Foolish(silly)Freddie lived in a small village．The people of the village laughed．at him．They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was．They thought this was a funny thing to do．
One day, a visitor came to the village．
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie．"Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted．Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face．
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you．" He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin．"Which would you like? " he asked Freddie．
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once．
The villager laughed．"See how foolish he is, " he said．"He always does that．He's too silly to learn anything．"．He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor．
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值)much more．Two times as much．"
"I know that, " Freddie said．"But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game．"
(1)
People laughed at Freddie because ________．
[ ]
A．
he often made up jokes
B．
he didn't like money
C．
he looked very funny
D．
they thought he was a fool
(2)
The villagers wanted to show the visitors ________．
[ ]
A．
how silly Freddie was
B．
how clever Freddie was
C．
Ho．w kind people were to Freddie
D．
that Freddie had much money
(3)
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he thought ________．
[ ]
A．
Freddie did not know money was useful
B．
the villager was not kind enough to the boy
C．
Freddie did not get along well with the villagers．
D．
Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more
(4)
From the story we know that Freddie was ________．
[ ]
A．
poor
B．
kind
C．
clever
D．
silly
(5)
The best title for t．he passage should be ________．
Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America．
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries．And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month：April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day(Aug．1)and Grandparents Day(Sep．1)．
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February．It is Valentine’s Day．Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present．
People celebrate some holidays for their family members．We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month．In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together．
There are also some interesting holidays for children．For example, Halloween comes at the end of October．Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks．
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas．After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends．
(1)
How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?
[ ]
A．
Four．
B．
Five．
C．
Seven．
D．
Ten．
(2)
What is the most important holiday for the young people?
[ ]
A．
Thanksgiving Day．
B．
Christmas Day．
C．
Valentine’s Day．
D．
New Year’s Day．
(3)
From the reading we know that Father’s Day comes ________．
[ ]
A．
in May
B．
in April．
C．
in June
D．
in July
(4)
Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for ________．
[ ]
A．
children
B．
mothers
C．
girls
D．
students
(5)
Many people return home in November because they want to ________．
[ ]
A．
enjoy a long holiday
B．
stay with their family members
C．
eat big meals with friends
D．
spend Thanksgiving Day
阅读理解：
Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job．
My wife said to me, quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today．” But she said, in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill．” I said．
John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read:
One dining table 10 November
Cost of wood ￡17.00
Paint 1.5
Work, 8 hours 8.00
Total 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it?Quite sunny．”
“Yes, I said．” “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November．” “Me too,” said John．“You wait-it’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes．Colder－and more expensive!Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes?I gave his back to him．
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again．You can forget the date．”
I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it．
根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的三个选项中选择正确的答案：
(1)
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
[ ]
A．
Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully．
B．
Because it was really a fine day．
C．
Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully．
(2)
Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th?
[ ]
A．
Because paint would be more expensive．
B．
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．
C．
Because he thought John would certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．
(3)
The writer thought John would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November．
[ ]
A．
￡20.00
B．
￡46.50
C．
￡56.50
(4)
When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ________．
[ ]
A．
he got what he should get for his work
B．
he got much more money for his work
C．
he got the money easily
(5)
From this story we know that ________
[ ]
A．
John made a mistake in the bill．
B．
John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work．
C．
John had written out the bill before the writer get home．
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