Have you ever listened to young kids talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.

There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.

    Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,”

  Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.”

Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say?

“This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.”

Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly.

He walked on in silence.

Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin.

  They reached the school gate. Still Gavin said nothing.

  They went into class. Morning break, lunch-time, afternoon break all passed. Still Gavin said nothing.

“We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”

51.  According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________.

A. to sing a nice song           B. to talk big

C. to go on better              D. to have a bath three times a day

52.  Who is the biggest boaster?

A. Harry         B. Ted        C. Gavin          D. Gavin’s Dad

53.  Why did Ted think that Harry’s father was dirty?

A. He had a bath every day.                 

B. He had a bath only twice a week.

C. Ted’s father often had a bath twice a day.    

D. He never had a bath.

54.  How long did Ted and Harry have to wait for Gavin’s answer?

A. almost a whole day       B. a few minutes

C. some days              D. several months

55.  Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Three boys’ fathers       B. Kid’s talk

C. How to take a bath        D. A silly boy

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　　Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was 1 to learn more about wolves (狼) . Do wolves kill lots of caribou (big animals)? Do they kill people?

　　They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns (枪) . Then they put him on a plane and took him to 2 . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animalsand lots of wolves.

　　People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was 3 . He had his gun with him 4 .

　　Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.

　　Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very 5 mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to 6 food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf 7 the children. They were a nice , happy familya wolf family! Farley did not need his 8 any more. In a short time, he got on well with the wolf family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned many new things about wolves. He learned that many stories about the wolves were 9 . Wolves do not eat people , and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

　　Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to 10 them and not to kill them.

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Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was __1__ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
　　They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to __2__. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
　　People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was __3__. He had his gun with him__4_.
　　Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
　　Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very __5__ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to __6__ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf __7__ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his __8__ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were __9__. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
　　Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to __10__ them and not to kill them.

　　1. A. seen          B. told           C. heard              D. found
　　2. A. a small town  B. a big city     C. a far place        D. a lonely village
　　3. A. afraid        B. happy          C. angry              D. tired
　　4. A. at times      B. all the time   C. once a week       D. every afternoon
　　5. A. bad           B. good           C. hungry             D. thirsty
　　6. A. cook          B. make           C. get                D. pick
　　7. A. shouted at    B. looked into    C. laughed at         D. played with
　　8. A. food          B. clothes        C. gun                D. plane
　　9. A. not good      B. not true       C. not easy           D. not clear
　　10. A. grow         B. have           C. teach              D. understand

　　Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ___(1)___ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?