There is an apple tree behind  1 house．Tom is near the tree．There are some apples  2 the tree．Tom is looking at the apples．They are big and red．Tom is hungry．He wants to get an apple．

    Tom is not  3  ．He is short．He can not reach(触到)the apples．He is putting a chair  4  the tree．Can he reach the apple now？No，he  5 ．He is too short．Here comes Bill．He is Tom’s brother．”Hello，Tom．What are you doing?”“Please help me，Bill．I can’t reach the  6 ．”

  Tom is short  7  Bill is tall．He can reach the apples．He is getting  8 of them．”Here you are，Tom One is  9  you，and one is for  10 ！”“thank you Bill．”

(    )1．A．Tom            B．Tom’s           C．Toms’    D．Toms

(    )2．A．in                B．at．              C．on         D．near

(    )3．A．short                  B．tall                C．fat         D．thin

(    )4．A．under           B．in                 C．on         D．in front of

(    )5．A．Can             B．can’t            C．do         D．don’t

{    )6．A．tree             B．apple            C．trees      D．apples

(    )7．A．or                B．but               C．yet        D．and

(    )8．A．three            B．one               C．two       D．four

(    )9．A．on               B．for               C．to          D．in

(    )10．A．me             B．him              C．you       D．them

One day an old man is selling(出售) a horse. A young man comes to the horse and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the horse before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the horse, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the horse?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the horse?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw a horse before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

1.What is the old man doing?

A．He is giving some meat to the young man.     B．He is selling a horse.

C．He is looking at a horse                   D．He is finding the bad ears of the horse

2.The young man looks at the horse slowly because ___________.

A．he never saw a horse before              B．He wants some meat

C．he wants to help the old man              D．he wants to find the bad ears

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．The old man sells the horse.

B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the horse before the old man sells it.

C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the horse.

4.The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A．presents          B．money            C．food             D．meat

5.How does the young man look at the horse?

A．Quickly.           B．Carefully.          C．Fast.             D．Happy

One day an old man is selling(出售) a horse. A young man comes to the horse and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the horse before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the horse, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the horse?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the horse?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw a horse before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
【小题1】What is the old man doing?