One evening , my dad asked me to buy some bread for dinner . It was dark and cold outside . I rode a bike to a shop near my school . When I left the shop ,it got even darker , so I got on my bike right away. Then I found a woman in a white dress riding a motorcycle after me . She followed me for a long time . I rode very fast and started to cry for help, but no one was there . I was too scared and too tired to ride any faster . At last , I gave up . The woman stopped in front of me and said , “ Why were you riding so fast , Ken ?It’s dangerous !” I looked at the woman . “ Oh , It’s you, mum !You really scared me . Dad said you wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight !”
【小题1】Why did Ken go out that night ?

One evening , my dad asked me to buy some bread for dinner . It was dark and cold outside . I rode a bike to a shop near my school . When I left the shop ,it got even darker , so I got on my bike right away. Then I found a woman in a white dress riding a motorcycle after me . She followed me for a long time . I rode very fast and started to cry for help, but no one was there . I was too scared and too tired to ride any faster . At last , I gave up . The woman stopped in front of me and said , “ Why were you riding so fast , Ken ?It’s dangerous !” I looked at the woman . “ Oh , It’s you, mum !You really scared me . Dad said you wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight !”

1.Why did Ken go out that night ?

A．To ride a bike                          B．To buy some food

C．To go to cram school                     D．To look for his mother

2.Why was Ken riding fast on his way home ?

A．He was hungry                         B．Someone was following him

C．It was getting darker and colder            D．His father asked him to go home soon

3.Who was the motorcyclist (骑摩托者) ?

A．A stranger         B．A policeman       C．Ken’s father      D．Ken’s mother

    One day at a park, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench (长椅) near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.

   “He’s a lovely boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter, “We have to leave for home now, Rosa.”

“Just five minutes, Dad,” Rosa said, “Please, just five more minutes.”

The man agreed and Rosa went to ride his bike happily. Five minutes later, the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”

“Five more minutes, Dad,” Rosa said again, “Just five more minutes.”

The man smiled and said, “OK.”

“Oh, you are really a patient father,” said the woman.

The man smiled and then said, “Her elder brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident (事故)last year when he was riding his bike near here,” the man said,  “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d like to give anything for just five more minutes with him. I vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake(错误) with Rosa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. In fact, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”

1.The woman’s son was wearing _______________.

A. a red T-shirt                                B. a red sweater           

C. a white sweater                          D. a white dress

2.From the article, we know that Tommy was ____________.

A. the man’s son                            B. the woman’s son

C. Rosa’s younger brother                       C. the man’s elder brother

3.The underlined word “patient” means_____________.

A. 严格的           B. 勤劳的          C. 有耐心的         D.积极的

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The man’s daughter and her brother played at the park.

B. Rosa agreed to go home when her father called her the first time.

C. The woman felt sorry that she didn’t spend any time with her son.

D. The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death(死亡).