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Tea-time
John is six years old. He can read and write quite well, but he can't tell the time. He doesn't say eight
o'clock, twelve o'clock or four o'clock in the afternoon. He says " breakfast time ", " lunch time " or " tea
time ".
His aunt, Mary, thinks she can teach him. " Can you count, John? "
" Yes, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. "
" That's fine. Now I put the long hand on twelve and the short hand on one — that is one o'clock. If (假如)I put the short hand on two, what's that? "
" Two o'clock."
" Good. And on three? "
" Three o'ciock. " It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt looks at him and asks, " What time is
it now, John? "
" Tea-time, aunt, and I'm hungry."
1. When it is eight o'clock, John says it is .
A. breakfast-time
B. lunch-time
C. tea-time
2. John can .
A. tell the time
B. not read or write
C. not tell the time
3. The long hand is .
A. the hour hand
B. the minute hand
C. the short hand
4. Mary thinks .
A. she can teach John to count
B. John can tell the time if she teaches him
C. John can tell the time
5. After his aunt teaches him, John .
A. can count
B. can't tell the time
C. can read and write
