Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”
【小题1】Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.
“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.
Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(进货)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供应商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.
“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.
【小题1】What’s Mollie’s plan for the future?

Betty：Hi, Mum!

Mum: Hello, Betty! Where are you now?

Betty: I’m1._______________ (stand) on the Great Wall of China and2._____________ (talk) to you.

Mum: Really? That’s great.

Betty: We’re on a school trip.

Mum: What about the3._________________ (other)? Are they with you?

Betty: Well, right now Tony is4._______________ (eat) a delicious ice cream. Wang Hui is (75) ________________ (take) lots of photos. Lingling is5.______________ (buy) a few presents and postcards. They’re on sale at the shop. Darming is6._______________ (have) lunch and7.________________ (lie) in the sun.

Mum: I’d like a postcard too, but please take some photos of the Great Wall and send8.______________ (they) to me by email.

Betty: OK. We’re9.______________ (enjoy) the school trip a lot. Anyway, it’s time to go back to school now. Bye, Mum!

Mum: Bye, Betty!

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Victor is seven years old and begins to school this fall（秋天）. He studies hard and 1.___________ to his teachers. He is polite（有礼貌的）and has some friends. They all like him. It’s Sunday today. Victor, his sister Tina and his mother stay at home. His mother is 2.___________ some housework and he’s watching TV and the girl is doing her homework. At eight thirty his father comes back with a bag of 3.____________. The boy likes 4.________ very much and wants to eat some. His mother 5.____________ him four and says, “Which one do you want, Victor?”

“The biggest（最大的）one，Mum. ”

“What?” says his mother. “You should（应该）be polite and take the smallest one. ”

“Should I tell a lie（撒谎）just to be polite, Mum?” says Victor.

—Mum, what’s the time now?

—It’s already half past seven. Be quick,_____ you will be late.

A．if                B．or               C．and              D．until