Question

   Last week,Richard’s wife Leila had an accident. Richard’s youngest child,John,was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Richard gave it to him a week before,for his third birthday.

    Suddenly John heard his mother calling “Help!Help!” He ran to the kitchen. His mother burned herself by some hot cooking oil (油). She was crying and the pan (锅) was on fire.

    Richard went to his office. Both the other two children went to school. John was too small to help his mother. They soon put out the fire and took Leila to hospital.

    When Richard came home,Leila told him what happened. He was very proud of his son. “When you are a man,you will be just like your father,” he said.

() 1. How old was John in this story?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Five.

() 2. How many people were there in their family?

   A. Three. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

() 3. Choose the right sentence to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage.

   A. The whole kitchen was on fire.

   B. But John telephoned his father.

   C. John stood there and didn’t know what to do but cried.

   D. But he ran to the neighbour's house and asked other people for help.

() 4. Which is the right order (jl页序) according to the passage?

a. Leila had an accident.

b. John got his present,a new toy car.

c. Richard was very proud of his youngest son.

d. John heard his mother calling “Help!Help!”

   A. a—b—c—d   B. b—a—d—c   C. c—a—b—d   D. c—b—a一d

() 5. What,s the best title for this passage?

   A. A clever son   B. A little boy and his mother

   C. An accident   D. A proud father

Answer 1

1. C   2. B   3. D   4. B   5. A