Three Presents

秦斯浩

Three brothers wanted to buy something special for their mother's birthday. The first son bought her a house. The second son gave her a car with a driver.

The third brother remembered that his mother loved to read， but couldn't see well anymore， so he got her a parrot. The parrot could recite many books.

Soon， the brothers received thank-you notes from their mother. The first son's note said， “The house is too big！ I only use a small part of it， but I have to clean the whole！” The second son's note said， “I don't often leave the house， so I use it few times. And the driver is so rude！” The third son's note said， “My darling baby boy， you know just what your mother loves！ The chicken was delicious！”

I. 詞語練習

1. house 房子 2. remember 記住 3. parrot 鸚鵡 4. recite 背誦 5. few 很少的

用以上單詞的正確形式填空。

1. Last night， ____ books are stolen in this library.

2. The ____ and garden are beautiful.

3. He is going to ____ a poem （詩歌）.

4. I'm afraid I can't ____ the way.

5. A ____ can mimic （模仿） a person's voice.

II. 根據短文內容回答下列問題。

1. Why did they want to buy presents for their mother？

____________________

2. What present did the second son give his mother？

A. A house. ? ? ? B. A car with a driver. ? C. A parrot ? ? ?D. A book named Bible

3. What did their mother like to do？

A. She liked to go out by car. B. She liked to live in a big house.

C. She liked to talk to the parrot. D. She liked to read.

4. Why did the woman like the third son's present best？

A. Because she thought it was a chicken.

B. Because she liked the parrot very much.

C. Because she liked her third son best.

D. Because she thought her third son knew what she liked.