Mr Clarke works
in a middle school. He likes reading and often 36 some
books from the library. He keeps 37 to
the radio in the morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much
and teaches well. His 38 like him very much. Mike, Mr
Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He 39 likes reading
books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks
he’s too young to understand him and chooses 40 ones
to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with it.
One day Mike read 41
about the electric lights and was 42 it.
When his father told him to do some homework, he went on thinking of it. He
asked him 43 questions, and his
father answered all. Then his father said happily, “Fathers always know 44
than sons!”
The boy thought for a minute and said,
“I don’t think so!”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike
didn’t answer and asked, after a minute, he asked his father, “Who invented the
electric lights?”
“Thomas Edison.” answered
Mr Clarke.
“Why didn’t his father invent
them, then?”
Looking at his son, Mr
Clarke didn’t know 45 to answer!
( ) 36. A.
finds B.
sells C.
buys D. borrows
( ) 37. A.
listening B.
watching C. going D.
seeing
( ) 38. A.
teachers B.
parents C.
classmates D. students
( ) 39. A.
also B.
never C.
even D. only
( ) 40. A.
hard B. the
hardest C.
easy D. the
easiest
( ) 41. A.
something B. nothing C.
everything D. anything
( ) 42. A. worried about B.
interested in C. afraid of D.
ready for
( ) 43. A.
few B.
little C. a
little D. a few
( ) 44. A.
more B.
most C.
less D. least
( ) 45. A.
when B. what
C. where D. which