Jack is in Grade Three now. He is a politeboy and studies hard. He is good at his lessons andcan
answer all the questions in class. His teachersand classmates like him except Henry. They'redeskmates,
but Henry likes playing and often failsin the exams. His father is a dentist and gets a lotof money. The
boy thinks he lives in the richestfamily in town. So he looks down upon(瞧不起)others and laughs at
them. Of course he has fewfriends.
Jack is busy all the time. His father is a shoe-maker. The man has to work hard but he can't buy
enough food for his family. He tells Jack to helphim after school. So the boy has to do all his home-
work at school. He's ready to do so.
One summer aftemoon, on his way home,Jack met his sister Lily.
The girl carried a heavy box in her arms with-out wearing shoes. Jack carried it for her. Henrysaw her
and said, "Your father is a shoe-maker,but your sister has no shoes ! "
"I don't think it's strange," retumed Jack."Your father is a dentist, but your sister has noteeth when
she was bom ! “
1. The teachers and classmates like Jack because______.
A.he does well in his 1essons
B. he's polite to everybody
C. he's a bad boy
D. A and B
2. Henry thinks______, so he looks down upon any other child.
A. he plays well
B.his father is a dentist
C. he's very clever
D. his family is the richest
3. Henry has few friends because______.
A. he is weak in his lessons
B. he often laughs at others
C. he doesn't study hard
D. he always stays at home
4. One day, Henry laughed at Jack because.
A. Jack's sister didn't wear shoes
B. Jack's sister had to work
C. Jack had to help his father
D. Jack's father was.a shoe-maker
5.We can know from the passage that______ .
A. Jack didn't help his father do housework
B. Jack was helpful to his family
C.Henry did well in all his lessons
D. Jack's family was very rich
