Leo was a little boy．He was very frightened of ghosts．One morning，when he was having

breakfast，his elder brother Sammy said to him，“Leo，last night I saw a ghost boy in our house!”

Hearing this，Leo began to cry．

★“What is the matter?” asked Leo’s mother．“I’m scared!” cried Leo．“I don’t want to share our house with a ghost! I’m staying awake all night tonight!” “He’s not scaly，really，”explained Sammy．“He is very kind and helpful．You don’t have to worry．”

★At 9 o’clock that night，Leo’s mother told him to get ready for bed．“Good night．Leo．”she said．Sleep well!” Leo lay there in the darkness．wide awake．

★  Sleep was impossible．Suddenly，Leo felt as if someone was watching him．He looked around，but he couldn’t see anything．He lay back down．Then he heard a boy’s nice voice．“Go to sleep．Close your eyes，please．”Leo closed his eyes and began to relax．“There，there，”said the voice again．“It is time for sleep now．Sweet dreams，Leo．”Within a few minutes，Leo was fast asleep．At this time．Leo's mother saw Sammy walk secretly out of Leo’s bedroom．

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（  ）1．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “frightened”?

A．Excited．        B．Happy．            C．Sad．             D．Afraid．

（  ）2．When did Leo fall asleep that night?

A．At 9 o’clock．                              B．Before 9 o’clock．

C．After 9 o’clock．                           D．At 9：30．

（  ）3．Why did Leo fall asleep quickly?

A．Because he was too tired．                B．Because he liked sleeping．

C．Because a voice made him comfortable．                                      D．Because his bed was comfortable．

（  ）4．Who do you think may be the ghost”?

A．Nobody．          B．Sammy．          C．Leo’s mother．     D．Leo，s father．

（  ）5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Leo was a brave little boy and he Wash’t scared of anything．

B．Leo told his mother he wouldn’t sleep that night．

C．Sammy told a lie and there wasn’t a ghost at a11．

D．Leo’s mother knew the fact at last．

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