A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”
【小题1】John went to the big company to _________.
A. look for his mother          B. ask for a job         C. ask the director for help
【小题2】John’s mother was a (n) __________.
A. office clerk                B. director             C. clothes cleaner
【小题3】From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.
A.          John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B.          John often helped his mother do the housework
C.          John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
【小题4】John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy                   B. sad                C. angry
【小题5】Why did the director hire(雇佣) John?
A.          Because he thought John learned appreciation.
B.          Because he thought John had a good education.
C.          Because he thought John worked very hard.

John is 14 years old. He is a student of Grade Eight. He was a very active and happy boy two years ago. But everything changed after he started to play computer games. He never plays basketball or football with his friends any more. And when he sits in the classroom, he can’t listen to the teachers. He sleeps in class. And he spends less and less time in studying. So he gets bad marks in tests. But he is very different after school is over. He stays in the net bar until it is closed. Ah, he loses himself in（沉迷于）computer games. His parents can do nothing to stop him. Every morning in the school, when we see that he is so tired after a night’s “busy working”, we really feel sad. He is too tired!
【小题1】John was ______two years ago.

1.He is of medium height with a beard. (划线提问)

________ he _______?

2.He isn’t a good boy. (用I think连成一句)

I                 he ___ a good boy. 

3.I did some reading last weekend. (改一般疑问句)

                some reading last weekend ?

4.He’d like to drink tea. (同义句)          

He _______ to drink tea.

5.John often does his homework in the evening. (用now改写句子)

John _______ _______his homework now.

6.Are they having lunch at home now? (用every day 替换now)

_______they ________lunch at home every day?

7.They’re playing basketball. (划线提问)      

_______are they _________ ?

8.It’s sunny and hot today. (划线提问)        

________is the weather_______ today ?

9.How’s the weather today? (同义句)          

________the weather_______

10.I like koalas because they are cute.(就划线部分提问)

_____________ _____________ you like koalas?

11. Loins are from South Africa. (就划线部分提问)

__________ _________ loins from ?

12.My aunt is a reporter. (就划线部分提问)   

______   _______your aunt _______ ?

A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”   

When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.

However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to         .

 A. look for his mother       B. ask for a job    C. ask the director for help   D. look for the director

2.John’s mother was a(n)         .   

A. office clerk            B. director          C. farmer           D. clothes cleaner

3. From the underlined sentence，we learn        .

A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

D. John often helped his mother wash hands

4.John felt         when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. sad             C. angry             D. tired

5.Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?

A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.

B. Because he thought John had a good education.

C .Because he thought John worked very hard.

D. Because he thought John could help his mother.