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John was ten years old and was a very lazy boy. He had to go to school every day. He didn't like school and didn't want to do much work. His father and mother were doctors. They hoped that their son would be a doctor too when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother ,“When I finish school,I want to be a dustman. ”

“A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That's not a pleasant job. Why do you want to be a dustman?”

“Because then I'd only have to work one day a week ,” John answered.

“Only one day a week?” his mother said ,“What do you mean?”

“Well ,” John answered ,“I know that the dustmen only come to our house and work on Wednesday,because I see them only on that day.

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() 1. John at school.

   A. didn't do any work   B. did much work

   C. did very little work   D. finished his work

() 2. John's parents wanted him to be a .

   A. doctor   B. dustman   C. teacher   D. worker

() 3. John hoped to be a dustman because .

   A. he knew it was very interesting

   B. he thought (認為) he would work only one day a week

   C. his parents wanted him to be a dustman

   D. he often saw some dustmen coming to his house

() 4. it was pleasant to be a dustman.

   A. John's mother didn't think   B. John's father thought

   C. John's parents thought   D. John didn't think

() 5. John thought that the dustmen only worked one day a week because

   A. the dustmen wanted that

   B. his parents told him that

   C. the dustmen were free most days of the week

   D. he saw them in his house only on Wednesday

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D