Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.

1.Which is Mary’s invention?

A. Teaching her friend.  

B. A new language. 

C. Go shopping.  

D. Making hamburgers.

2.Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

A. Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.

B. Because it’s easy to speak new language.

C. Because her friend Jean likes it.

D. Because she wants free hamburgers.

3.What do they do in the store?

A. They buy some things.

B. They talk with the clerk.

C. They want to understand what people say.

D. They use their new language and talk about people and things.

4.The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

A. maybe they need help  

B. they talk about him   

C. they laugh at him  

D. they invent things

5.According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

A. boring    

B. interesting   

C. hard   

D. easy

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.
【小题1】Which is Mary’s invention?

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.

1. 1.

   Which is Mary’s invention?

   1. A.
      Teaching her friend.
   2. B.
      A new language.
   3. C.
      Go shopping.
   4. D.
      Making hamburgers.
2. 2.

   Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

   1. A.
      Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.
   2. B.
      Because it’s easy to speak new language.
   3. C.
      Because her friend Jean likes it.
   4. D.
      Because she wants free hamburgers.
3. 3.

   What do they do in the store?

   1. A.
      They buy some things.
   2. B.
      They talk with the clerk.
   3. C.
      They want to understand what people say.
   4. D.
      They use their new language and talk about people and things.
4. 4.

   The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

   1. A.
      maybe they need help
   2. B.
      they talk about him
   3. C.
      they laugh at him
   4. D.
      they invent things
5. 5.

   According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

   1. A.
      boring
   2. B.
      interesting
   3. C.
      hard
   4. D.
      easy