Tom likes dancing,          he is a little quiet.

A. but      B. although        C. so         D. however

Bob is from London. His father has a shop there and his mother works on a farm. He is a student of Grade Seven. His father drives him to school every day. So he is never late for school and his teacher likes him very much.
It’s Tuesday today. Miss Read is teaching them to count from one to ten. Bob works hard in class. Soon he can count to ten. Miss Read is very glad and asks him, “How many people are there in your family?” Bob stands up and says, “Two, Miss Read.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Read is surprised and says, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know.”
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【小题1】Bob’s father works        .

Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. He is a kind and funny man. And he is friendly to everyone. He likes talking with others very much. But he is always absent-minded （健忘的）.
One day, Mr Jackson went to visit a friend. His friend works on a farm and lives not far from the market and often goes to the market to sell things.
They had dinner together and then talked and talked. Mr Jackson was very excited to meet his friend. He told his friend a lot of things. Midnight came, and then one o'clock, two o'clock and still Mr Jackson kept on talking. But by this time his friend was feeling very tired and kept on looking at the clock on the wall. He didn't want to be impolite, but at last he said, "My dear friend, I don't want to put you out, but you see, it's too late now. I have to go to the market at six o'clock, and I must go to bed now."
"Oh, my God!" said Mr Jackson in surprise, "I thought you were at my house."
【小题1】Mr Jackson likes ____ a lot.

Tom likes dancing,          he is a little quiet.

A. but      B. although        C. so         D. however