John doesn't like to go to school. His mother is worried about him.

　　　　One morning she goes into John's room, turns on the light and says to him, "It's time to get up. You can't stay in bed all day. "

　　　　But John doesn't want to get up. He turns the light off.

　　　　"Don't go to sleep again. You'll be late for school again, " his mother says.

　　　　Fifteen minutes later, John comes into the kitchen（厨房）and sits down at the table.

　　　　"Hurry, it's eight o'clock, " his mother says to him.

　　　　"There's no hurry, " John tells his mother. " I'm not going to school. "

　　　　"Why not? Is it a holiday? "

　　　　"No, it's not a holiday. "

　　　　His mother sits next to him and takes his hand.

　　　　"John, tell me what's wrong. Why do you hate（恨）school so much? "

　　The son doesn't say anything. A few minutes later he says, "The teachers don't like me, and neither do the students. "

　　　　"John, " his mother says, " I'm sorry about it, but you cannot stay at home. "

　　　　"Why not? "

　　　　"Because（因为）dear, there are two very good reasons（理由）.

　　First, you are thirty-five years old. Second. you are the school headmaster（校长）, " says his mother.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Why is John's mother worried about him?　　

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　　A. He cries a lot.　　　　B. He cannot do his homework.

　　C. He sleeps all day.　　 D. He does not like to go to school

　　2. Why doesn't John want to go to school?　　

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　　A. He is ill.　　　　　　　　B. He likes to stay in bed.

　　C. He is not happy there.　　D. It is a holiday.

　　3. When does John's mother leave his room?　　

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　　A. 8:00　　B. 7:45

　　C. 8:15　　D. Fifteen minutes later.

　　4. What does John do at the school?　　　　

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　　A. He is a student.　　　　　　　B. He is an English teacher.

　　C. He is the school headmaster.　D. He doesn't do anything.

　　5. How old do you think John is before you read the last part of the story?

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　　A. He is about ten.　　 　B. He is thirty-five.

　　C. He is two years old. 　D. He is over sixty.

John Was ten years old，and he is a lazy（懒的）boy．He didn't like doing any work．He has to go school of course．but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible．His father and mother are both doctors and they hope that their son will become one too，when he grow up．But one dad Tom said to his mother，“I want to be a dustman when I finish school．”

    “A dustman?” his mother asked．She was very surprised．” That's not a very pleasant job．Why do you want to become a dustman?”

    “Because then I only have to work one day a week，”Tom answered．

    “Only one day a week?” his mother said，“When do you mean? And how do you know?

     “Well”，Tom answered，“I know that the dustman who come to our street to work on Thursday，because I only see them on that day．” 

根据短文内容，选择正确答案．

1．How old is John?

    A．Nine．              B．Ten．                C．Seven．

2．What do John's parents do? 

    A．Doctors．             B．Teachers．              C．Workers．

3．What does John want to become?

    A．Doctor．              B．Teacher               C．Dustman．

4．When do the dustmen come to their street to work?

    A．On Wednesday．    B．On Sunday．          C．On Thursday．

5．At school，John doesn't like to do as _____ as possible．

    A．little work       B．many work           C．much work

从B栏中找出A栏相应的答语