Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （纏繞）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防風林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （裝種子的麻袋做成的堡壘）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
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小題1:Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?
| A．Because he doesn’t love his grandmother. |
| B．Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother. |
| C．Because his home is far away from his grandmother's. |
| D．Because he is often ill . |
小題2:Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?
| A．Linda. | B．Julio. | C．Mario. | D．Henry. |
小題3:The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.
| A．watching old movie |
| B．taking a tractor ride |
| C．finding a snake skin |
| D．making a fort from seed sacks |
小題4:How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
| A． He was worried. | B． Ht: was excited. |
| C．He was angry . | D． He was sad |
小題5:After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?
| A．They would build a fort on the hill |
| B．They would look for snake skins . |
| C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard |
| D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house |
