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17. Why doesn‟t Ella want to go to Moon Burger this Friday?
(A) Moon Burger is too far. (B) She has lots of things to do that day.
(C) The food there is not good enough. (D) She is tired of going to the same restaurant.
18. Which is true?
(A) Ann likes pies better than banana cake.
(B) The banana cake is the food that Ella likes the most at Sunny Café.
(C) The restaurant that Ann and Ella talked about first is on Green Road.
(D) The people Ann went to Sunny Café with last week live near her place.
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19. What is the meaning of doing so?
(A) Going to temples. (B) Celebrating New Year. (C) Praying to gods. (D) Throwing some coins.
20. What do people need to do if they want to make New Year wishes in Japan?
(A) Preparing a money box first. (B) Making the temple bell ring.
(C) Bowing and clapping twice. (D) Throwing some coins at last.
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21. What did the bush rat mean when he said, “I‟m ready like a straw for taking soda?”
(A) He was prepared to drink the soda in the house.
(B) He was prepared to visit the house the house rat lives.
(C) He was prepared to visit the house rat and play games with him.
(D) He was prepared to collect straws together with the house rat to have soda.
22. How did the bush rat feel when he said, “E…heee! Which goodies did you eat that made your eyes bulge?”
(A) Surprised. (B) Excited. (C) Bored. (D) Sad.
23. Why did the bush rat decide to leave without taking any goodies in the end?
(A) He didn‟t find any goodies in the house. (B) He didn‟t want to end up like the house rat.
(C) He wasn‟t allowed to take the goodies away. (D) He didn‟t want to share the goodies with the house rat.
24. Which of the following best describe the house rat?
(A) He‟s very polite to others. (B) He‟s usually respected by others.
(C) He‟s very angry with himself. (D) He‟s too proud of himself.
Once upon a time, there lived two rats. One rat lived in the bush. The other rat lived in a house. One day,
the rat that lived in the house said to the rat that lived in the bush, “You eat badly, sleep badly, and it rains on you.”
“But us, we live in a cook’s house. We eat many different kinds of food. We live comfortably. One day come and visit me
and see,” said the house rat. “I will come this very night,” said the bush rat. “I’m ready like a straw for taking soda.”
At the same time, the owner of the house was mad. He said, “These rats that eat my food, they will see!” This time, he
set a trap with sugar.
The rats came in to eat the goodies in the house. They came laughing, “Chu…chu…chi…chi.” When they reach the
trap, the house rat said, “Let me taste this sugar. You see the goodies we eat here.” But before the rat could take the
sugar, the trap snapped. “PA!” The trap caught the rat’s head, and his eyes bulged like eggplants.
The bush rat just looked and couldn’t move a little. He then said, “E…heee!” My friend, which goodies did you eat that
made your eyes bugle?” But the house rat could not answer. The bush rat left the house, saying, “Ha! I will not take the
goodies you said.” “Your worst home is better than your neighbor’s best home.”
bush 草叢 trap 陷阱 goodies 好東西 snap 斷裂
In Japan, people go to temples to pray to gods and make New Year wishes. They
have a special way of doing so – throw some coins into the money box, ring the temple
bell, bow twice, clap twice, and bow again.
coin 硬幣 ring 敲(鐘) bow 鞠躬 clap 拍手