阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Tell a lie (谎言) just to be polite?
Tony is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He works very hard. He is polite and has lots
of friends. They all like him very much.
It is Saturday today. Tony, his sister Kate and their mother are at home. His mother does some housework
and he watches TV. Kate does her homework. At ten o'clock, his father comes back with a bag of apples for the
family. Tony likes apples very much and wants to eat one. His mother gives four apples and says, "Go and wash
them."
Tony washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. His mother asks him, "Which apple do you want, Tony?" "The biggest one," Tony answers quickly. "What?" says his mother, "You should want the smallest
one, Tony. You should be a polite boy!"
"Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mum?"
1. Tony begins to go to school when he is _______ years old. [ ]
A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
2. Tony's sister Kate is a _______. [ ]
A. teacher
B. student
C. worker
D. waitress
3. Tony's mother gives him four apples to wash because ________. [ ]
A. she doesn't want Tony to eat too many apples
B. Tony cannot carry more apples
C. Tony can eat four apples
D. there are four people in his family
4. Tony wants to eat _______. [ ]
A. the biggest apple
B. the smallest apple
C. the biggest and the smallest apples
D. the four apples
5. From the story we can know Tony wants to be ________. [ ]
A. friendly
B. helpful
C. polite
D. honest
