Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小题1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A．In a factory.        B．In a school.         C．In a shop.          D．In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A．Grade One        B．Grade Two         C．Grade Three       D．Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A．all his teachers liked him

B．he went to school in a car

C．his house was next to the school

D．he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A．every day                             B．one Monday morning

C．in Tom’s house                        D．five days a week

5.Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A．Two or Three?                          B．From One to Ten

C．Tom and his family                       D．Miss Green and Her Students

The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”
September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.
【小题1】The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.