My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read, works on a farm and my mother, Mrs. Read is in a factory. My
father and my mother work five days a week and I am at school from Monday to Friday. On Sunday we all stay
at home. We often go out in a car on Sunday. We often go to the rivers or lakes. My father likes fishing and I
like swimming. My mother sits there and watches us. My father is good at fishing. He often catches a lot of fish.
Then we take them home for supper. 
      Sometimes we go to see my uncle. He has a son, Jim. We often play football. My uncle and Jim like meat
very much. My mother prepares for them. I often help her. I like helping with it and enjoying the dinner.
(     ) 1. Jim and Tom are brothers.
(     ) 2. Tom's mother is a farmer.
(     ) 3. Swimming is Tom's hobby.
(     ) 4. Tom goes to school on Saturday.
(     ) 5. Tom's uncle is good at cooking meat and he often cooks meat for them.

       Wang Li is an engineer. She likes drawing pictures. She works in a car factory. She designs cars. She goes
to work by bus. Her father is a teacher. He teaches math in a primary school. He likes reading newspapers. At 
night, he sometimes watches TV.     
1. What is Wang Li?   
                                                                              
2. What's her hobby? 
                                                                              
3. How does she go to work?  
                                                                              
4. What does Wang Li's father do? 
                                                                              
5. What does Wang Li's father sometimes do at night?
                                                                              

     Doctor Brown is a very busy man. He always works hard. He often forgets his family's birthdays. 
Yesterday afternoon he remembered it was his wife's birthday. He loves his wife. He wanted to give 
her a present. On his way home from his hospital he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When 
he got home, he gave the flowers to his wife and said, "Happy birthday to you, dear! It's Sept. 28th 
today. I remember your birthday this year." Mrs. Brown laughed and said, "Yesterday was my birthday. 
But thank you all the same. Better late than never!"

1. Where does Mr. Brown work?  

A. At school.    
B. In a hospital.
C. In a shop. 

2. Mr. Brown often forgets his family's birthdays, because (因为) ____. 

A. he doesn't love his family
B. he's too old
C. he is very busy with his work 

3. When's Mrs Brown's birthday?    

A. On Sept. 28.    
B. On Sept. 27th.
C. On Aug.27th.

4. What present did Mr Brown buy for his wife?    

A. Some flowers.
B. Some new clothes.
C. A hair dryer.

5. Mrs Brownis ____ to get the present. 

A. sad    
B. not happy    
C. glad