Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.

It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”

Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”

“The biggest one, Mum.”

“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”

“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”

1.Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?

2.Who was going to eat the biggest apple?

A．His mother.

B．His father.

C．His sister.

D．Val.

3.Which is right?

Mike was a small boy,and he didn't like washing his hands.Every day his mother said to him: "Mike,your hands are very dirty  again.Go and wash them."But Mike never washed them well.He only put them in the water for a minute and took them out again.

     Mike's aunt lived in another street. One day,she came to stay with Mike's parents,and she came with her small son,Ted.Ted was a year younger than Mike,and he didn't like washing his hands,either .First the boys were with their parents,then they went to play.When they were sitting,Mike looked at Ted's hands and said: "My hands are dirtier than yours.""Certainly they are." Ted answered,"you are a year older than I am."

判断正误：

1.Mike always washed his hands carefully.

2.Mike was older than Ted.

3.Ted's hands were a little cleaner than Mike's.

4.Mike's aunt lived in the street next to his house.

5.Mike's hands were dirtier than Ted's because he was older.

Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”
【小题1】Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?