Question

Mary was worried about her dad because she found he was going to bald(秃顶的).It seemed that every time she looked at him, he had less hair than before. One day she asked, “Daddy, every day you have less hair. But my brother has more. Why is that?” Her father smiled and said, “ It`s the hair thief. He visits my head during the night when I`m asleep. One by one he pulled out my hairs as many as he likes. And then he gives the hairs to your brother.”

This worried Mary, so she decided help her dad. Every night she stayed awake as long as she could. When her father asleep, she took a hammer(榔头)to his bedside. She didn't want the thief to steal her dad`s hair any more. Soon she saw shadow(影子) near dad's head she hit him.

“Ouch!” her father shouted and sat up quickly. He turned the light on, and saw Mary with the hammer.

“I almost got him, Dad! I thought I hit him, but it seemed that he had run away!”

“Oh, sorry, my dear,” Mary`s father said. Then he told her that going bald was something natural to most dads and he knew how important it was to tell the children the truth.

1.Mary`s father was going bald because .

A. he had little sleep B. a thief stole his hairs

C. something natural happened D. Mary cut the hair

2.The underlined word “he ”here refers to “ ”.

A. Mary`s father B. Mary`s brother C. the hair thief D. Mary`s friend

3.Mary stayed awake at night because .

A. she wanted to help her dad B. her father wanted her to do so

C. she didn`t feel sleepy D. she`d like to play a game

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to passage?

A. Mary thought the hair on her dad`s head was less and less.

B. Mary thought she hit the thief with her hammer one night.

C. Mary`s father felt sorry not to tell her the truth at first.

D. Mary`s brother had as much hair as his father.

5.The best title for the passage is .

A. Mary and her father B. The hair thief

C. Mary and a hammer D. Mary and her brother

Answer 1