Mike was starting the fourth grade in the autumn．He felt that he was old enough to ride a bike to school like other kids．But there were two problems! The first was that he didn't know if his parents would let him ride a bike to school．The second and the bigger of the two problems was that he didn’t have a bike，because he and his parents had just moved to the town this summer．

    Mike started to get over his problems．First，he asked his parents if they would let him ride a bike to school in the autumn．To his surprise，they said，”Sure，Mike，you are old enough, but you don’t have a bike!” Mike began to think about how to solve the problem Finally，he thought of on idea．He asked the neighbors if he could mow（割） their lawns（草坪）to earn（賺得）money to buy a bike．For all of them needed to mow their lawns，they told Mike that would be fine，if his parents agreed．Mike’s parents were pleased that he found a way to buy a bike himself．They agreed and taught Mike how to mow the lawn properly．Finally，he had enough money to buy his bike．He bought a beautiful black and red mountain bike．

1．Mike wanted to _________________．

A．begin to study in autumn                          B．ride a bike to school

    C．mow the lawn for his family                       D．start the fourth grade

2．What was the bigger problem for Mike?

    A．He didn't have a bike．

    B．He was not old enough to ride a bike．

    C．His parents didn't want him to ride a bike

    D．He was too short to ride s bike．

3．What is the right order（順序）of the following events according to the article?

    ①Mike had two problems．

    ②Mike bought a bike．

    ③Mike thought he was never too young to ride a bike．

    ④Mike mowed the lawns for his neighbors．

    A．①②③④            B．②①④③             C．③①④②              D．④②①③

4．Which one is WRONG according to the passage?

    A．Mike's family was new on his block．

    B．Mike bought the bike by earning money himself．

    C．Mike bought a black and red bike．

    D．Mike was a gardening worker．

5．Which is the best title?

    A．Mike's kind neighbors．                           B．Mike's parents．

    C．How to earn money．                                 D．Mike's new bike．

--- Mike bought a new CD player, right?

--- Yes, it _______ him a lot.

1. A.
   spent
2. B.
   paid
3. C.
   cost
4. D.
   used