they had become good friends.

When it was rest time, Polly made other friends too. Soon, Polly had many friends and

was happy in her new school.

1. Polly had to go to a new school because the old one was __________.

A. too far away B. in Tampines C. too small D. near her house

2. Polly was not happy about __________.

A. the new house B. the old school C. the new school D. her new

friends

3. At first, Polly did not __________.

A. have any class B. talk to anyone C. go to school D. have a teacher

4. Mrs Sarip asked Julie to take Polly to the bookshop because Julie is a __________.

A. friendly girl B. busy girl C. new girl D. salesgirl in the bookshop

5. By the end of the day, Polly __________.

A. went back to her old house B. made some new friends

C. felt as bad as before D. went back to her old school

B

Patrick never does homework. “Too boring,” he says. He always plays baseball and

basketball after school. His teachers tell him, “Patrick! Do your homework, or you can’t

learn anything.” But what can he do? He hates homework.

One day, his cat was playing with a little “doll”. He found it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man

of the smallest size. The man called, “Save me! Don’t give me back to that cat. I have

magic. I will help you if you save me!”

How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, “If you help

me to do my homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades.” The man

agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn’t always know what to do and

he needed help. “Help me! Help me!” he said. And Patrick had to help. Day after day,

Patrick had to work harder.

Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework,

Patrick didn’t hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A’s. His teachers and classmates

were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

6. Patrick likes __________ after school.

A. doing sports B. doing some reading

C. doing his homework D. learning things

7. Why did Patrick get the small man’s help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat. B. Because Patrick helped him play with the

cat.

C. Because Patrick saved him. D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

8. What does the sentence “Patrick got his A’s” mean?

A. It means “Patrick got the teachers’ help”. B. It means “Patrick got good grades”.

C. It means “Patrick got more friends”. D. It means “Patrick got more problems”.

9. Which of the following is not true?

A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn’t know what to do when he helped Patrick.

C. The man didn’t go until the last day of school.

D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

10. From the passage, we can know ____________.

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick’s classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

C

Most people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or

want to have. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and