“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can   1  do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince   2 .
In fact, all this started from my   3  of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had   4  one year without TV for a hundred dollars,   5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it,   6  you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to   7 , which became my favorite sport.   8  winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much   9  I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the   10  thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of   11 .　　
I used to   12  reading if there were no   13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right   14  my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the   15  than just the 100 dollars!

　　One afternoon last summer, Mr Fred went to buy a fish because a friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.

　　It was hot. Most of the fish were not so fresh, but the shopkeeper said, “Sir, the fish is fresh. Please buy one.”

　　Mr Fred held on fish up to his nose and smelled it.

　　“Why did you smell that fish? Do you think it had gone bad?” shouted the shopkeeper.

　　“I wasn't smelling that fish. I was only talking to it.” answered Fred.

　　“Talking to it?” said the shopkeeper. “Why? What did you say to it?”

　　“Well, what did the fish say to you?”

　　“It said it didn't know the latest (最新的) news because it hadn't been in the river for more than a week.”

(1) Mr Fred went to buy a fish because ________.

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A．one of his friends would have supper with him

B．he liked fish very much

C．a friend of his liked fish very much

D．he wanted to have a party

(2) Most of fish weren't fresh because of ________.

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(3) Why did Fred pick up one fish and smelt it?

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A．Because he thought it had gone bad.

B．Because he wanted to eat a fresh fish.

C．Because he wanted to talk to it.

D．Because he wanted to get the latest news from the fish.

(4) How did the shopkeeper understand his words?

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A．He thought Fred was a foolish man.

B．He didn't believe what Fred said.

C．He didn't hear Fred clearly.

D．He didn't know if his fish could speak.

(5) Which sentence is right?

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A．Fred could really talk to a fish.

B．He was a bad man.

C．Fred understood fish's words.

D．He was clever and humorous.