It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out
into the garden and played
quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to (1) playing alone quietly. He played
with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch (2) on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the
greatest fun (3) by throwing a stone or something at it.
Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack (4) was heard and the little boy
began crying.
"What's the matter, Tom?" his mother looked through the kitchen (5) window.
Tom ran into the kitchen. "Mum," he sobbed (6). "I broke Bobby's plate. I didn't know it was so
fragile (7)."
His mother put her arms round him and said, "Don't feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"
"I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."
In Tom's hand was his father's gold pocket watch (8)!
Notes: (1) be used to 習(xí)慣于 (2) perch n. 停歇 (3) fun n. 愛(ài)好
(4) crack n. 破碎聲 (5) kitchen n. 廚房 (6) sob v. 抽泣
(7) fragile adj. 易碎的 (8) gold pocket watch 金懷表
1. When did the story happen?
A. On a Sunday afternoon.
B. On a Sunday morning.
C. At noon.
D. In the evening.
2. When a
bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom
.
A. Would like to play with it
B. Was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it
C. Would like to give it something to eat
D. Would smile
3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here "kids" means
.
A. men
B. dogs
C. children
D. birds
4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?
A. An hour.
B. A day.
C. Two hour
s.
D. Half an hour.
5. "Though he never made it" means "
".
A. Though he couldn't hit a bird with a stone or something
B. Though he couldn't catch the bird
C. Though he couldn't have fun from the bird
D. Though he couldn't eat the bird
