December 21st is Becky's birthday. When she gets home after school, she sees her parents sitting at
the table. On the table there is a birthday cake with fourteen candles. They say to her, "Happy birthday,
dear! We have a present for you, Becky. Go and look for it in your bedroom."
       Becky runs quickly to her room. On her bed she sees a red box. She thinks that her present must be
in the box. She opens it. There is nothing but a card in it. The girl takes it out and reads, "Dear Becky, I'm your present. My first three letters are the same as in the word 'come'. My last two letters are the same as
in the word 'water'. My middle three letters are in the word 'put'. What am I?"
       Becky thinks hard and soon smiles. Then she goes to the living room and shouts, "Aha, I know what
present it is. Thank you very much, Mum and Dad!But where is it?" Her mother answers, "Look at the
back of the card." Becky turns it over and reads, "Come and look for me in the study."
       Becky hurries to the study. There on the desk she finds her present. What is it? Do you know?

1. How old is Becky? ____.

A. She is eleven years old        
B. She is fourteen years old
C. She is twelve years old        
D. She is thirteen years old

2. Is Becky a student? ____.

A. Yes, she is    
B. No, she isn't    
C. Yes, she isn't    
D. No, she is

3. What's the meaning of the word "study" in the third paragraph?____.

A. 书房    
B. 学习    
C. 研究    
D. 起居室

4. What's the present given by her parents? ____.

A. A box      
B. A bike        
C. Candles        
D. A computer

5. Where is the present? ____.

A. In the living room    
B. In the bedroom  
C. In the study  
D. In the box

     I have six baskets. Three are big, three are small. I have some pears and some oranges. I put three
pears in each small basket, and I put three oranges in each big basket and one orange in each small
basket. The number of oranges is my age.
1. I have _____ pears.
A. three
B. five  
C. seven
D. nine
2. I have _____ oranges.
A. six
B. eight
C. ten
D. twelve
3. —What are those in the small baskets?
    —They are _____.
A. nine pears
B. nine oranges  
C. three pears and nine oranges  
D. nine pears and three oranges
4. —Where are the pears?
    —They are in the_____.
A. three big baskets  
B. three small baskets  
C. a big basket  
D. a small basket
5. Do you know how old I am? I'm _____.
A. nine
B. ten  
C. eleven
D. twelve