It took him ___ to finish his homework.

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A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor(售票员) came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket to Oxford,” and gave her a shilling (="12" pence).

The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, “How old are you, young man?”

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 on 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 _____.

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

3. The mother was _____.

4. The conductor asked _____ how old he was.

5. The boy was ______ years old in fact.

A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says ,“I want one ticket (票) to the zoo.” and gives her one yuan.

The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds then says to him, “How old are you, young man?”

The mother begins speaking, but the conductor stops her, and the boy says, “I’m four years old at home, and two in buses .”

The mother takes fifty fen out of her bag and gives the money to the conductor. The conductor gives her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother takes a bus ______.

A．to a small city                          B．to get some money

C．with her son                           D．to get a ticket

2.The mother gives the conductor ______ fen in all(总共) that day?

A．120.             B．150.              C．180.             D．200.

3.What does the word “conductor”mean?

A．司机             B．售票员           C．乘客             D．警察

4.The conductor asks ______ how old he is?

A．the mother                            B．the little boy

C．the bus driver                          D．the mother and the son

5.The boy is ______ years old.

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

We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They give us   1   things, such as wood, oxygen, rubber（橡胶）, medicines   2   many other things. They can also tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut   348   a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring   4   year. Because of this, we know how old a tree is. A tree over a hundred   5   means that it has more than a hundred   6  . When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings   7   usually thin. When it is wet and warm, the rings

8  thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, it means that the 9  changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on the tree, we can learn about the climate in the past years. We can see

  10   changing today.

1.A．much               B．lot                  C．many        

2.A．so                 B．and                  C．while       

3.A．down               B．cross                    C．into        

4.A．every              B．many             C．some        

5.A．year old           B．old                  C．years old       

6.A．plants             B．rings                    C．leaves      

7.．A．is                   B．are                  C．were        

8.A．are much               B．are more             C．is much     

9.A．day                    B．year                 C．climate     

10.A．how our climate is    B．how is our climate   C．how to our climate