.

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A．he ate too many cakes

B．he was hungry

C．the cakes were bad

D．his brother ate more than he did

5．Henry thought ________, so he told all to him.

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A．the doctor saw him eat the cakes

B．the doctor knew him very well

C．the doctor wanted to see how many cakes he ate

D．the doctor ward to know who ate more cakes