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It was    1    birthday. He was one hundred    2    old and many people    3    to his birthday party. A newspaperman came to the party and    4    a few questions.      "Many people want to know    5    you keep so healthy," the newspaperman said, "Can you tell me?" "I always get    6    at six in the morning," said the old man, "I    7    three meals a day, and never drink alcohol (酒)."       "   8   ," said the newspaperman, "My uncle    9    the same, but he only lived to    10   eighty."

(     )1.A.Mr White (     )2.A.year   (     )3.A.come  (     )4.A.ask    (     )5.A.what   (     )6.A.up    (     )7.A.eat    (     )8.A.So     (     )9.A.do    (     )10.A.am

B.Mr White's  B.years     B.came     B.asks     B.how      B.at      B.eats     B.Because    B.does     B.is

C.Mr Whites'   C.a year     C.comes     C.asked     C.which     C.down     C.have     C.As       C.did       C.are

D.Mrs White  D.the year      D.coming       D.asking       D.where        D.in           D.has          D.But          D.doing        D.be

It was Mr. Hill’s birthday that day. He was one hundred years old and many people came to【小题1】 ( he ) birthday party. A reporter (记者) came to the party and asked him a few questions.“Many people want 【小题2】  ( know )to know how you live so long,”the reporter said,“Could you tell us【小题3】 it ?”“That is, I always get up at six in the morning,”said Hill.“And have three 【小题4】 ( meal ) a day. Never drink.”“But,”said the reporter,“my uncle also did so, and he only lived to be eighty. 【小题5】  do you think of that ?”“He didn’t keep it long enough,”the old man answered.

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　　Jane Black is only four and isn't old enough to go to school. Her grandpa was a teacher and now stays at home. He teaches the girl to read and write. The girl studies hard and learns a lot. She can count from one to one hundred, read some picture－books and write all the names of her family. Her parents are happy and often show it to others. People often praise(夸奖) her for it.

　　Once Mrs Black took her daughter to a birthday party. The guests(客人) praised a rich woman's son. Mrs Black asked him a few questions, but all his answers were wrong. Jane began to laugh at him. The woman was angry. She told her friend, a teacher, to ask the girl some questions, but the girl answered all of them. The teacher was surprised and thought for a while. Then she asked, “There're three flies(苍蝇) on a table. How many will be left if I kill one.”

　　“One,” answered Jane.

　　“You're wrong,” called out the boy's mother. “All of them fly away.”

　　“Do you think a dead fly can fly, madam?” asked the girl.

　　The guests began to laugh and the woman's face turned red.

1．Jane studies at home because ________.

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A．her grandpa is a teacher

B．she is too young to go to school

C．she can learn by herself

2．At the party the guests praised the boy because ________.

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A．he was very clever

B．he knew much

C．his mother was rich

3．The woman was angry because ________.

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A．her son couldn't answer the questions

B．Jane laughed at her son

C．Jane's mother asked her son the questions

4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The woman could answer Jane's question.

B．The woman didn't love her son any longer.

C．Jane is much cleverer than the boy.

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．A Rich Woman

B．A Clever Girl

C．At the Birthday Party