Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
小题1:Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?
A．Because he often coughs．
B．Because he often has colds．
C．Because he doesn’t like school．
D．Because he always has a headache小题2:Jimmy spends most of his time
A．at school B．at home C in the hospital D．in the 1ibrary
小题3:One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because ．
A．Jimmy came back early from school
B．Jimmy’s school was closed
C．Jimmy’s mother was ill
D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies小题4:What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?
A．He had a headache．
B．He didn’t want to go to school．
C．His father was busy with his work．
D．He had a baby brother to look after．小题5:Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．
A．he wanted to save one for another excuse
B．he didn’t know the fact
C．he didn’t like the baby sister
D．his father asked him not to do so