Question

Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.

About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1.Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.

A. on the radio B. on TV

C. in the newspaper D. on the Internet

2.What could the bird do?

A. Talk in French. B. Tell a joke in Japanese.

C. Sing. D. All of the above.

3.The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.

A. a birthday cake B. some flowers

C. nine thousand dollars D. a birthday card

4.We can infer (推理) ________.

A. the mother cooked the bird

B. the bird flew away

C. the mother kept the bird as a pet

D. the mother sent the bird to Frank

5.The best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage is ________.

A. a clever son B. a birthday gift

C. a lucky mother D. a talented bird

1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B 【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了比爾四兄弟為了向媽媽展示自己有多么的富有，經(jīng)常在媽媽生日時送昂貴的禮物。一次比爾通過等報紙求得一只會說外國語言，會唱歌的鳥送給母親做生日禮物，可是第二天當(dāng)他問媽媽那只鳥怎么樣時，媽媽去告訴他鳥的味道非常好。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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