23、  Jim is a schoolboy who is eight and a half years old．His school is near his home，so everyday he goes to school on foot．He usually gets back home early．But last Friday he came back home late from school．

  “Why are you late today?”When he got home，his mother asked him．

  “My teacher wasn’t happy and let me go to her office．”he answered．

  “Why do you go there?”his mother asked．

  “Because she asked a question in class，”Jim said，“and I could answer．only I．”

   His mother was very angry，“Why was she not happy?”

  “I don’t know．”Jim answered．

  “What is her question，then?”Mother asked him again．

  “The question was：‘who put ink on my desk?’”Jim said．

1．Jim is___________．

  A．eight years old    B．more than eight years old  C．less than eight    D．nine

2．His school is___________ his home．

  A．not far from    B．far from    C．next to    D．besides

3．He usually___________ to school and comes back___________．

  A．walks；early    B．takes a bus；late    C．on foot；early    D．rides；late

4．Last Friday he came back___________．

  A．early    B．late    C．a(chǎn)t six o’clock    D．in the evening

5．Jim Was the only one who can answer the teacher’s questions．What Can we infer(推斷)from that?

  A．He is very clever．    B．The teacher likes him very much．

  C．He is very naughty．   D．He is very foolish．