【题目】The Way Home Looks Now
Author: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Number of pages: 272
Price: $17
The basic story line: After Peter’s older brother, 16- year-old Nelson, dies in a car accident, all the joy disappears from Peter's family. In order to help his family recover, Peter decides to join a baseball team. Can the game his family love bring them back together?
The Water and the Wild
Author: K. E. Ormsbee
Number of pages: 448
Price: $19
The basic story line: Lottie, a young girl, has received gifts from a mysterious(神秘的) source every year for her birthday. When she wishes for medicine for her sick friend Eliot, she is taken through an apple tree to a world of sprites (精灵). On her way to find the medicine, she comes across lots of difficulties in that world.
Gone Crazy in Alabama
Author, Rita Williams-Garcia
Number of pages: 304
Price: $14
The basic story line: Three young sisters, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern, travel from their home in New York to a small village in Alabama. They plan to spend the summer holiday with their grandmother, Ma Charles. Across the river lives Ma Charlese’s sister. Miss Trotter, The two haven’t spoken to each other for years. What is keeping the sisters apart? Three girls decide to help.
Raising Rufus
Author: David Fulk
Number of pages: 272
Price: $21
The basic story line: One day, 12-year-old Martin Tinker picks up a strange-shaped rock. Some days later, Martin finds the rock is actually an egg when it hatches into a baby dinosaur (恐龙)! Martin names him Rufus. Rufus grows fast. Can Martin hide his beloved Rufus from the outside world and find him a happy home?
【1】How many books can one buy at most with only forty dollars?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
【2】What is the similarity between the four books?
A. They are all about real stories.
B. They are about the same topic.
C. Their main characters are all kids.
D. They art all popular among the young.
【3】Which of the following about the characters of the books is NOT true?
A. Martin loves Rufus very much
B. Lottie has much difficulty in getting the medicine.
C. Peter's older brother Nelson loved playing baseball
D. The sisters come to Alabama in order to help Ma Charles and her sister.