Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．

One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course

surprised to see him back so early．

“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”

“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”

“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”

“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’

“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”

“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”

1.Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

A．Because he often coughs．

B．Because he often has colds．

C．Because he doesn’t like school．

D．Because he always has a headache

2.Jimmy spends most of his time       

A．at school    B．at home      C in the hospital     D．in the 1ibrary

3.One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because          ．

A．Jimmy came back early from school

B．Jimmy’s school was closed

C．Jimmy’s mother was ill

D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies

4.What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?

A．He had a headache．

B．He didn’t want to go to school．

C．His father was busy with his work．

D．He had a baby brother to look after．

5.Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．

A．he wanted to save one for another excuse

B．he didn’t know the fact

C．he didn’t like the baby sister

D．his father asked him not to do so

Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
【小题1】Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

 “Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to  46   the call. It was his aunt. “Sam,  47   are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly. Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. “Oh, my goodness! There’s an important   48   today,” Sam shouted out. He hurried to wash his face and get   49 . When he was going to leave the house, he  50   that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the  51  and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as  52   as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were 53    writing. “Why are you so   54  ?” asked the teacher . “I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking   55  . “It was my clock.. It   56    to wake me up this morning and ....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher   57   him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his  58   quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not   59   in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a   60   day it has been for me!”
(  )46.   A. find              B. give               C. put               D. answer
(  )47.   A. why             B. how               C. when             D. where
(  )48.   A. talk              B. party              C. exam             D. meeting
(  )49.   A. tired             B. lost               C. dressed           D. rested
(  )50.   A. forgot           B. remembered     C. understood        D. thought
(  )51.   A. classroom      B. desk               C. bus                D. door
(  )52.   A. carefully        B. quietly           C. early               D. fast
(  )53.   A. worried         B. free                C. busy              D. careful
(  )54.   A. 1ate             B. ill                  C. lonely            D. ready
(  )55.  A. down           B. up                 C. out                 D. back
(  )56.  A. happened       B. stopped         C. failed              D. pointed
(  )57.  A. helped          B. knew           C. followed         D. stopped
(  )58.  A. room          B. table             C. seat                 D. teacher
(  )59.  A. think          B. sit               C. turn               D. speak
(  )60.  A. short         B. bad              C. happy            D. usual