Mr and Mrs Black live in London. Mr. Black drives a car in a factory and Mrs. Black teaches in a school.
They have a daughter and two sons. The daughter is five and the sons are only one year old. They were born
on the same day and they look the same. Mrs. Black always dress them in the same shirts and trousers, so it's
hard to tell who they are. Mr. Black can hardly differentiate (區(qū)分) them. Mr. and Mrs. Black have no time to
look after their children. They have to hire a servant (雇傭一個傭人), Alice. The girl is kind and they all like
her.   
       Today Mrs. Black has to go to the hospital. She says to Alice,"Bath Tom and Tim and dress them the clean
clothes."
       "OK, Mrs. King," says Alice."But I can't differentiate them."
       "Don't worry," says Mrs. Black."Ann can tell you about it."
       Soon Alice finishes bathing the two children. She puts them on the bed and wants to dress them. She asks,
"Which is Tom, Ann?
       "I'm sorry," answers Ann."I can't differentiate them. I only know Mummy always puts Tom on the left and
Tim on the right."      
1. Mr Black is a __________ and his wife is a __________.
2. There are _________ people in Mr. Black's family.
3. Mr. Black's two sons are ________ and Mrs. Black always dresses them the same ________.
4. The Blacks are _______ busy _______ they can't look _______ their children. So the hire Alice.
5. From the story we know that only _______ ________ can differentiate the two babies.      

     It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was warm but not
hot. Mr Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella (傘) in his hand. Mr
Black said to him, "Do you think we are going to have rain today?" "No," said the old man, "I don't think
so." "Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?" "No, the sun is not very hot in
spring."
     Mr Black looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, "I am an old man, and my legs are not
very strong. I must have a walking-stick (手杖). But people will say, 'Look! That man is so old.', and I
don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, 'Look at that stupid (愚蠢的)
man.'"

1. This story happened _________. 

A. on a spring morning              
B. on a cold day
C. on a summer evening              
D. in the afternoon

2. Which of the following statements(敘述) is right?

A. The old man carried an umbrella instead of a walking-stick.
B. The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr Black.
C. Mr Black and the old man were good friends.
D. The old man thought it was going to rain.

1.One day, Mr. Green went to Mr. Black's house _____.

A. to see the two holes
B. to see the cats
C. to visit his friend

2.Mr. Black made _____ holes in the door for the cats.

A. two
B. one
C. no

3.In fact, Mr. Black was _____.

A. a clever man
B. a kind man
C. a foolish man

4.Which is the best way to let the cats in and out?

A. To make two holes in the door, a large one and a small one.
B. To make just one large hole in the door.
C. To make just one small hole in the door.

    Ann's father works in a hospital. He is busy all the time. Ann is seven and begins to go to school. She
often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go abroad (國外) to travel (旅行), but her father
doesn't have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.
    In August, Mr.Black has some time. He is going to take his family to Iceland (冰島). Ann is very happy
and tells her friends about it.
    "Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?" asks a girl.
    The little girl doesn't know the answer. She thinks for some minutes and says, "We want to see it before
it melts (融化)."

(     )1. Mr.Black is a policeman.
(     )2. Mr.Black can not take his family to travel abroad because he has no money.
(     )3. Because Mr.Black does not have any time, his family can only travel to some cities in England.
(     )4. Ann thinks Iceland will soon melt.
(     )5. Ann's mother works in a hospital, too.