Mother was ill.I had her at home.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Lucy was ill and didn't want to eat any food. Mrs Baker knew the little girl likes cakes very much and bought some for her this morning. She put them in the cupboard(橱柜). Her mother called her yesterday and told her that her father was coming to see her. She had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter Past nine. His father's train was soon coming. She told her son Bruce and Henry to look after Lucy and then went to the station.

　　The train was late and Mrs Baker got home with her father at a quarter to twelve. As soon as they went in the room, they heard Henry crying there.

　　“What's the matter?” Asked the woman.

　　“I have got a bad stomachache(肚子痛).” Answered the boy.

　　Mrs Baker took the boy to a hospital. The doctor told him to sit down and said, “Show your tongue(舌头) to me, my boy.”

　　“Oh, sir,” the boy said in alarm(惊慌地). “Bruce found the cakes in the cupboard first and ate three. I ate only two!”

1．Mrs Baker bought some cakes for Lucy because ________.

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A．she loves her very much

B．she's the youngest of her children

C．she's good at her lessons

D．she is ill

2．Mrs Baker's father was coming ________.

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3．It took Mrs Baker ________ to meet her father.

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A．two hours

B．two hours and a half

C．three hours

D．three hours and a half

4．Henry cried at home because ________.

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A．he ate too many cakes

B．he was hungry

C．the cakes were bad

D．his brother ate more than he did

5．Henry thought ________, so he told all to him.

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A．the doctor saw him eat the cakes

B．the doctor knew him very well

C．the doctor wanted to see how many cakes he ate

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     Mr. Read has a large farm near a hill. He and his wife are busy all the day. They're often tired but
they have a lot of expensive things and they live a happy life.
     One day their sows(母猪) had twenty baby pigs. Mrs. Read had to look after them at home. And
at that time she had much housework to do. Several weeks later she let the baby pigs come out of the
pigsty(猪圈) and look for some food themselves. Her seven-year-old son John came back from school.  He was ready to help his mother. The woman was happy and told him to count them and see if they
were all there. The boy threw his schoolbag on the table and ran out. About half an hour later the
supper was ready, but the boy didn't come back. The woman had to go to see what was wrong with
her son. and she saw her son running after a baby pig.
     "What are you running after it for?"she asked."Are they all right?"
     "I counted nineteen, mummy, " said the boy.  "But only the fellow(家伙)  is running about so fast that
I can't count it all ! "
1. Mr. and Mrs. Read are _         .
A. workers
B. farmers
C. drivers
D. doctors
2. Mr. and Mrs. Read are tired but _         .
A. they get a lot of money
B. they get little food
C. they want to leave the farm
D. they have enough food to eat
3. John found ___     so he was ready to help her.
A. his mother was very busy
B. his mother was too tired to work
C. his mother was ill
D. his mother was hungry
4. Mrs. Read told her son to _         .
A. do some house
B. look after the pigs
C. give some food to the pigs
D. see is some of the pigs were missing(去失)
5. In fact (事实上), ______.
A. John couldn't count the pigs at all
B. John was too young to catch the pig
C.  John wouldn't count the pigs
D. all the pigs were there

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My Grandpa Will Pay the Bill

Charlie had to return to his hometown．He 1 all his money in dancing and traveling．He got into trouble and had little money to pay for his 2 ．He wrote a letter to his parents，but they didn’t answer．He 3 some money from his friends and bought a ticket for the train．

Now the young man knows his father is ill 4 and his mother has to look after him there．They didn’t 5 him at all．Their small shop was，of course，closed．

“We’ve paid a lot of money for the 6 ，”said Charlie’s father．“I can’t give you any money now．Open our shop tomorrow and it’ll be 7 to you，I think．”

The young man thought it reasonable(有道理的)and agreed．He 8 four pairs of shoes and got some money on the first day．The next morning，a very 9 girl came in the shop．He watched her carefully while she was 10 a pair of shoes．And then she asked，“How much are they?”

“A kiss a pair，” 11 the smirking(嬉皮笑脸的)young man．“That’s fair(公平的)，”said the girl．“I’ll 12 two pairs．”

Charlie brought two pairs of shoes and handed them to her．And then he 13 the counter(柜台)and came up to the girl．She wasn’t 14 at all．Pointing to an old man who was standing outside，she said．“Wait a minute．My grandpa will pay the 15 ！”

1．A．used B．made C．spent D．planned

2．A．books B．car C．drinks D．food

3．A．borrowed B．stole C．lent D．found

4．A．at home B．in hospital C．at school D．in town

5．A．listen to B．hear from C．meet with D．look after

6．A．tickets B．presents C．operation D．wine

7．A．helpful B．friendly C．safe D．useless

8．A．lost B．broke C．produced D．sold

9．A．short B．pretty C．fat D．healthy

10．A．choosing B．repairing C．washing D．touching

11．A．asked B．expected C．wondered D．answered

12．A．order B．double C．take D．return

13．A．reached B．left C．knocked at D．stood on

14．A．surprised B．shy C．pleased D．afraid

15．A．bill B．word C．menu D．show

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　　Mr Turner works in a factory．There he drives a truck．He often feels tired and likes sleeping at home．

　　His wife is a conductor and likes dancing．She often goes dancing if she isn't on duty．He tells her to do some housework，but she doesn't listen to him．Old Mrs Turner has to do all for them．

　　Once the old woman was ill and had to be in hospital．Her daughter went to look after her there．Two months later she came back，all their rooms were in a mess．She couldn't tidy them and told her son to do it．The young man didn't answer her．She said nothing and had to stay in bed．

　　It was a Friday evening，Mrs Turner was free．She wanted to go to dance．She began to look for her new sweater，but she didn't find it．She saw Mr Turner watching TV and asked him to help her．The young man didn't do it．

　　“Our sheet isn't clean，”said the woman．“You'd better wash it tomorrow．”“I'll be busy．”Said the man．“Turn it over!”

　　“How lazy you are!”said the woman．“I turned it over one and a half months ago!”

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The old woman hopes to keep everything clean and tidy，so __________．

　　A.she has to be in hospital

B.she 1ives with her son

C.she has to do all the housework

D.she does some cooking and shopping

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(2)

The rooms were in a mess two months later because __________．

　　A.nobody tidied them