Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.
【小題1】Which is Mary’s invention?

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.

1.Which is Mary’s invention?

A. Teaching her friend.  

B. A new language. 

C. Go shopping.  

D. Making hamburgers.

2.Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

A. Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.

B. Because it’s easy to speak new language.

C. Because her friend Jean likes it.

D. Because she wants free hamburgers.

3.What do they do in the store?

A. They buy some things.

B. They talk with the clerk.

C. They want to understand what people say.

D. They use their new language and talk about people and things.

4.The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

A. maybe they need help  

B. they talk about him   

C. they laugh at him  

D. they invent things

5.According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

A. boring    

B. interesting   

C. hard   

D. easy

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.

1. 1.

   Which is Mary’s invention?

   1. A.
      Teaching her friend.
   2. B.
      A new language.
   3. C.
      Go shopping.
   4. D.
      Making hamburgers.
2. 2.

   Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

   1. A.
      Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.
   2. B.
      Because it’s easy to speak new language.
   3. C.
      Because her friend Jean likes it.
   4. D.
      Because she wants free hamburgers.
3. 3.

   What do they do in the store?

   1. A.
      They buy some things.
   2. B.
      They talk with the clerk.
   3. C.
      They want to understand what people say.
   4. D.
      They use their new language and talk about people and things.
4. 4.

   The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

   1. A.
      maybe they need help
   2. B.
      they talk about him
   3. C.
      they laugh at him
   4. D.
      they invent things
5. 5.

   According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

   1. A.
      boring
   2. B.
      interesting
   3. C.
      hard
   4. D.
      easy

根據短文內容回答下面的問題，每空一詞。

My name is Dave. I have two good friends. On Saturdays we often go to see the animals in the zoo. Tom likes pandas because they’re kind of shy. He likes Ling Ling best. Ling Ling is three years old now. Tom often goes to see her. Mary likes to play with dolphins. There are two dolphins in the zoo. They’re friendly to people. My favorite animals are lions. I think they’re smart. But Mary doesn’t like them. She says lions are too scary. We have a little dog. Its name is Bargo. It’s black and white. Bargo often goes with us to the zoo. It’s cute. We all love it very much.

1.When do they often go to the zoo?

   They go to the zoo ________ ________.

2.How old is Ling Ling?

   She is__________ ___________ old.

3.Why does Mary like dolphins?

   Because they’re ________  ________ people.

4.What kind of animal is Bargo?

Bargo is a __________. It’s ___________.