Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don't worry, Mum. I'll send you some money every week. "

A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"

Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."

"No", she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

1.Mrs. Black lived __________.

A. in Canada          B. in Australia   C. in England         D. in America

2.Mrs. Black lived __________.

A. alone                      B. with her husband

C. with her daughter          D. with her mother

3.Alice decided to work in Boston because __________.

A. New York was too far from her mother's village

B. Boston was near her mother's village

C. she had found a good job there

D. she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place

4.A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________.

A. by air             B. by train    C. by bus             D. by sea

5.Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________.

A. she didn't have time to do so

B. her mother didn't have a telephone

C. she didn't want to spend money on calling

D. her mother didn't know how to make a telephone call

Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don't worry, Mum. I'll send you some money every week. "
A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"
Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."
"No", she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

1. 1.

   Mrs. Black lived __________

   1. A.
      in Canada
   2. B.
      in Australia
   3. C.
      in England
   4. D.
      in America
2. 2.

   Mrs. Black lived __________

   1. A.
      alone
   2. B.
      with her husband
   3. C.
      with her daughter
   4. D.
      with her mother
3. 3.

   Alice decided to work in Boston because __________

   1. A.
      New York was too far from her mother's village
   2. B.
      Boston was near her mother's village
   3. C.
      she had found a good job there
   4. D.
      she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place
4. 4.

   A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________

   1. A.
      by air
   2. B.
      by train
   3. C.
      by bus
   4. D.
      by sea
5. 5.

   Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________

   1. A.
      she didn't have time to do so
   2. B.
      her mother didn't have a telephone
   3. C.
      she didn't want to spend money on calling
   4. D.
      her mother didn't know how to make a telephone call

Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!
【小题1】McDull is famous for ______.