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     John lived with his mother when he was young. He didn't know who his father was. The woman did some
washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
     One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen
took her to the hospital. She didn't tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died. She
left her son the name and address of his father.
     John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to
receive his son. From then on, the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful
clothes. But He didn't go to school and could not read or write.
     Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others
were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car's wheels (輪子) were upward (朝上). He called
out, "Oh, dear! An accident happened!"
     All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you
know why?
1. John was short and thin because _____.
A. he didn't like sports
B. his parents were short
C. he was often hungry when he was young
2. John's mother told him who his father was _____.
A. until she was knocked down by a car
B. before she was in hospital
C. before she died
3. After John found his father, _____.
A. he was angry with the man
B. he started a rich life
C. he found a job at a party
4. The word "desert" in this passage means _____.
A. 拋棄
B. 告別
C. 離婚
5. People at the party laughed at John because _____.
A. he held the paper upside down
B. the accident happened long ago
C. his father was reading the paper
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