Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
【小题1】Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．

One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course

surprised to see him back so early．

“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”

“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”

“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”

“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’

“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”

“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”

1.Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

A．Because he often coughs．

B．Because he often has colds．

C．Because he doesn’t like school．

D．Because he always has a headache

2.Jimmy spends most of his time       

A．at school    B．at home      C in the hospital     D．in the 1ibrary

3.One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because          ．

A．Jimmy came back early from school

B．Jimmy’s school was closed

C．Jimmy’s mother was ill

D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies

4.What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?

A．He had a headache．

B．He didn’t want to go to school．

C．His father was busy with his work．

D．He had a baby brother to look after．

5.Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．

A．he wanted to save one for another excuse

B．he didn’t know the fact

C．he didn’t like the baby sister

D．his father asked him not to do so

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We usually buy things in a shop, a market or a supermarket. Shopping always takes too much t________ . We have to walk around for a long time to look f________ the things we want. Sometimes we have to c________ many heavy shopping bags. We’re always very tired after s_________. Now it’s different from that in the past(过去). We can do many things at h________, we don’t need to go to the shop. We can buy many good and c_______ things on the Internet(因特网), they look nice but don’t cost much. It seems easy and quick, b_______ it sometimes brings us some trouble(麻烦). The clothes you buy on the Internet are d________ from what you want, or the size is too s_______ or too big. You may see many people wear the same clothes in the street. Do you know why? B________ they all buy clothes on the Internet. How interesting!

单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
【小题1】She loves taking photos and always takes her c________ with her wherever she goes.
【小题2】The old man is d_________. He can hardly hear anything.
【小题3】— Could you l________ me your dictionary?
— Sorry. I am using it at the moment.
【小题4】Don’t run so f________! I can’t catch up with you.
【小题5】Please don’t w________ about Jim. He can take good care of himself.