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　　Tom was a nine-year-old schoolboy. He had to go to school, of course. But he did not study hard and tried to do as little work as possible.

　　Tom's parents were doctors. They hoped that Tom would become a doctor, too, when he grew up.

　　One day Tom said to his mother. “When I finish school, I want to become a dustman (清洁工).”

　　“A dustman?” his mother asked. “That's not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”

　　“Because then I only work one day a week,” Tom said.

　　“Only one day a week?” his mother said. “What do you mean?”

　　“Well , ” Tom answered , “ I know that the dustman who comes to our house only works on Friday, because I see the man only that day. ”

(1) Tom is a ________ boy.

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(2) Tom's parents hoped that their son would be a ________.

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(3) Tom wanted to become a dustman because he thought a dustman ________.

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A．did interesting work

B．did pleasant work

C．enjoyed his work very much

D．worked only one day a week

(4) When Tom's parents heard his answer, they were ________.

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(5) The best title (题目) of this story is ________.

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A．Tom Liked a Dustman

B．Tom and a Dustman

C．Tom and His Parents

D．Tom Wants to Work Only one Day a Week

John was ten years old and he was very lazy. He had to go to school, of

course, but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector.”

　　“A garbage collector?” his mother asked .She was very surprised. “That’s not

a pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”

　　“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,” John answered.

　　“Only one day a week?” his mother said, “What do you mean?”

　　“Well,” John answered, “I know that the ones who come to our house only

work on Wednesday, because I only saw them on that day.”

　　1. John_______ at school.

　 A. didn’t do any work　 B. did much work

　 C. did very little work　　　 D. tried to finish his work

　 2. John’s parents wanted him to become_______.

　 A. a garbage collector　 B. a doctor

　 C. a teacher　　 　　　　　 D. a worker

　 3. John hoped to be a garbage collector because________.

　 A. he knew it was an important and necessary job

　 B. he thought he would work only one day a week

　 C. he often saw some garbage collectors come to his house

　 D. the garbage collectors really work only one day a week

　 4. John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week

because _______.

　 A. it was a rule　 　　　　　　　　 B. some garbage collectors told him so

　 C. his parents told him so 　　D. he saw them work only on Wednesday