－He likes to do some reading in the morning.

－________.

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Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often   36   some books from the library. He keeps ___37___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His ___38____ worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr. Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He also likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he’s too ___39____ to understand him and choose the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with（对……满意） it.

One day Mike read ___40___ about the electric lights and was ___41___ it.. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___42___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know more than sons!”

The boy thought for a while and said, “___43___ !”

“Oh! Why?”

Mike didn’t answer and asked ___44___, “Who invented the electric lights?”

“Thomas Edison,” answered Mr. Clarke.

“Why didn’t his father invent them then?”

Looking at his son, Mr. Clarke didn’t know ___45___ to answer!

(   ) 36. A. lends               B. buys                   C. borrows      

(   ) 37. A. hearing           B. listening                 C. watching       

(   ) 38. A. friends                   B. students                 C. classmates   

(   ) 39. A. old                      B. clever                   C. young

(   ) 40. A. something         B. nothing                  C. anything       

(   ) 41. A. worried about      B. good at                 C. interested in     

(   ) 42. A. few              B. a few                   C. a little       

(   ) 43. A. I don’t think so      B. I agree                  C. You’re right

(   ) 44. A. although          B. instead                  C. too         

(   ) 45. A. how               B. what                   C. which        

Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He’s tired all the time. When he comes back, he’s always busy and doesn’t want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.

It’s Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work but she doesn’t feel well. So she doesn’t want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she’s sitting on a chair.

The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don’t you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don’t.”says the doctor. “Why don’t you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”

1.What does Mrs Smith do ?

        A. A truck driver.   B. A nurse.       C. A doctor.          D. A teacher.

2.Who usually does the housework at home, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith?

A. Mr Smith.      B. Mrs Smith.     C. Both of them.      D. Neither of them.

3.What’s Mr Smith doing when her friend Jo comes to see her ?

A. She is reading a book.           

B. B. She is watching TV.

C.  She is doing housework.         

D. She is sitting on a chair.

4.Why doesn’t Mrs Smith wear her glasses that day? Because_________.

A. she stays at home          

B. she’s sitting on the chair

C. the rooms are clean        

D. she doesn’t want to see the dirty rooms

5.After we read the story, we can know___________.

A. Mr Smith is often ill               

B. Mrs Smith is always lazy.   

C. Mr Smith is always busy after work. 

D. Sometimes Mr Smith helps Mrs Smith.