One morning it was shining brightly when I woke up. I looked at the alarm clock. It said 3:45! It had stopped! What time was it？I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. The kitchen clock said 8:30-I was late! My parents were away. My aunt had gone to work without checking if I was up. The school bus went at 8:00. I had missed it. I rang my friend Tony on his mobile phone.

“Tell the teacher I’ll be in as soon as I can!” I said.

“Come on your rollerblades,” Tony said. “It will be faster than the bus.”

I washed and dressed in a hurry. I grabbed an apple to eat on the way. That was my breakfast! Then I put on my rollerblades and set off for school. It took half an hour to get to the school. I took all the shortcuts I knew. I went across the park—even through some backyards! When I got to school. I was very hot and my legs ached. I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning. But I made it just in time for history, our second lesson. I was very happy because history is my favourite subject.

1．The boy woke up at         that morning.

A．3:45                    B．7:30                    C．8:00                    D．8:30

2．The boy got up late mainly because           .

       A．his alarm clock had stopped                  B．his parents were away

       C．his aunt had gone to work                    D．he had missed the school bus

3．The boy got to school      that morning.

       A．by bus                B．by skating            C．by running           D．by bike

4．The boy took all the shortcuts in order to         .

       A．have breakfast on the way

       B．meet his friend

       C．get to school as soon as he could

       D．have his favorite lesson

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The boy’s bedroom is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs.

       B．Tony told the boy to go to school on his rollerblades.

       C．The boy had nothing for breakfast that morning.

       D．The boy didn’t miss his favorite lesson.