Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room

The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.

The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time

So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.

The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.

1.The textbook said Thomas Edison________.

A.was the inventor ofmirrors

B.did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7

C.helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy

2.When was Thomas Edison born?

A.In 1847. B.In 1854. C.In1879.

3.Why will the publisher cut out George Washington’s story?

A.Because nobody should make stories about a president

B.Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees.

C.Because the story is not true.

4..What is the problem of some editors?

A.They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook

B.They care too much about the educational meaning of stories

C.They don’t like checking if the stories are true.

5.What will the publisher do in the future?

A.They will ask experts to check if stories are true.

B.They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories.

C.They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks.

Joe was a 75-year-old man. He lived very happily with his happy family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. He lived in a small village. Joe had 4 grandchildren and they used to visit him during their holidays.

It was the vacation time and Joe was waiting for his grandchildren to arrive. He was buying the favorite foods and cleaning the home for the kids. However, he lost his favorite watch when he was busy. His dead wife gave it to him when their first child was born.

The next day, he was very sad and said, “Dear children, I lost the most important watch I have ever had. Your grandma gave it to me. I feel like I'm missing my heart.”

The children looked for the watch everywhere in the home for more than 2 hours, but could not find it. Joe asked the children to stop looking for it as they could not find anything.

One grandson sat there quietly. The other children reached him and asked him what he was doing. He asked them not to make noise. He sat there for about 15 minutes and then ran to his grandfather. He got the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the sound of the watch.”

1.When did Joe's grandchildren come to see him?

A.On vacations. B.During Christmas.

C.After long work. D.Before New Year.

2.How long did the children look for the watch?

A.For less than two hours.

B.For at most two hours.

C.For not more than two hours.

D.For over two hours.

3.How did one of the children find the watch?

A.By smelling the watch.

B.By pouring water.

C.By seeing the light of the watch.

D.By listening to the sound of the watch.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.The Great Family

B.The Friendly Children

C.The Use of Being Quiet

D.The Quiet Child

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