Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (討厭)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(驚訝的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
小題1: Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________
A．the old woman lived alone
B．she needed her help
C．the old woman couldn’t look after herself
D．the old woman could give her much money.
小題2:The family liked Mrs Black because_________
A．she was rich
B．she could watched their door
C．she could do the housework for them
D．she was friendly to them all
小題3:Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.
A．she had no house to live in
B．she couldn’t look after herself
C．Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more
D．she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her
小題4:Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.
A．her mother could broke another plate
B．her mother didn’t want to live
C．her husband could be tired of her mother
D．her mother couldn’t do anything at home
小題5:Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________
A．she knows she did wrong
B．she was afraid of her son
C．the old is poor
D．it’s her duty

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:A

小題1:根據(jù)The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.描述，可知她想要她的母親來幫她看孩子。故選B，他需要她的幫助。
小題1:根據(jù)She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.描述，可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her.描述，可知選D。
小題1:根據(jù)One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma.描述，可知她怕在打碎盤子。故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.可知他從兒子的話里面明白了如果自己這樣對待自己的母親，將來一天自己也會得到同樣的報應(yīng)，故選A，她知道自己錯了。
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