Tim is a 16-year-old boy who studies in a high school .His parents tell him to study hard and they do everything for him.They wake him up at 6:00 am,and after breakfast his

father takes him to school by car.As soon as the young man comes home from school,the

supper is ready.Of course,he never does chores(家务杂务)。

Once,Tim’s father would go to London on business for a year.Before leaving,he told

his wife to look after their son well.The woman had to get up earlier and did all what

her husband did before.Two months later,she was so tired that she was ill.The young man

got into trouble at once.He couldn’t do housework.Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus.

Yesterday Tim’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair.But

he didn’t know how to choose right shoes.The woman had a sigh9叹息）,gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy shoes himself.With a policeman’s help,he found a shop.The shopkeeper brought some shoes and asked him to choose.When he was trying on pair,suddenly

he remembered something and took them off.The man was surprised and asked,“What’s the

matter?”

“I’m sorry .I’ve left my shoe pattern at home.”

56.Tim_______when he comes home from school in the evening.

A.does chores　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.helps to cook supper

C.does nothing except doing homework D.has dinner at once

57.Tim’s mother was ill because ___________.

A.her husband went to London on business

B.she had to take care of her son by herself and she was too tired.

C.her son didn’t study hard and she was too angry.

D.she had to get up too early when her husband was at home.

58.Tim’s mother_______to help him choose right shoes.

A.gave him a book about buying shoes　 B.asked a policeman

C.gave him a shoe pattern　　　　　　 D.called the shoe shop

59.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Tim’s parents don’t make him do any housework

B.Nobody can buy right shoes without a shoe pattern.

C.Tim’s father told his wife to look after their son well before he went to London.

D.Tim found the shoe shop with a policeman’s help.

60.What do you think of Tim’s parents?

A.They are the best parents of all.　 B.They give their son too much love.

C.Theit love to their son is great and right. D.They feel tired and bored every day.

The Greens lived in a small town. Mr. Green worked in a factory. Mrs. Green didn’t go out to work. She cooked meals and did some ___46____ at home all day. Their child Bob studied in a middle school far from their____47____. And he took a bus to school every day. Mrs. Green ___48___ get up very early in the morning to cook breakfast for the family.
One morning, Mrs. Green didn’t feel well, ___49____ she told her son to get something to eat himself. The boy didn’t find any food in the fridge and went to school without breakfast. After Bob left home, Mrs. Green felt very ___50___about that. She got up and cooked ___51______delicious for her son. Then she went to the bus stop and took a bus to her son’s school. It was her first time to go to her son’s school. After thirty minutes, she ____52____ the bus. “I can’t find the ___53_____ to my son’s school. What shall I do?” she asked a man at the side of the road for help. “It doesn’t matter. Lie down in the middle of the ____54____and the policemen will take you there,” the man answered.
“I don’t think so. The doctors will come __55_the policemen,” said Mrs. Green.