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again. Then his birthday came. His parents gave him a few nice presentsbut there was no pony. Derek was sad (難過的 ). But then suddenly his Uncle Tom arrived. He was a farmerand he had a big pony with him. ―Hello, Derek,‖ Uncle Tom said. ―Happy birthday! This is your birthday present from me and Aunt Mary.‖ Derek was a little afraid, because the pony was very big. He looked at it for a few minutes and then he said to his uncle, ―Is he for me or am I for him?‖ 11. Derek‘s father didn‘t let his son buy a pony because he thought_____. A. Derek was too small to buy a pony B. their garden was not big enough to keep a pony C. Derek didn‘t have enough money D. their house in the town was too small 12. Why didn‘t Derek ask his father for a pony again? A. He wanted to have a pony when he was five years old. B. He did not like ponies any more. C. He wanted to be kind to a pony. D. He didn‘t believe what his father said to him. 1. Why did Derek and his family move to another place and live there? A. Their house in the town was too small. B. Their bigger house in the country had a nice garden with a field. C. It was convenient (方便 ) for Derek to see animals there. D. Derek‘s father was working there at that time. 1. Why could Derek begin to think of a pony again when he was five? A. As a birthday present, Derek wanted to have a pony from his parents. B. The family had a farm near the house in the country. C. Derek thought he was old enough to have a pony. D. There wasn‘t a pony among his nice presents from his parents. 1. What did Derek feel when he saw the big pony from his uncle? A. He was happy B. He was fearless. C. He was in fear of it D. He was sorry for seeing it. IV. 寫作。 One day Mike was playing near the river. Suddenly his knife __1__ in to the water. He felt very __2__ because the knife was given __3__ him by his father as a birthday present, but is was __4__. At that time a kind old woman came up and asked Mike __5__ was the matter. ―I‘ve lost my knife. ― he said ―__6__ fell into the water when I was playing here.‖ The old woman _7__ him a gold(金) knife and asked, ―Is this _8__ ?‖ ―No‖ said the boy. The old woman then showed him a silver(銀) knife and asked again, ―Is this yours __9__‖ again answered the boy. Then she showed him a iron(鐵) knife, ―Yes, that‘s mine‖ called _10__ the happy boy. ―I know it well enough‖ said the old woman ―Now I will give you the gold knife and the silver knife because you are an honest boy.‖ 1. A. got B. fell C. came D. flew 2. A. surprised B. interested C. sad D. well 3. A. for B. by C. at D. to 4. A. good B. cut C. broken D. lost 5. A. what B. which C. who D. that 6. A. I B. He C. It D. They 7. A.