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．”
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
2.Jimmy spends most of his time
A．a(chǎn)t
school B．a(chǎn)t
home C in the hospital D．in the 1ibrary
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
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．
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
