Mary was a four-year-old girl. She was interested in drawing very much. Mary showed her drawings to everyone. She especially wanted to impress her father, but her dad always seemed to be too busy.
One day, Mary wanted to learn to draw houses. She used many hours to draw a really beautiful house with a big garden. Herself, Mom and Dad were looking out of the house. On the lawn was the little dog, she wanted to have it so much.
“Look, mom!”
“Oh, Mary, this is so beautiful! Your best ever!”
Mary was very happy and said, “I’ll show this to Dad now!”
She ran to the door of the room where her dad worked.
“Dad!” Mary knocked on the door. “I want you to see the house I made!”
“I’m sorry, Mary, I am busy. Can’t you show it to someone else?” her dad answered in the room. Mary looked down at her drawing and her tears came down.
“I don’t want to show it to anyone else. I want to show it to my dad. You’re the only dad I have!”
Mary’s mom felt so heavy in her heart and she got ready for a hug. But before she took another step, the door opened and Mary’s dad appeared.
“I’m sorry Mary. I was foolish! Come here and we’ll look at your drawing!”
Daughter and the only dad she had walked into the room to enjoy the child’s beautiful work of art.
小题1: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Mary liked drawing very much.

B．Mary’s mother saw Mary’s drawing.

C．Mary’s brother often played with her in the garden.

D．Mary wanted her father to see her drawing very much.

小题2: The underlined word “lawn” may be ______ in Chinese.

A．海滩

B．草坪

C．森林

D．广场

小题3: We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．In fact, Mary really drew very well.

B．Mary’s mother could draw well too.

C．Mary loved her father deeply.

D．Mary’s father was repairing a bike at that time.

小题4: What did Mary draw on her drawing?

A．A beautiful house with a big garden.

B．Her parents and herself.

C．A little dog that she dreamed to own.

D．All above.

小题5: What’s the best title of this passage?

A．You’re My Only Dad.	B．My Drawing was the Best.
C．Buy a Lovely Dog for Me.	D．Parents Love Me.

Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by …The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad , " Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I'm no longer a kid. I wouldn't play around the tree any more. " The boy replied.  "I want toys. I need money to buy them. " " Sorry, I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So you will have money. " The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me, " the tree said.  "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?" " Sorry ,  I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches（树枝）to build your house. " So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. " Come and play with me ! " the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me boat?" " Use my trunk（树干）to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. " So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. " Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root(树根).” The tree said with tears①. “I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I'm tired after all these years," the boy replied.
"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears②.
小题1:-When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
-He came back___________.

A．whenever he was happy	B．if he missed the apple tree
C．when he was in times of difficulty	D．as soon as he was free

小题2:-What did the boy want at last?
-He wanted ___________.        .

A．to have a house to live in	B．nothing except a place to rest
C．the root of the apple tree	D．anything that the apple tree had

小题3:-What can we learn from the story?
-We should ___________.

A．plant more apple trees	B．learn from the boy
C．always stay at home	D．be thankful to our parents

小题4:According to the passage , which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The phrase " with tears① " means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.

B．The phrase " with tears② " means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.

C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.

D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “ Parents love is universal !”