My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read works on a farm, and my mother works in a factory. My father and my mother work six days a week and I am at school from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays we all stay at home. We often go out in a car on Sundays. We often go to the rivers or lakes. Dad likes fishing and I like swimming. Mum sits there and watches us. Dad is very good at fishing. He often catches a lot of fish. Then we take them home for supper. We often have a good time.
Sometimes we go to see my uncle. He has a son, Jim. We often play football together. My uncle and Jim like meat very much. My mother cooks meat for them. I often help her. I like cooking meat and eating, too.
【小题1】Tom often goes to _____ on Sundays.

My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read works on a farm, and my mother works in a factory. My father and my mother work six days a week and I am at school from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays we all stay at home. We often go out in a car on Sundays. We often go to the rivers or lakes. Dad likes fishing and I like swimming. Mum sits there and watches us. Dad is very good at fishing. He often catches a lot of fish. Then we take them home for supper. We often have a good time.
Sometimes we go to see my uncle. He has a son, Jim. We often play football together. My uncle and Jim like meat very much. My mother cooks meat for them. I often help her. I like cooking meat and eating, too.

1. 1.

   Tom often goes to _____ on Sundays.

   1. A.
      his uncle’s
   2. B.
      the rivers or lakes
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      the lakes with his father
2. 2.

   Who is Jim? He is _____.

   1. A.
      Tom’s friend
   2. B.
      the Reads’ son
   3. C.
      Tom’s uncle’s son
   4. D.
      also a student
3. 3.

   What do Tom and Jim like eating?

   1. A.
      Tom likes eating fish and Jim likes eating meat.
   2. B.
      They like eating fish.
   3. C.
      They like eating meat.
   4. D.
      Jim likes eating fish and Tom likes eating meat.

Have you ever listened to young kids talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.

There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.

    Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,”

  Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.”

Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say?

“This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.”

Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly.

He walked on in silence.

Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin.

  They reached the school gate. Still Gavin said nothing.

  They went into class. Morning break, lunch-time, afternoon break all passed. Still Gavin said nothing.

“We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”

51.  According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________.

A. to sing a nice song           B. to talk big

C. to go on better              D. to have a bath three times a day

52.  Who is the biggest boaster?

A. Harry         B. Ted        C. Gavin          D. Gavin’s Dad

53.  Why did Ted think that Harry’s father was dirty?

A. He had a bath every day.                 

B. He had a bath only twice a week.

C. Ted’s father often had a bath twice a day.    

D. He never had a bath.

54.  How long did Ted and Harry have to wait for Gavin’s answer?

A. almost a whole day       B. a few minutes

C. some days              D. several months

55.  Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Three boys’ fathers       B. Kid’s talk

C. How to take a bath        D. A silly boy

 I often go to school ______ foot. However, I went to school _____ my father’s car this morning because I got up late.

        A. on, by                    B. by, in                       C. by, by               D. on, in