Question

Roy’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time.” His father said, “No one will trust him to do anything. He won't be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.”

“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.

“I have an idea," his father said, “If this doesn't work, nothing will.”

The next day was Roy’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Roy. Hurry up, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind,” he thought, “There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner, "Today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.” “So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Roy asked. "There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said, “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Roy. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Roy! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again, because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him. But this time, his parents taught him a good lesson.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的涂 A，错误的涂 B）

1.Roy always made excuses because he not only was so busy all the time but also had a poor memory.

2.Roy’s parents were worried about him because they knew he would meet a lot of difficulties in the future unless he corrected his mistakes.

3.Roy’s parents were really very busy so they didn’t buy him anything for his birthday.

4.After school on Roy’s birthday his parents gave him a surprise.

5.From the story, we know that people don’t like anyone who always makes excuses.

Answer 1