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　　Mary is going to have a party for her brother. She wants Ann to help her at the party. Here is Mary's letter to Ann:

　　Dear Ann,

　　I am going to have a party for my brother at home this Sunday from 7 to 9 in the evening. Would you like to come and help me at the party? I hope you can come.

　　With best wishes,

Mary

　　This is Ann's answer:

　　Dear Mary,

　　Thank you very much for asking me to your party this Sunday. I shall be very happy to come.

　　With best wishes,

Ann

1．The party is for ________.

[　　]

2．They're going to have the patty ________.

[　　]

3．The party will last ________.

[　　]

4．Mary asks Ann to come and ________ at the party.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Ann won't go to the party.

B．Ann will go to the party.

C．Ann doesn't like to go to the party.

D．Ann feels sorry for the party.

Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”

1. 1.

   Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

   1. A.
      Because he often coughs．
   2. B.
      Because he often has colds．
   3. C.
      Because he doesn’t like school．
   4. D.
      Because he always has a headache
2. 2.

   Jimmy spends most of his time       

   1. A.
      ．a(chǎn)t school
   2. B.
      ．a(chǎn)t home
   3. C.
      in the hospital
   4. D.
      ．in the 1ibrary
3. 3.

   One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because          ．

   1. A.
      Jimmy came back early from school
   2. B.
      Jimmy’s school was closed
   3. C.
      Jimmy’s mother was ill
   4. D.
      Jimmy’s mother had two babies
4. 4.

   What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?

   1. A.
      He had a headache．
   2. B.
      He didn’t want to go to school．
   3. C.
      His father was busy with his work．
   4. D.
      He had a baby brother to look after．
5. 5.

   Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．

   1. A.
      he wanted to save one for another excuse
   2. B.
      he didn’t know the fact
   3. C.
      he didn’t like the baby sister
   4. D.
      his father asked him not to do so

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　　Mary is going to have a party for her brother. She wants Ann to help her at the party. Here is Mary's letter to Ann:

　　Dear Ann,

　　I'm going to have a party for my brother at home this Sunday from 7 to 9 in the evening. Would yon like to come and help me at the party? I hope you come.

With best wishes,

Mary

　　This is Ann's answer:

　　Dear Mary,

　　Thank you very much for asking me to your party this Sunday. I shall be very happy to come.

With best wishes.

Ann

(1) The party is for ________.

[　　]

(2)They're going to have the party ________.

[　　]

(3)The party will last ________.

[　　]

(4)Mary asks Ann to come and ________ at the party.

[　　]

(5)Which of the following is true? ________

[　　]

A．Ann won't go to the party.

B．Ann will go to the party.

C．Ann doesn't like to go to the party.

D．Ann feels sorry for the party.

　　Jimmy is a member of my family. We all like him. He is my good friend. He is not my father or my brother. He is a black and white dog. He is very clever. He usually gets up at about 6:00. At about 7:00, he has his first meal. I gives him some porridge and some bones (骨頭). Sometimes he has meat. After that he goes out and brings bottles of milk for us. At about 8:30 he goes out to meet his friend, a brown dog next door. And then they play together. At about 11:30, he comes back and I give him the second meal. And then he goes to sleep for two hours. At 2:30 I begin to play my computer games. He just sits beside (在……旁邊) me and looks at me. He goes out to bring us the evening newspaper at 4:00. Then I walk him in the park. At about 6:00, he has supper.

　　Every evening at 7:00 Jimmy and I sit together on the sofa, watching TV. He goes to bed at about 9:00. He is a lovely dog.

(1) Jimmy is ________.

[　　]

(2) Jimmy spends ________ playing with his friend in the morning.

[　　]

(3) Jimmy ________ at 4:00 pm.

[　　]

A．goes to sleep

B．sits beside me

C．has his meal

D．goes out to bring us the evening newspaper

(4) Jimmy has ________ meals a day.

[　　]

(5) From the story we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．Jimmy is not clever

B．the writer (作者) loves Jimmy very much

C．Jimmy has no friends

D．Jimmy always has meat for his lunch