Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(遠(yuǎn)的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(從不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(數(shù)數(shù)) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小題1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(遠(yuǎn)的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(從不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(數(shù)數(shù)) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小題1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

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　　A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teachers asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , “Boys and girls, I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?”

　　No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. “Goodboy! Please answer me, dear,” said the officer.

　　With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, “If you speak long enough, we won't have to have maths and biology lessons this morning.”

1．The old man came back to the school ________.?

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2．The officer studied in this school when he was ________.

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3．The old officer found that the children at that school were ________ ever before.

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4．The short boy in the front ________.

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A．didn't understand the question and answered it in a wrong way

B．spoke the truth

C．wanted to make the officer angry

D．wanted to make others laugh

5．According to this story, we know that ________.

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A．the short boy liked the talk very much

B．a(chǎn)ll the children liked the talk

C．the short boy didn't like studying his lessons

D．some children liked to listen to a funny story

Do you know what special birthday presents the German Chancellor Schroeder（德國(guó)總理施羅德）gave his mother?

In 1990, he took her to lunch in a Mercedes（奔馳）car for her 80th birthday.

Schroeder’s family was very poor when he was young. Once his grandma had to steal（偷）meat from their neighbors. That was the only way to give the family a good supper. His mother was very sad and cried about it. Young Schroeder held his mother in his arms and said, “Mom, one day I’ll take you out in a Mercedes.” Forty years later he made these words come true.

Schroeder gave the old lady a second special present ten years later.

His father died before he was born. He was killed in World War II. His family didn’t know where his grave（墳?zāi)梗﹚as. So Schroeder gave his mother a map on her 90^th birthday. This map was very special. It showed where his father’s grave was. The old lady smiled happily at the surprising gift. Then Chancellor held his mother in his arms and kissed her face.

1.Where did Schroeder take his mother to lunch for her 80th birthday?

A．In a big restaurant.                      B．In his office.

C．In a Mercedes car.                       D．At home.

2.When did Schroeder say he would take his mother out in a Mercedes?

A．In 1990.          B．In 1950.           C．In 2000.           D．In 1948.

3.What special present did Schroeder give his mother for her 90^th birthday?

A．A Mercedes car.                        B．A grave.

C．A very special map.                      D．A big cake.

4.Who killed his father?

A．The war.                              B．His grandfather.

C．A driver in a Mercedes.                   D．An earthquake.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Schroeder’s family was rich when he was young.

B．Schroeder’s grandma liked stealing things very much.

C．Schroeder was very young when his father died.

D．Schroeder has a strong love for his mom.