Mrs.White had a problem.Her young son,Timmy,hated to go to bed at night.Mrs.White read to him and gave him warm milk,but Timmy refused to fall asleep.No matter what she did,Timmy wanted to stay up.One day Mrs.White had an idea.
Ever since Uncle Charlie had taken him sailing,Timmy wanted to be a sailor.He loved fishing with his father.He loved to watch the waves wash against the boat.His favorite part was sitting on board and feeling the salty wind blowing against his hair.“Some day,”Timmy said,“I'm going to have my own boat.And I'm going to be the captain.”
So Mrs.White had a boat built—one that could be hung from the ceiling in her son's bedroom.She felt if he could sleep in the boat,he would want to go to bed at night.
The boat builder made the boat and hung it in Timmy's bedroom.Timmy loved it. Finally Timmy was happy to go to bed.
1.Who once took Timmy sailing?
A.Mrs.White.
B.Mr.White.
C.arlie.
D.The boat builder.
2.One of Timmy's dreams was to be .
A.a captain
B.a story-teller
C.a fisherman
D.an engineer
3.Mrs.White had a boat built for Timmy to .
A.go fishing in
B.play with
C.go sailing in
D.sleep in
4.Which sentence is the most suitable to be put in the last paragraph?
A.But Mrs.White disliked it.
B.And Mrs.White loved it too.
C.But Mrs.White doubted it.
D.And Mrs.White couldn't fall asleep.
[參考答案] 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B