Tom and Joseph are best friends．They spent their summer vacation traveling in Africa．When they were walking through the desert, they started to argue about something．Tom became very angry and slapped Joseph in the face．Joseph felt hurt, but he didn't say anything to Tom．Then Joseph wrote in the sand：“Today my best friend slapped me in the face．” They kept on walking until they found a small lake to have a bath．But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink．Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out．His friend saved his life．After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone：“Today my best friend saved my life．” Tom couldn't understand it．“After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand．Now you write on a stone．Why?” he asked．
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(1)
What did Joseph do after Tom slapped him in the face?
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A．
He got very angry and began to cry．
B．
He got very angry and slapped Tom in return．
C．
He got very angry and wrote about it in the sand．
D．
He got very angry but kept on walking with Tom．
(2)
What didn't happen after Joseph got in the water?
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A．
he started to sink in the water．
B．
Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out．
C．
He was saved by Tom and became well again．
D．
Tom looked at Joseph and walked away．
(3)
After he was saved by Tom, why did Joseph write about it on a stone?
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A．
Because no wind can ever take it away and he won't forget it．
B．
Because there were only stones for him to write on at that time．
C．
Because it is easier for him to write on a stone than on the sand．
D．
Because he writes better on the stone than on the sand．
(4)
Joseph ________ after Tom saved him from the water,
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A．
hurt Tom
B．
thanked Tom
C．
wrote the words on a stone
D．
wrote the words in the sand
(5)
What can we learn from the story?
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A．
Best friends should share everything in life．
B．
Friendship is great and it deserves(值得)remembering forever．
C．
It is better to write on a stone than on the sand．
D．
We should try our best to help friends out of difficulty．
Thank you very much for your letter．I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me．We enjoyed having you and your sister here．We hope that you will both be able to come again next year．A week is not really long enough，is it? If your school has a five weeks'holiday next year，perhaps(也许) you'll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks．
We have been back to school for three weeks now．It feels like three months!I expect(期望) that you are both working very hard now since(因为) you are in Grade One．I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade one．Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2005.
They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well．They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there．Do you still remember the island?That's where all of us spent the last day of our holiday．
Tom，Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you．We hope to see you soon．
Yours sincerely，
Michael
(1)
___________ stayed with Michael for a holiday．
A．Only John
B．Only Tom and Ann
C．John and his sister
D．Only Tom
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(2)
Their holiday lasted for ___________．
A．one week
B．two weeks
C．three weeks
D．five weeks
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(3)
From the words of"It feels like three months!"We know that ___________．
A．Michael's teacher is very strict with the students
B．Michael is pleased with his school report
C．Michael hates studying
D．Michael works very hard
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(4)
___________ in Grade one now．
A．John and his sister are both
B．John is
C．John's sister is
D．Michael is
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(5)
Why didn't Michael go to the island for the picnic?
