The class teacher thought that hobbies were important
for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she
arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a
holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be
held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show
did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go
home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was
surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,”
she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful
collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(標(biāo)本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom.
But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things
must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to
see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them
back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at
night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the
teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not
somebody else’s”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most
was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for
children?
A．Unwelcome B．Hopeless C．Harmful D．Important
2.What time did Tommy get back to school that
afternoon?
3.What would NOT happen the following afternoon?
A．The parents
would enjoy the show in the classroom
B．Tommy would
bring the butterflies back
C．The teacher
would encourage her students for hobbies
D．The
butterflies would fly away
4.Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?
A．Tommy was not
at school as usual
B．Tommy picked
the butterflies up again and began to leave
C．Tommy said
his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies
D．Tommy came
back to school before 5 that afternoon
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Important
Hobbies B．Tommy’s Hobby
C．Different
Hobbies D．Collecting
Butterflies
