Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading
and often __1.__ some books from the library. He __2.__ to the radio every
morning and reading __3.__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His
__4.__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little
son, is only nine. He __5.___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father
some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __6.__ to understand him and
chooses __7.__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read
__8.__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __9.__it.
When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He
asked him __10.__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said
proudly, "Fathers always know __11.__than sons!" The boy thought for
a while and said, __12.__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and
asked, __13.__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __14.__
"answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?"
Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __15.___ to answer!
16. A.finds B.sells C.buys D.borrows
17. A.hears B.listens C.says D.reads
18. A.newspapers B.letters C.stories D.messages
19. A.teachers B.parents C.students D.classmates
20. A.also B.never C.even D.only
21. A.old B.young C.clever D.able
22. A.more
difficult B.the most
difficult C.easy D.the easiest
23. A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
24. A.worried about B.interested in C.afraid of D.angry with
25. A.few B.little C.a few D.a little
26. A.more B.most C.less D.least
27. A.I think so B.I don’t know C.I agree D.I don’t think so
28. A.instead B.carefully C.quickly D.brightly
29. A.Thomas Brown B.Allan Smith C.Thomas Edison D.Ron Jenkins
30. A.when B.what C.where D.which