Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36  on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37  with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38 school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40  .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well. 42  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44  his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45  to hear that.

【小题1】

A．works B．work C．to work D．working

【小题2】

A．happy B．excited C．exciting D．unhappy

【小题3】

A．much too B．too much C．a lot D．many

【小题4】

A．can B．need C．must D．should

【小题5】

A．said B．answered C．agreed D．asked

【小题6】

A．other B．the others C．any else D．any other

【小题7】

A．On B．At C．In D．From

【小题8】

A．where B．what C．which D．why

【小题9】

A．made by B．made of C．made in D．made from

【小题10】

A．pleased B．unpleased C．unsatisfied D．sad

Little Tom likes cartoons (动画片) very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’re over. Sometimes he’d rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned the television, but didn’t receive the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen (厨房). He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn’t find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help.
“It’s only five now,” said the woman. “Your programme will be after supper.”“Well, let’s have supper right now!”
【小题1】 Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so______ .

A．he’s late for school

B．he goes to school by bus

C．he can’t wake up himself in the morning

D．he has to go to school without breakfast

【小题2】Tom spends much time _____ when he is free.

A．playing football	B．watching football matches on TV
C．doing his homework	D．watching cartoons on TV

【小题3】Tom _____,so he turned on the television after getting up this morning .

A．thought he had some time left

B．didn’t know when the cartoon would begin

C．wanted to know the important news

D．hoped to watch TV play

【小题4】Tom was afraid _____, so he ran home.

A．to miss the interesting cartoon	B．to miss the last bus
C．he would be hungry	D．he had little time to finish his homework

【小题5】 Tom thought _____.

A．supper should be ready

B．his mother’s watch was slow

C．the cartoon would be as soon as he finished supper

D．his mother cooked super too late

Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
【小题1】Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper.  

A．his father and mother	B．his sister
C．his grandparents	D．his brother

【小题2】His parents _______let him stay long.  

A．never

B．sometimes

C．often

D．usually

【小题3】One evening Tom asked his mother for_________.

A．an egg

B．an apple

C．an orange

D．a pear

【小题4】His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat________.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．at bedtime	D．at noon

【小题5】 From the story we know__________.

A．Tom was a quiet boy	B．Tom was a bad boy
C．Tom was a lazy boy	D．Tom was a clever boy

Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, “Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair? ”

    Grace laughed and said, “He’s got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane. He’ s a clever man.”

    Jane looked at her mother’s thick, black hair for a few seconds（秒钟）, and then she asked, “Mum, why have you got a lot of hair? ”

1.Tom had ________ hair.

A．very little      B．a little        C．very few       D．a few

2.Grace had ________ hair than Tom.

A．much         B．more         C．the most        D．many

3.There was a photo of ________ in the living-room.

A．Jane          B．Jane’s parents  C．Jane’s mother    D．Jane’s father

4.Jane wanted to know why her mother had ________ hair，too.

A．black         B．beautiful      C．less             D． lots of