“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband. “I'm not feeling well.”

　　“Then you must stay in bed and rest,” her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby.”

　　“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll get better soon,” his wife told him.

　　“Shall I do the shopping for you?” her husband asked. She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy.” She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

　　“You can get all these things at the shop,” she said. “You can put the baby in the shopping cart, (手推车) then you won't have to leave him outside.”

　　The man took the baby to the shop and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for the things on his list.

　　At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry. Then he started to scream (尖叫).

　　“Keep calm (安静), Bill,” the man said. “Don't get angry. Don't shout, Bill.”

　　A woman in the shop heard him saying these things. She walked to him and said, “I think you are great. You are so patient (耐心) with your little Bill.”

　　“Madam,” the man said, “I'm Bill. He's Edward.”

1．Why did the man look after the baby?

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2．The man with his baby ________.

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3．What did the baby do in the shop?

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4．The baby was ________.

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A．Bill

B．Edward

C．the son of the woman in the shop

D．the man's daughter

5．The man asked ________ to keep calm.

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阅读下面的短文，选出能填入后面各句空白处的最佳答案。

　　“You will have to take care of the baby today.”a woman tells her husband. “I am not feeling well.”

　　“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear,” her husband says, “I will be pleased to look after our baby.”

　　“Thank you, I will have a quiet day and I will soon get better,” his wife tells him.

“Shall I go shopping for you, too?” her husband says.

　　She is very pleased and says, “That will help me a lot, I will give you a list of things to buy.”

　　She writes out the list and gives it to him.

　　“You can get all the things at the supermarket.” She says.

　　“You can put the baby in the shopping cart(手推车), so you won't have to leave him outside.”

　　The man takes the baby to the supermarket and puts him in the shopping cart. Then he pushes the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looks for those that are on his list.

　　At first all are well, but then the baby begins to cry.

　　Then he starts to scream (大声喊叫).

　　And scream! And scream!

　　“Keep quiet, Tom.” The man says.“Don't get excited. Don't shout, Tom. Don't lose your temper, Tom.”

　　A woman in the supermarket hears him saying these things. She walks up to him. “I think you are wonderful,” she says,“You are so patient (有耐心的) with your little Tom.”

　　“Madam,”the man says,“I'm Tom. He is Edward.”

(1)Why does the man take care of the baby?

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A．It's his turn.

B．His wife isn't well.

C．His wife isn't at home.

D．He always looks after the baby.

(2)Why does the man take the baby to the supermarket? Because ________.

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A．he has to go shopping

B．he wants to show the baby to his friends.

C．he wants to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D．the baby likes to go to the supermarket.

(3)What does the baby do in the supermarket? He ________.

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A．pushes the shopping cart

B．loses his temper

C．makes a lot of noise

D．helps his father

(4)Who is the man telling to keep quiet? ________.

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(5)Tom's wife isn't feeling very ________.

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-- Would you like _______ ?　　

　　　　--Thank you , I’m not thirsty.

A. any bread　　　　　　

B. any juice　　

C. some bread　　　　

D. some juice

完型填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag go up.
　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
　 Can I really do it?
　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down.  4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great  5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel  7 .
When did I last give a talk to   8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really  9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to  11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up.
I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!   13 afraid, just talk!”
I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know  14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  15 everyone what I can do.