When I was a little boy, I liked to play jokes on my parents and friends. One day, I told my mother that my brother fell from the open window. She was very worried, then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
       Another day I went swimming with my friends. In the beginning, I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me. However, they found I was joking. But two hours later, I couldn’t swim. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but nobody helped me.
      In the end they found I was telling the truth and saved my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

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1.What did the writer like to do when he was young?

A He liked to play with his brother.

B He liked to go traveling with friends.

C He liked to help his mother do housework.

D He liked to play jokes on parents and friends.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句When I was a little boy, I liked to play jokes on my parents and friends.可知，故选D。

2.What happened when the writer played a joke on his mother?

A He was excited.

B His mother hit him.

C His brother was hurt.

D His mother was angry.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”可知妈妈很生气，故选D。

3.Why did all his friends come to help him in the beginning?

A Because he swam fast.

B Because he called for help.

C Because he was swimming.

D Because he couldn’t swim.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句In the beginning, I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me.可知，故选B。

4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they____.

A was angry with him

B came and saved him at once

C thought he was joking again

D took him to the hospital at once

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句I tried my best to call my friends for help, but nobody helped me.可知朋友们都不相信作者，故选C。

5.What can we learn from the story?

A The writer is a bad boy.

B Swimming is dangerous.

C Playing jokes on people is interesting.

D If someone always plays jokes,others won't trust him.

解析：选D。综合理解题。根据全文可知作者想告诉我们乱开玩笑是要付出代价的，别人会不信任你，故选D。