Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses（借口） not to go.If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold.If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours.
He spent more time at home than he did at school.On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early.One morning he came home when the lessons were only half finished.His father was surprised.
"You've come home early," he said. "Is the school closed today?"
"No, Dad, " Tommy said - "It's open. I came home early.
"How did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say to the teacher?"
"I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you . "
"But your mother has had twins," his father said, "a boy and a girl. You've got a baby brother and a baby sister."
"Yes, I know, Dad, " Tommy said. "I'm saving up my baby sister for next week "
1.Tommy tried to find excuses for not going to school because______.
A.he didn’t like it. B.it gave him a headache
C.it made him sneeze D.it made him happy
2.Tommy spent most of his time______.
A.at school B.at home
C.at the doctor’s D.in the park
3.When he did go to school,he _____.
A.was always later B.tried to leave early
C.was always sick D.was very happy
4.He did not tell his teacher about the twins because_____.
A.they were very young
B.he didn’t know about them.
C.he wanted to keep one of them for another excuse
D.he was afraid of the teacher
5.There are_____people in Tommy’s family.
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, into the classroom.
To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me an essay on that subject.
After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students hadto a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,” he said.
As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”
have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write , I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.
1.A. boring B. bored C. interesting D. interested
2.A. walks B. walked C. was walking D. is walking
3.A. reads B. read C. has read D. had read
4.A. if B. when C. what D. how
5.A. wrote B. writing C. to write D. written
6.A. work out B. act out C. put out D. come out
7.A. teacher B. actor C. waiter D. writer
8.A. useful B. Beautiful C. careful D. thankful
9.A. A year B. Some year C. Years D. Every year
10.A. anything new B. something new C. new anything D. new something
I don't know ________ up so early last Sunday.
A. why did he get B.why he gets
C.why does he get D. why he got
Why not __ your teacher for help when you can’t finish ___ it by yourself?
A. ask; write B. to ask; writing
C. ask; writing D. asking; write
Do you have a cousin ________Linda ? ---Yes ,Ｉdo .
A. name B. call C. called D. calling
The______friends you have ,the happier you will be .
A. many B. much C. more D. most
