A holiday from school

   Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuse not to go.

   If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold.

   If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours.

   He spent more time at home than the at school.

   On the days that he did go to school, he looked foe excuse to come home early.

   One day he Came home from school in the middle of the morning.

   His father was surprised.

   “You’re home early,” he said. “ Is the school closed today?

   “ No,Dad,” Tommy said. “It’s open. I came home early.”

   “How did you do that?” his father asked him. “What did you say to the teacher?”

   “I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you.”

   “ But your mother has had twins,” his father said, “a boy and a girl. You’ve got a baby brother and a baby sister.”

   “ Yes, I know, Dad,” Tommy said, “I’m saving up my baby sister for next week.”

Exercise 1

Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to choose questions about the story.

在a,b,c,d中选出一个最适合故事的答案

A.      Tommy tried to find excuses for not going to school because

(a)    it made him sneeze.

(b)    It gave him a headache.

(c)    He was too busy.

(d)    He didn’t like it.

B.      Tommy spent most of his time

(a)    at school.

(b)    at home.

(c)    at the doctor.

(d)    in bed

C.      When he did go to school, he

(a)    was always late.

(b)    tried to leave early.

(c)    was often in trouble.

(d)    was always sick.