Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He
didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course, but he didn’t
study hard there and tried to do little work. His father and mother were both
doctors and they hoped that their son would become one too when he grew up. But
one day Jack said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a dustman(垃圾工).”
“A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised.
“That’s not a good job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”
“Because I would only have to work one day a week,”
Jack answered at once.
“Only one day a week?” his mother said. “What do you
mean? And how do you know?”
“Well,” Jack answered, “I know that the dustman came
to work on Thursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”
1.How was Jack doing at school?
A.He liked his
school. B.He worked
hard at school.
C.He didn’t study hard at school. D.He tried to
do much work at school.
2.Jack’s parents wanted their son to be a .
A.doctor B.dustman C.teacher D.worker
3.Jack hoped to be a dustman because he thought .
A.that job was
very important
B.the dustman
worked only on Thursday
C.he could make
more money
D.that was a
dirty job
4.Jack’s mother felt surprised at his hope of being a
dustman, because .
A.their son was
too young to be a dustman
B.a dustman
worked only one day a week
C.it was hard
to get such a job
D.that was not
a good job
5.What do you think of Jack?
A.He was not
very clever.
B.He was very
lazy.
C.He liked the
dustman’s work.
D.He didn’t want to be a doctor.