John likes chocolate   1   , but   2   mother doesn’t give him. It is bad for his teeth. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his   3   very much and sometimes he buys John some   4   . Then his mother lets him   5   it, because she wants to make the old man happy.   6   Sunday evening, it is John’s   7   birthday. He says, “Please, God, make it give me a big box of chocolate for my birthday.” His mother   8   , “God can’t hear you. Don’t shout,” “I know,” says the   9   boy with a smile, “But my grandfather is in the  10   room.”

1. A. a lot of                   B. very much         C. many                D. a lots

2. A. his                         B. her                    C. she                   D. hers

3. A. son                        B. daughter            C. grandson           D. grandmother

4. A. fruit                       B. cake                  C. milk                  D. chocolate

5. A. eat                         B. not eat               C. eat many           D. doesn’t eat

6. A. In                        B. On                    C. At                     D. To

7. A. seven                     B. seven’s             C. seventh             D. the seventh

8. A. say                        B. saying               C. cries                 D. says

9. A. clever                    B. big                    C. good                 D. shy

10. A. first                     B. nice                  C. next                  D. back

John lives on a farm. The farm is not very big. His parents grow rice and corn. They don’t use animals to do farm work any more. Today they use a tractor(拖拉机). It works faster and better. After he does his work in the fields, he likes to sit and look at the blue sky and the green hills. He thinks the country is more beautiful than the city. In the city, he can’t hear the animals. In the country, he can hear birds singing. He likes to play with his dog, Cody. Cody is a very interesting dog. He likes to follow people. When they stop, he stops.
When they walk, he walks. John thinks Cody is the best dog of all.
【小题1】John’s parents are ________.

John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. She thinks they are not good for him. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much,  and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room,  “Please,  God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday. ” His mother says，“God can’t hear(听见）you,  my boy. ” “I know,  but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear. ”
【小题1】John likes _____ very much.

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John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. On the evening of May 1st John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says，“God can’t hear you, my boy.” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.”
1. John comes from 【小题1】   .
2. John lives in 【小题2】    now.
3. John likes eating 【小题3】  very much. But his mother thinks they are not   【小题4】  for him.
4. John’s 【小题5】   sometimes buy some chocolates for him
5. May 2nd is John’s eighth  【小题6】   .