My Son Loves Me Very Much

河南固始縣信合外國語小學 李佩佩 編譯

Mr. Smith is a bus driver. He has a son. His name is Benny.Benny is a 7-year-old boy. Benny has a round face and short brown hair. His eyes are big. His nose is big. His ears are big. But his mouth is small.

Benny is not so tall, but he is very smart. He can read English storybooks.He can play football. He can swim very well. And he is good at painting. Every week, he draws some pictures and puts them on the walls of his bedroom.

Mr. Smith likes his son very much. He usually takes Benny to the parks, the zoos and the libraries at the weekends. Sometimes he takes Benny to the seaside. There they fish together.

Mr. Smith isproud ofhis son. He often tells his friends, “My son loves me very much.”

One day, Benny and his daddy are standing in front of the lion’scageat the zoo.

Mr. Smith says to Benny,“Benny, the lions are veryferociousand strong. Be careful! Don’tgo close tothem.” Benny takes it all in with aserious expression.

“Daddy,” Benny says finally, “if the lion got out of his cage andateyouup...”

“Yes, son?” Mr. Smith saysexpectantly.

Bennycontinues,“What bus should I take home?”

譯文：

史密斯先生是一名公共汽車司機。他有一個兒子，名叫本尼。本尼是個7 歲的男孩。本尼有一張圓臉和棕色短發。他的眼睛很大。他的鼻子很大。他的耳朵很大。但他的嘴很小。

本尼個子不高，但是他很聰明。他能讀英語故事書。他會踢足球。他游泳游得很好。他擅長繪畫。每周，他都會畫一些畫，然后貼在他的臥室墻上。

史密斯先生非常喜歡他的兒子。周末他通常帶本尼去公園、動物園和圖書館。有時他帶本尼去海邊。在那里，他們一起釣魚。

史密斯先生以他的兒子為榮。他經常對朋友說：“我兒子非常愛我。”

一天，本尼和他爸爸站在動物園的獅子籠前。

史密斯先生對本尼說：“本尼，獅子非常兇猛，很強壯。小心！別靠近它們?！北灸嵘袂閲烂C地把這話聽了進去。

“爸爸，”本尼最后說，“如果獅子從籠子里出來把你吃掉……”

“啊，兒子？”史密斯先生滿懷期待地說。

本尼繼續說：“那我該坐哪路公交車回家？”

Notes:

proud of 為……而驕傲

cagen. 籠子

ferociousadj. 兇猛的

go close to …走近……

serious expression 嚴肅的表情

eat up … 吃掉……

expectantlyadv. 滿懷期待地

continuev. 繼續

I. Answer the following questions.

1. What does Benny’s father do?

2. How old is Benny?

3. What colour is Benny’s hair?

4. Is Benny’s hair long or short?

5. Is Benny tall or short?

6. Can Benny play badminton?

7. Can Benny read English storybooks?

8. Does Benny’s father usually take him to cinemas?

9. What do Benny and his father do on the seaside?

10. Does Benny love his father very much?

II. Choose the correct option A, B or C.

( ) 1. Benny ______ seven years old.

A. am B. is C. are

( ) 2. Benny’s hair ______ brown and short.

A. is B. am C. are

( ) 3. Benny ______ good at painting.

A. are B. is C. am

( ) 4. Mr. Smith sometimes takes ______ son to the seaside.

A. he B. him C. his

( ) 5. Mr. Smith ______ his son very much.

A. love B. loves C. can love

( ) 6. Benny ______ pictures every week.

A. draw B. can C. draws

( ) 7. One day, Mr. Smith and Benny ______ to the zoo.

A. go B. goes C. are going

( ) 8. Benny and his daddy are standing in front of the ______ cage at the zoo.

A. bird’s B. tiger’s C. lion’s

( ) 9. Lions are very ferocious ______ strong.

A. or B. and C. but

( ) 10. Benny c_o_n_t_in_u_e_s, “What bus should I take home?” In this sentence, the underlined word can be replaced by “ ______ ” .

A. goes on B. says again C. tells

III. Complete the sentences with the correct words .

in / with / to / at / on / over / of / behind

1. Let’s go ______ the seaside.

2. Mike does well ______ maths and Chinese.

3. David is good ______ playing volleyball and basketball.

4. Jenny looks ______ the American students ______ a smile.

5. Please put that picture ______ the wall ______ our classroom.

6. ______ his house, there is a small river.

7. There is a big bridge ______ that river.

8. My uncle is going to take me ______ Beijing this month.