John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a small village
and it's nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast
he has to run to school and get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him,
but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn't agree with
his father and keeps running there every day. Now he's very strong. He is never late for class and his teachers
often praise him.
      Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's
800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his
grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
     "I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.
     To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that.
We have no money to pay for them, you know!"

1. John began to study in a middle school at the age of _________.

A. nine
B. eleven
C. thirteen
D. fifteen

2. John runs to school every day in order to _________.

A. keep healthy
B. win the boy's race
C. make his teachers happy
D. get to school on time

3. John doesn't ask his father to buy him a bike because _________.

A. he doesn't like riding a bike
B. he doesn't like his father
C. his home is near the school
D. he knows his father doesn't have enough money

4. John _________ after the school sports meeting.

A. ran faster
B. worked harder
C. became famous
D. got a bike

5. John's grandma wasn't happy because _________.

A. she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them
B. she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting
C. John's father couldn't afford a bike
D. John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine