Mr Brown looks worried these days. Something is wrong with John's head. He took the little boy
to a hospital. The doctor looked over him and said that the boy needed an operation or he would die.
John's mother is often ill and she can't work. John's two sisters are at school. Sometimes his family has
little food to eat and Mf Brown has no money to pay for the operation.
      "Why not go and borrow some money from M r Green?" said M r s Brown. "You helped him
before."
     Mr Green has much money. But he never helps anybody. So he has few friends in the village and
nobody likes him. M r Brown was afraid that his friends would know about it. So he went to the man's
house at night.
     "I want to ask you for some help, but can you keep a secret for me?"
      "Of course ! "
     "My son needs an operation, Mr Green," said M r Brown." Or he will die. Will you please lend
me some money?"
     "Don't worry, M r Brown," said the rich man." I will take it as if(好像) I didn't hear you! "

1. What's M r Brown afraid?
     He is afraid that John _____.
2. How many people are there in John's family?
     There _____.
3. Why can't M r Brown pay for the operation?
     Because he is _____.
4. Why did M r Brown go to M r Green's house in the evening?
      He was afraid that his friends would see _____ M r Green's house.
5. What did M r Green's words mean?
     Mr Green didn't want to _____ money to M r Brown.

     Mr. Brown is a very old man. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at
twelve thirty for his lunch. But today a police car stops at his house at twelve o'clock. Two policemen
help him out. One of them says to Mr. Brown's daughter, "The old man can't find his way in the park.
He asks us to take him home in the car." The daughter thanks the policemen. After they leave, she asks
her father, "Dad, you go to that park every day. But today, you can't find the way. What's wrong with
you?" The old man smiles like a child and says, "I can find my way home. I don't want to walk home
today, you know?"

1. Every day Mr. Brown comes home at _____.

A. twelve
B. eleven
C. twelve thirty
D. twelve ten

2. Today Mr. Brown comes home by _____.

A. bus
B. car
C. bike
D. taxi

3. The policeman says Mr. Brown _____.

A. doesn't want to walk home
B. can't find his way home
C. find his way
D. knows the way

4. Mr. Brown's daughter thinks _____.

A. he wants to go home
B. he wants to have lunch early
C. he doesn't want to go to the park
D. something is wrong with him

5. Mr. Brown says _____.

A. he can't find the way home
B. he wants to go home on foot
C. he knows the policemen
D. he doesn't want to walk home today

     Mr. Brown is a very old man. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at
twelve thirty for his lunch. But today a police car stops at his house at twelve o'clock. Two policemen
help him out. One of them says to Mr. Brown's daughter, "The old man can't find his way in the park.
He asks us to take him home in the car." The daughter thanks the policemen. After they leave, she asks
her father, "Dad, you go to that park every day. But today, you can't find the way. What's wrong with
you?" The old man smiles like a child and says, "I can find my way home. I don't want to walk home
today, you know?"

1. Every day Mr. Brown comes home at _____.

[      ]

A. twelve
B. eleven
C. twelve thirty
D. twelve ten

2. Today Mr. Brown comes home by _____.

[     ]

A. bus
B. car
C. bike
D. taxi

3. The policeman says Mr. Brown _____.

[     ]

A. doesn't want to walk home
B. can't find his way home
C. find his way
D. knows the way

4. Mr. Brown's daughter thinks _____.

[     ]

A. he wants to go home
B. he wants to have lunch early
C. he doesn't want to go to the park
D. something is wrong with him

5. Mr. Brown says _____.

[     ]

A. he can't find the way home
B. he wants to go home on foot
C. he knows the policemen
D. he doesn't want to walk home today

     Mr. Brown is a very old man. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at
12:30 for his lunch. But today a police car stops at his house at twelve o’clock. Two policemen help him
out. One of them says to Mr Brown’s daughter, “The old man can’t find his way in the park. He asks us
to take him home in the car.” The daughter thanks the policemen. After they leave, she asks her father, "
Dad, you go to that park every day. But today, you can’t find the way. What’s wrong with you?” The
old man smiles like a child and says, “I can find my way home. I don’t want to go home on foot today,
you know?”
1. Every day Mr. Brown comes home at   ___     .
A. twelve thirty
B. eleven
C. twelve
D. twelve ten
2. Today Mr. Brown comes home by    ___    .
A. bus
B. car  
C. bike  
D. taxi
3. The policeman says Mr. Brown    ___    .
A. doesn’t want to go home on foot
B. finds his way
C. can’t find his way home  
D. knows the way
4. Mr. Brown’s daughter thinks    ___    .
A. he wants to go home          
B. he wants to have lunch early
C. he doesn’t want to go to the park
D. something is wrong with him
5. Mr Brown says   ___     .    
A. he can’t find the way home
B. he wants to go home on foot
C. he knows the policemen    
D. he doesn’t want to go home on foot today