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It was October 1st. It was Tom's birthday. He saw a card on the table when he came back home. It
said, " There's a present for you, Tom. Look for it in your room." Tom ran into his room. His parents were
watching him and smiling. On his bed, he saw a new red box. There was a card in the box. He took it out
and read, " Dear Tom, I'm your present. My first letter is in the word pear, but not in bear. My second letter
is in tell, but not in tall, and you can find my last letter in both orange and ink. What am I? " Tom thought hard
and soon smiled, " Aha, I know, Mom. But where is it? " His mother told him it was in his schoolbag and he
found his present in it. What is it? Do you know?
1. Tom's birthday was on ____________.
A. October 2nd
B. October 1st
C. October 3rd
2. Tom saw a box ____________.
A. on his bed
B. on the table
C. on the chair
3. What did he find in the box? ____________
A. He found a new pen.
B. He found nothing.
C. He found a card.
4. The card in the box told him ____________.
A. what color his present was
B. how much his present was
C. what his present was
5. Tom's present was ____________.
A. a letter
B. a pen
C. a bag