The class was right in the middle of a math problem. Suddenly, Joe laughed out loud at the back of the classroom. Everyone stopped and looked at him.

“What are you laughing at?” Mr. Steinman.

“Nothing.” Joe answered.

“Joe. Office. Now,” Mr. Steinman became angry.

“Fine, I’d rather be there anyway.” Joe said.

“I’ll be calling home after school, too,” Mr. Steinman said.

“Ask my mom to buy pizza for dinner when you call,” Joe suggested.

His teacher opened his mouth to reply, but thought better of it. Instead, he continued the maths lesson. Joe took his time to get to the door. He stopped to sharpen his pencil.

“Joe! Get out now. You don’t need your pencil in the office,” Mr. Steinman said.

“I want to be prepared,” he tried to look confused, even though he knew what he was doing was wrong.

Joe left the classroom. Sadly, he didn’t know how to do his homework, which made him sigh (叹气). Then he arrived at the office and sat in his familiar chair, waiting to get shouted at again. Once he got home, he’d be in trouble with his parents, and tomorrow he’d repeat the whole process.

“Another day, another detention,” he sighed, wondering why maths was so hard. He made up his mind to work hard in maths, because he still wanted to be good at it.

1.What subject was Joe trying to avoid?

A.Science. B.Maths.

C.English. D.Music.

2.How did Mr. Steinman feel when Joe laughed again?

A.Happy. B.Sad.

C.Relaxed. D.Mad.

3.What did Joe ask his teacher to tell his mother?

A.Pick him up from school.

B.Bring his bag to school.

C.Order pizza for dinner.

D.Help him with his homework.

4.Which word can be replaced the underlined word, “detention”?

A.Punishment. B.Invitation.

C.Graduation. D.Praise.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Joe was a very shy student.

B.Joe was often punished by his maths teacher.

C.Mr. Steinman was a very humorous teacher.

D.Joe usually did his maths homework well.

Frederic Chopin was born in March,1810, in Poland. He was one of the greatest musicians(音乐家) in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, he was still a young man. People in Paris didn't know him but he could play the piano very well.

At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian pianist(钢琴家) Franz Liszt. One evening, at a concert(音乐会), Liszt went to the piano and the people shouted. When all the lights went out, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was very beautiful, and the listeners all enjoyed it very much. They kept praising(赞美) the pianist.

Suddenly, all the lights were on when the music was over. And there stood a young man. But he was not the famous Franz Liszt. He was Frederic Chopin.

Liszt planned to do that. When the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. With the help of Liszt and his own talent(才能), Chopin soon became famous.

1.Chopin was a(n) ________.

A.Polish musician B.French musician

C.English musician D.Hungarian musician

2.When Chopin went to Paris, ________.

A.he was famous B.he was young

C.people in Paris didn't like him D.he couldn't play the piano

3.From the passage we know that ________ made the plan.

A.Franz Liszt B.Frederic Chopin

C.Chopin's father D.the audience of the concert

4.Chopin soon became famous because of ________.

A.the concert B.the help of Liszt

C.his own talent D.B and C

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right?

A.Chopin was Franz Listz's student.

B.In 1831, people in Paris liked Franz Liszt very much.

C.At the concert, Chopin took Liszt's place and played the piano.

D.Chopin was a great musician in the world.

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