Question

Four years ago, when Ted was sixty years old, he retired (退休). He had worked in a restaurant for thirty-three years. He left and returned to his home village. Then he bought a small piece of farm and planted a lot of apple trees on it. He takes care of them and this year there are plenty of apples in the trees. The old man is very happy.

But these days the old man has been worried. Nearly every night his garden is broken into and quite a few apples have been lost. So he decided to try his best to catch the thief himself. Last night, he sat in a tree and carefully watched who would come and pick the apples. Later at night, Mr. Ted was so tired that he went to sleep. Suddenly some noise woke him up. The noise came from a big tree. He went there quietly and saw a boy standing under the tree with a bag full of apples. At once he recognized it was Tom who lives just next to him.

“How can you do that, Tom?” the old man became angry and shouted, “I’ll tell your father about it!” But the boy wasn’t afraid about it. He looked up and called out, “Have you heard that yet, Dad? Mr. Ted has something to talk to you.”

1.When Mr. Ted was , he began to work in the restaurant.

A.four B.twenty-seven C.forty-three D.sixty

2.Mr. Ted planted lots of apple trees on the farm .

A.because he used to be good at planting apples B.as he liked the fruit very much

C.after he had already retired D.for apples were expensive

3.Mr. Ted sat in the tree .

A.to catch the thief B.to pick some apples

C.to take care of the trees D.to have a good rest

4.Mr. Ted shouted to the boy that .

A.he would send Tom to the police B.he would tell Tom’s father about it

C.he would wake Tom up D.he wanted Tom to pay for the apples

5.Where was Tom’s father?

A.He was at home B.He was on a business

C.He was in the apple tree D.He was on his bed

Answer 1