Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小题1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小题1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

In the world(世界) there are many interesting festivals. Now let me _    you something about one of them — Mother’s Day.
People celebrate Mother’s Day in the USA first. It is also a _     in some other countries. It’s _    the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank  _   . On that day, people show their love to their mother by _    cards and other presents. On the cards, children will write "Thanks, Mom". "To the best mother in the world." "Best _    for Mother’s Day" and so on. Father and children do the housework (家务活). _   mothers can have a rest.
In China, people _     celebrate this special day for mothers. Last Mother’s Day, I bought some flowers for my mother to thank her _    work. I helped my mother _    clothes, cook, clean the house and so on. My mother and I were very happy.

Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course,” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on . And I give my father a present on Father’s Day, . Then what about the other days of a year? Always to think of your parents, not just on some important days. I have a friend who alone, because her parents live another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a . She dialed (拨号) the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, mom…” Later I asked, “Why did you dial the number ?” She smiled, “My parents are old. They can’t get close to the telephone . I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them time to answer the call.” My friend is a good girl. She is always her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.A. Father’s Day B. Mother’s Day C. Teachers’ Day D.Children’s Day

2.A. as well B. also C. either D. yet

3.A. prepare B. forget C. decide D. remember

4.A. live B. lives C. lived D. living

5.A. face B. card C. call D. cake

6.A. up B. off C. down D. on

7.A. once B. twice C. several times D. many times

8.A. lonely B. slowly C. quietly D. quickly

9.A. less B. little C. enough D. a lot

10.A. thinking about B. laughing at C. picking up D. looking for