She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are　　    children in the family. 

A. 2　　    B. 3　　   C. 4　　　　 D. 5

3. Where did they live?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. In Australia.　　　　   B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except　　    .　　   

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing

Last Friday after I got my pay, I went shopping on my way home. In the crowded supermarket, I lost my purse and my money was gone with it. I felt very angry and sad. We were not rich and the money was important for us. How could I tell my wife about it?

I felt really sorry for losing the money. When I got home, I cleaned the house and prepared a nice meal. I hoped what I did could comfort(安慰) my wife. When she came back, she was surprised to see the clean house and the nice meal. Then I began to tell my story when we were at table, but my wife didn't respond (反映) as if she had not heard my words. Maybe she was trying hard to hide her anger, I thought.

“I've lost my pay." I said to her again.

“I see.” She didn't seem to be angry with me. For a moment, she said nothing but enjoyed the meal with me.

“I've lost my money," I could not help asking, “why don't you blame (责备) me?"

“Oh, my dear," she raised her eyes, looked at me and said, "I'm thinking about how to comfort you. It's the thief who is to be blamed!"

根据短文内容，判断句子正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”

1.I got my pay last Monday.

2. In the supermarket I lost my purse and money.

3. I cleaned the house because I liked doing it.

4.My wife was surprised to see what I did.

5. When my wife heard my story, she became very angry.

1请你从方框中选择合适的选项完成对话, 并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上。( Mum: M  Tony: T )

T : Could I invite my friends to my birthday party on Saturday, Mum?

M: 1____________________

T :2____________________

M: What for?

T :3____________________

M: Well, I am shopping tomorrow. And I can buy drinks

 and snacks for you.

T : Oh, good. Thank you, Mum.

M:4____________________

T : I cleaned it last week.

M: But you need to clean it again for your party.

T :5____________________

M: Then after you finish your homework, let’s clean the room.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

One day Mother looks at Simon's shoes and says, “L 1. at your shoes. They are very dirty（脏）. You must c 2. them.” “ But I cleaned them yesterday,” says the boy. “They are dirty now. You m 3. clean them now.” “I don't want to clean them t 4. . If I clean the pair of shoes today, t 5. will still be dirty tomorrow.” “All right. D 6. do it then.” Simon's mother says.

In the evening, he is very h 7. . He asks his mother to give him s 8. to eat. “You had breakfast in the morning, Simon, and you had l 9. at school.” His mother says. “But I’m hungry a 10. .” “But if I give you something to eat today, you will be hungry again tomorrow.”