On a freezing and raining day, an old man was walking in a street with his horse. The old an was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it. The old man couldn't come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters,“Take some fish to my horse.”The waiter and the people in the restaurant were very surprised. The waiter said,“A horse doesn't eat fish.”The old man told the waiter,“This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and do all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.”So the waiter brought the horse some fish. All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said,“Your horse didn't eat any fish.”The old man said,“It may be not hungry. It doesn't matter. Take the fish back and put it on the table. I'll eat it.”

A．it was a cloudy and windy day

B．it snowed

C．it was cold and rainy

A．they wanted to see the old man

B．they wanted to see the horse eating fish

C．they had been told there came the horse

A．walk nor speak nor eat

B．sing nor dance nor sleep

C．sing nor dance nor eat fish

A．to see the horse eat fish except the old man

B．to watch the horse play games except the waiter

C．to look for the horse except the old man

A．Because his horse liked eating fish.

B．Because he was cold.

C．Because he wanted to sit by the fire, but he wasn't able to do so at first.

　　I'm going to have the first”White Christmas”in my life ! It's hard to believe. Isn't it so warm in Australia and so cold here?

　　Now to answer some of your questions. Yes, I'm learning Chinese. Chinese is quite a difficult language for me. Last time Mum asked for some quilts（被子）in a shop. They showed her some cups. Dad and I had a good laugh over that. I've learned about 500 Chinese words. I can even write a little Chinese now. Have you looked at the words on the Christmas card? I wrote them myself!

(2) What does“White Christmas”mean?

A．It means everybody is in white clothes at Christmas.

B．It means Christmas is white.

C．It means it doesn't snow in Australia in December but that it does in Beijing.

D．It means nothing.

　　Once an old man was walking in a street with his horsE．It was raining harD．The old man felt cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon, The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it. The old man couldn't come near the firE．He thought harD．At last he said to the waiter, “Take some fish to my horsE．”The waiter and the people were very surpriseD．The waiter said, “ A horse doesn't eat fish. ”The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very interestinG．It can sing, dance and do all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too. ”So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

　　All the people in the restaurant ran ont to see the horse eat fish but the old man. Now the old man sat beside the firE．After a moment the waiter came back and said, “Your horse didn't eat any fish. ”The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the tablE．I'll eat it.”

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A．it was a cloudy and windy day

B．it snowed

C．he walked in the heavy rain

D．be was hungry

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A．they wanted to see the old man

B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish

C．they knew there was a beautiful horse

D．there was no fire over the stove（火炉）

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A．walk, speak or eat

B．sing, dance or sleep

C．sing, dance or eat fish

D．speak, walk or sit

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A．to see the horse eat fish;the waiter

B．to watch the horse play games;the waiter

C．to look for the horse;the old man

D．to see the horse eat fish;the old man

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A．his horse liked eating fish

B．he wanted to show his horse to other people

C．he wanted to sit by the fire

D．he himself also liked to eat fish