Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather 1 .s _____for others in the street．Tom was also a 2. b _____boy．One day，a rich man 3. n _______Miser appeared in front of Tom．

He watched his 4 .d ________ shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it．

Tom said，“Let me 5 .b  _____your shoes，sir．Only two pence，sir．Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away．Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time 。Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly．

When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him 6.

u _______ he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 7.a ______ He refused to pay

anything and went away．

But to his 8. s _______, the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even

dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 9. l  _____at him．

Finally the rich man 10. a _____ and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．

Tom is a schoolboy. He is only seven years old, but he is very busy on weekdays. One Saturday he decided to relax himself, so he went to the cinema.
It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or tree minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, “Why did you buy so many tickets? How many friends did you meet?” Tom answered. “No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕) my ticket.”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Tom wanted to buy ________ when the girl asked him why.
A. a second ticket           B. a third ticket           C. a fourth ticket         D. a fifth ticket
2. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because ________.
A. it was the big boy’s job                          B. the big boy didn’t like Tom
C. the big boy didn’t know Tom                      D. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all
3. The big boy was ________ at the cinema.
A. a bookseller             B. a policeman           C. a shopkeeper         D. a worker
4. From the story we know ________.
A. Tom had a lot of money                           B. Tom knew little about the cinema
C. the big boy wasn’t friendly to Tom                  D. the girl wanted to get more money
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.                  B. Tom hadn’t been to the cinema before.
C. Tom was too young to make friends.                 D. Tom met no friend at the cinema.

Tom: Hello, Li Lei! This is Tom.
Li Lei: Hi, Tom. Where are you?
Tom: I’m in Toronto. I’m studying here.
Li Lei: That’s great! How’s is it going?
Tom: Not bad. How about you?
Li Lei: Pretty good. How’s the weather there?
Tom: It’s cold. It’s snowing outside.
Li Lei: Snowing? Hainan is sunny and hot.  
Tom: What are you doing?
Li Lei: I’m helping my mom clean the room.
Tom: Oh. Really? Good boy.
Li Lei: Thanks.