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ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. Who
can it be at this time of night? He thought. He decided to go and find out. So Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My
he got of bed, put on his dressing gown (cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not 浴袍) and went to the door. When he
opened the door, there was nobody there. That is very strange. Then he went like newspapers very much
back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into
bed ,turned off and trees, Wood comes from Of course, the best paper comes from wood.
the light and tried to go to sleep.
trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed So can we also eat wood and paper?
very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one Scientists say, All food comes in some way from plants. Well, is that
true?
there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of eat little their we eat meat. Little fish eat Animals grass and grow fat. Then
paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : It is now the of ……Chickens eat bits then sea-plants, bigger fish swim along and eat
after midnight(午夜), so it is April Fool's Day (禺人节grass and give us……Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants ) . April fool to you!
Oh , it was the English boy next door! Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫in some way?
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almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just
ring again.
like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is
1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed? very good food, too. Now they have begun to say, We make our paper from
He went to bed _______.
wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult.
A. before twelve o'clock —food from paper. Scientists say, We can
B. after twelve o'clock What is the next thing? Perhaps it is
C. when the bell rang turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food, too, cheaper than meat or
D. when he saw the boy
2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? fish or eggs.
A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor 喂So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed [] your cat.) One
B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was. day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true.
C. He was afraid of the ring 1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _____.
D. He was waiting for someone.
A. they are useful for reading
3. From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day. B. They may be used to feed cats
A. say Hello to each other
B. dance and sing at night
C. We can make food from them soon
C. play jokes on each other
D. we can read them at breakfast
D. send pressents to children
