Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a
school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up
every morning and brought them back to their
every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents
to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always
their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be
. But one morning the alarm
to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly
, looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then
into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “
you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even
break-fast and then I’ll
you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the
, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the
several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and
and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she
. In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town
they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most
way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know
else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to
the other children to school.
| 小题1: | | A．big | B．nice | C．different | D．distant |
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| 小题2: | | A．pupils | B．teachers | C．parents | D．passengers |
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| 小题3: | | A．offices | B．towns | C．classrooms | D．homes |
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| 小题4: | | A．seemed | B．had | C．refused | D．used |
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| 小题5: | | A．found | B．set | C．cleaned | D．fixed |
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| 小题6: | | A．late | B．ready | C．lazy | D．asleep |
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| 小题7: | | A．started | B．stopped | C．failed | D．continued |
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| 小题8: | | A．stood up | B．stayed up | C．put up | D．woke up |
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| 小题9: | | A．rushed | B．stepped | C．escaped | D．jumped |
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| 小题11: | | A．later | B．quicker | C．easier | D．heavier |
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| 小题12: | | A．bring | B．fetch | C．leave | D．drive |
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| 小题14: | | A．homework | B．shopping | C．trip | D．reading |
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| 小题15: | | A．rose | B．dressed | C．moved | D．showed |
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| 小题16: | | A．wondered | B．realized | C．recognized | D．designed |
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| 小题17: | | A．unless | B．after | C．if | D．before |
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| 小题18: | | A．comfortable | B．helpful | C．important | D．direct |
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| 小题20: | | A．look for | B．pick up | C．drop by | D．deal with |
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