Mary was a four-year-old girl. She was interested in drawing very much. Mary showed her drawings to everyone. She especially wanted to impress her father, but her dad always seemed to be too busy.
One day, Mary wanted to learn to draw houses. She used many hours to draw a really beautiful house with a big garden. Herself, Mom and Dad were looking out of the house. On the lawn was the little dog, she wanted to have it so much.
“Look, mom!”
“Oh, Mary, this is so beautiful! Your best ever!”
Mary was very happy and said, “I’ll show this to Dad now!”
She ran to the door of the room where her dad worked.
“Dad!” Mary knocked on the door. “I want you to see the house I made!”
“I’m sorry, Mary, I am busy. Can’t you show it to someone else?” her dad answered in the room. Mary looked down at her drawing and her tears came down.
“I don’t want to show it to anyone else. I want to show it to my dad. You’re the only dad I have!”
Mary’s mom felt so heavy in her heart and she got ready for a hug. But before she took another step, the door opened and Mary’s dad appeared.
“I’m sorry Mary. I was foolish! Come here and we’ll look at your drawing!”
Daughter and the only dad she had walked into the room to enjoy the child’s beautiful work of art.
【小題1】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Mary liked drawing very much.

B．Mary’s mother saw Mary’s drawing.

C．Mary’s brother often played with her in the garden.

D．Mary wanted her father to see her drawing very much.

【小題2】 The underlined word “lawn” may be ______ in Chinese.

A．海灘

B．草坪

C．森林

D．廣場

【小題3】 We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．In fact, Mary really drew very well.

B．Mary’s mother could draw well too.

C．Mary loved her father deeply.

D．Mary’s father was repairing a bike at that time.

【小題4】 What did Mary draw on her drawing?

A．A beautiful house with a big garden.

B．Her parents and herself.

C．A little dog that she dreamed to own.

D．All above.

【小題5】 What’s the best title of this passage?

A．You’re My Only Dad.	B．My Drawing was the Best.
C．Buy a Lovely Dog for Me.	D．Parents Love Me.

“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(費用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”
【小題1】Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．

A．tired

B．dangerous(危險的)

C．boring(無聊的)

D．interesting

【小題2】Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．

A．two weeks

B．six weeks

C．a(chǎn) month

D．six months

【小題3】_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．

A．Ann’s father	B．Ann’s father’s friend
C．Ann’s mother	D．Ann’s uncle

【小題4】Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．

A．Ann plays well	B．the fee is very cheap
C．he loves Ann	D．he 1ikes the violin

【小題5】From this passage we can see that ________．

A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin

B．Ann can have more 1essons

C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons

D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend

Mr. Black, Ann’s father works in a hospital. He’s friendly to the patients. So he’s very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad（國外）, but her father doesn’t have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.

This summer Mr. Black has got some time. He’s going to take his family to Iceland（冰島）. Ann is very excited and tells her friends about it.

“Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?” asks a girl.

The little girl does not know how to answer. She thinks for a few minutes and says, “We’re going to see it before it melts（融化）.”

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1.Mr. Black ____.

A．teaches English	B．makes machines in a factory
C．looks after sick people	D．helps the people and catches the thieves

2.Mr. Black can’t take his family to travel abroad because ____.

A．he has little time

B．he doesn’t like them

C．he has not any money

D．he forgets it

3.Ann often ____.

A．goes traveling abroad without her parents	B．stays at home instead of traveling abroad
C．a(chǎn)sks her father to take her to Iceland	D．talks about the cities in England

4.The word “excited” may mean ____.

A．tired

B．lovely

C．happy

D．busy

5.Ann thinks ____.

A．Iceland is an English city	B．Iceland can soon melt
C．they are going to see a building	D．they are going to live there

 

“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(費用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”
【小題1】Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．

A．tired

B．dangerous(危險的)

C．boring(無聊的)

D．interesting

【小題2】Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．

A．two weeks

B．six weeks

C．a(chǎn) month

D．six months

【小題3】_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．

A．Ann’s father	B．Ann’s father’s friend
C．Ann’s mother	D．Ann’s uncle

【小題4】Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．

A．Ann plays well	B．the fee is very cheap
C．he loves Ann	D．he 1ikes the violin

【小題5】From this passage we can see that ________．

A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin

B．Ann can have more 1essons

C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons

D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend