On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer. Tom’s aunt gave him a task of painting their fence (A) It was 30 yards long and three yards high. He painted one board and surveyed his progress and then he sat down to have a rest.
Tom began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew the boys who were free would soon (B) come along and make fun of him. Just then he had an idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing happily and carrying an apple. “I’m going swimming.” said Ben “Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you? ①”
“Work?” said Tom. “This isn’t work. (C)我正玩得开心呢！ Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day? Then he went on painting. Ben watched Tom(D) in silence. He became more and more interested. After a while, he said “Tom. will you let me do some painting?”
Tom said, “No, Ben can’t. ②Aunt Polly wanted me to do it well. I’m the only person that can do it right.” “Oh, please, Tom.” said Ben “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. I give you half my apple. Wait, I’ll give you(E) ________of it.”
That’s a deal! said Tom, “but you must be careful! Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face (F) ________joy in his heart. He sat down again and started to eat the apple.
When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint. Then John Miller offered him two toy soldiers. Soon Tom had got many new toys, and the fence got three coats of paint. ③Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple!
1. 将文中画线部分(A)改写为：It was 30 yards in2. 写出文中(B)和(D)画线部分的同义词或近义词：
3. 将文中画线部分(C)译成英语：
4. 在文中(E)和(F)的空白处填入适当的单词：
5. 在①②③中选出适当位置插入句子“What a pity!”。
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2. When did he began to learn languages?
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3. Why did Timothy Doner decide to keep learning more languages?
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4. How does he learn languages, by teaching himself or taking classes?
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5. Are his language skills quite useful?
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根据短文内容，填写下面表格（每空一词）
Three little pigs | |
| The reason why they left their mother | They were so big that they couldn’t |
| The material they built their houses with | Grass, |
| The fate（命运）of the first pig and the second pig | The wolf pushed down the house and |
| The fate of the third pig | The third pig’s house was the |
| The fate of the wolf | The wolf fell into the hot water and |
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3. What does Ms. Jackson think of the train trip?
4. Who is sometimes late for work according to the passage?
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