November 7 is Benny’s birthday. He will be eight years old. He is in the third grade. He goes to Park Elementary School. An elementary school is for kids. It is only one mile away from his home. He walks to school from Monday to Friday. It takes him only thirty minutes.

When it rains, he wears a raincoat. He used to take an umbrella. But he lost it last month. Then his mother gave him a new one. But he broke it. His mom said to him, “You and umbrellas don’t get along.” 

For his eighth birthday, Benny wants a bike. He can ride the bike to school. After school he can ride with his friends. He can ride the bike to the swimming pool. He can ride the bike to the library.

Yesterday his mom and dad took him to the bike store. They asked him to look at the bikes. He looked at all the bikes. He chose a red bike. He showed it to his parents. But his dad said it cost too much. He told Benny to choose a cheaper one. Benny decided on a blue bike. Dad said the blue bike was the right price.

1.How long does it take Benny to go to school?

A Thirteen minutes.

B Thirty seconds.

C Half an hour.

D Twenty minutes.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“He walks to school from Monday to Friday. It takes him only thirty minutes.”可知本尼走路去学校，通常花费30分钟，即半小时。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “one” refer to?

A A pair of shoes.

B An umbrella.

C A raincoat.

D A bike.

解析：选B。B词意指代题。根据前文“He used to take an umbrella. But he lost it last month”可知，本尼上个月把伞弄丢了。他的妈妈给了他一把新伞，因此此处one指代一把伞。故选B。

3.Benny will not ride the bike to _________.

A school

B the library

C the bike store

D the swimming pool

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段可知，本尼想骑车去上学、去游泳池、去图书馆，文中并未提及他要骑车去自行车商店。故选C。

4.Why did Benny choose the blue bike?

A Because his father likes blue.

B Because his mother hates red.

C Because he likes the color.

D Because it’s cheaper.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段“But his dad said it cost too much. He told Benny to choose a cheaper one.”和“Dad said the blue bike was the right price.”可知，爸爸说红色这辆自行车太贵了，让他选一辆便宜一点的，因此本尼选了蓝色的这辆，由此可知蓝色这辆更便宜。故选D。

5.The best title of the passage is “_________”.

A How Benny Goes To School

B Benny Lost His Umbrellas

C Benny’s Birthday

D A Birthday Bike

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本尼平时走路去上学，他生日要到了，他想收到一辆自行车，然后他就可以骑车去上学，他的爸爸妈妈就真的给他买了一辆自行车作为生日礼物。故选D。