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Tell a lie (谎言) just to be polite?
Tony is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He works very hard. He is polite and has
lots of friends. They all like him very much.
It is Saturday today. Tony, his sister Kate and their mother are at home. His mother does some
housework and he watches TV. Kate does her homework. At ten o'clock, his father comes back with a
bag of apples for the family. Tony likes apples very much and wants to eat one. His mother gives four
apples and says, "Go and wash them."
Tony washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. His mother asks him, "Which apple do
you want, Tony?" "The biggest one," Tony answers quickly. "What?" says his mother, "You should want
the smallest one, Tony. You should be a polite boy!"
"Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mum?"
1. Tony begins to go to school when he is ______ years old.
A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
2. Tony's sister Kate is a .
A. teacher
B. student
C. worker
D. waitress
3. Tony's mother gives him four apples to wash because ______.
A. she doesn't want Tony to eat too many apples
B. Tony cannot carry more apples
C. Tony can eat four apples
D. there are four people in his family
4. Tony wants to eat .
A. the biggest apple
B. the smallest apple
C. the biggest and the smallest apples
D. the four apples
5. From the story we can know Tony wants to be ______.
A. friendly
B. helpful
C. polite
D. honest
