One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle of income tax (收入稅).
“You see ,” she began , speaking slowly and carefully , “each person who works must pay part of his or her salary (薪水) to the government . If you make a high salary , your taxes are high . If you don’t make much money , your taxes are low .”
“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?” The students nodded.
Are there any questions?” she asked. The students shook their heads.
“Very good!” she said.” “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short paragraph on the subject of income tax.”
Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition:
Once I had a dog. His name was Tax.
I opened the door and in come Tax.
小題1:The teacher was trying to explain        one day.
A．the basic principles of the income tax
B．how the government works
C．everyone should pay income tax
D．how much tax one should pay for his income
小題2: After the teacher’s explanation,       .
A．a(chǎn)ll the students shook their heads
B．many of the students were still puzzled
C．Most students understood the meaning of income tax
D．Some students didn’t understand their teacher
小題3:The students were asked       .
A．to say something about income tax
B．to answer some questions on income tax
C．to write a composition on “income tax”
D．to explain the principle of income tax
小題4:Little Joey      .
A．was clear about the subject B．grasped what income tax meant
C．wrote a paragraph about his dogD．did as what he was told to do

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:C
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B．Because plants could get more rainfall.
C．Because plants could enjoy cooler air.
D．Because plants suffer less from natural disasters.
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