Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It was the first time
for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought
a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or
three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him,
"Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?" Tom answered, "No, I have no friend
here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears (撤) my ticket into pieces."

1. Tom wanted to buy _____ when the girl asked him.

A. the second ticket
B. the third ticket
C. the fourth ticket
D. the fifth ticket

2. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because _____.

A. it was the big boy's job
B. the big boy didn't like Tom
C. the big boy didn't know Tom
D. Tom didn't buy tickets at all

3. The big boy was _____ at the cinema.

A. a bookseller
B. a policeman
C. a shopkeeper
D. a worker

4. From the story we know _____.

A. the little boy had a lot of money
B. the little boy knew nothing about the cinema
C. the big boy wasn't friendly to Tom
D. the girl wanted to get more money

5. Which of the following is NOT true in-the passage?

A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.
B. Tom didn't go to the cinema before.
C. Tom was too young to make friends.
D. Tom had no friends at the cinema.

A. because    
B. because of
C. cause      
D. of course