Christmas was coming. Mr. Smith had no money to buy any gifts for his children. Mrs. Smith was ill and he spent much money on her medicine.

“We have only a cock(公鸡).” said Mrs. Smith. “You can sell(卖) it and buy some gifts for our two children.”

The next morning he put the cock into a box and walked to the town(镇). Two hours later, he was tired and wanted to have a rest. He sat down. “The air in the box must be close(不通风的). I can let the cock walk outside for ten minutes,” he thought. So he let the cock out. Later, he couldn’t find it.

1.Mr. Smith has __________________ kids.

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“buy some gifts for our two children”可知，Smith夫妇有两个孩子。故选A。

2.Mr. Smith put the cock into a box because __________________.

A he didn’t want to see it

B he wanted to eat it

C he wanted to sell it

D Mrs. Smith hated it

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“You can sell it”和第三段第一句“The next morning he put the cock into a box”可知，Mr Smith把公鸡放在盒子里面是打算卖掉它。故选C。

3.How did Mr. Smith go to the town?

A By car.

B On foot.

C By bike.

D By bus.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The next morning he put the cock into a box and walked to the town.”可知，Mr Smith走路去镇上。故选B。

4.Mr. Smith was __________________ and sat down.

A angry

B afraid

C worried

D tired

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句“Two hours later, he was tired and wanted to have a rest. He sat down.”可知，Mr Smith太累了，于是他坐下来休息。故选D。

5.Mr. Smith wanted the cock to walk outside for __________________.

A five minutes

B ten minutes

C fifteen minutes

D twenty minutes

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句“I can let the cock walk outside for ten minutes.”可知，Mr Smith害怕盒子里太闷了，公鸡可能会闷死，打算放公鸡出来透气十分钟。故选B。