Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly,he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend peo­ple. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan,may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied,"I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally,he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day,but I can get enough money for a toy train. "

1. 1.

   Why did Scott need to borrow money?

   1. A.
      Because he needed to get a job.
   2. B.
      Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
   3. C.
      Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
2. 2.

   The underlined( 划线) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means______.

   1. A.
      acting like a dog       
   2. B.
      asking the wrong person      
   3. C.
      asking the right person
3. 3.

   According to the story, Scott might work in_______.

   1. A.
      a dessert house  
   2. B.
      a book store  
   3. C.
      a clothing store
4. 4.

   What do you think of Alan?

   1. A.
      He was unfriendly.    
   2. B.
      He was clever.  
   3. C.
      He was kind.
5. 5.

   What can we know from the story?

   1. A.
      Scott could get a new train.
   2. B.
      Scott didn't like his brother.
   3. C.
      Scott's family was very poor.

　　One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country to see how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights with a poor family on the farm. On their return from their trip, hoping his son had learned a lesson, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

　　“It was great, Dad.”

　　“Did you see how poor people can be?” The father asked.

　　“Oh Yeah,” said the son.

　　“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

　　The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four.”

　　“We have a fountain in our garden and they have a real stream that has no end.”

　　“We have beautiful lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night”

　　“We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.”

　　“We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food but they grow theirs.”

　　“We have walls around our house to protect us, but they have friends to protect them.”

　　With this the boy's father was speechless

　　Then his son added, “Thank dad for showing me how poor we are.”

 True or false:

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(5) The boy's father was satisfied with what the boy said.   (　　)

Wang Wang was lost in the park last month．Old Henry is very ________ because he has no dog and no family now．

1. A.
   glad
2. B.
   excited
3. C.
   sad
4. D.
   interested