A mother and her son got into a bus in a small city and sat down.  The bus conductor came to them
 for their money.  The mother said, "I want one ticket to Oxford,"and gave him a shilling (先令,1先令等于
 12便士).
     The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, "How old are you, little
 friend?"
     The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at
 home, and two and a half in buses and trains.  "
     The mother took six pence (便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor.  The
 conductor gave her one and a half tickets.  

1.  One day the mother took a bus _____.

    A.  to a small city  
    B.  to get some money    
    C.  with her son    
    D.  to get a ticket

2.  The mother gave the conductor _____ pence in all(总共)that day.

    A.  12  
    B.  16  
    C.  10  
    D.  18

3.  The mother was _____.

    A.  not honest (诚实的)    
    B.  honest    
    C.  very clever    
    D.  not clever

4.  _____ told him to say, "I'm four years old at home,and two and a half in buses and trains.  "

    A.  The conductor    
    B.  The boy's father    
    C.  The boy's mother    
    D.  The driver

5.  The boy was really _____ years old.  

    A.  four    
    B.  two    
    C.  two and a half    
    D.  six and a half

     A mother and her son got into a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor came to them for
their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket to Oxford,"and gave him a shilling (先令, 1先令等于
12便士).
     The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, "How old are you, little
friend?"
     The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at
home,and two and a half in buses and trains."
     The mother took six pence (便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor.The conductor
gave her one and a half tickets.

1. One day the mother took a bus _____.

A. to a small city  
B. to get some money    
C. with her son    
D. to get a ticket

2. The mother gave the conductor _____ pence in all (总共) that day.

A. 12  
B. 16  
C. 10 
D. 18

3. The mother was _____.

A. not honest (诚实的)    
B. honest    
C. very clever    
D. not clever

4. _____ told him to say, "I'm four years old at home,and two and a half in buses and trains."

A. The conductor    
B. The boy's father    
C. The boy's mother   
D. The driver

5. The boy was really _____ years old.

A. four    
B. two    
C. two and a half    
D. six and a half