1. 阅读理解

　　Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Francis. He had five brothers and one sister.

Francis lived a poor life. His brothers all left home to work and only he and his sister were still at home. His parents could not afford(支付得起)to send the two children to school, so they let Francis stay at home.

Francis wanted to learn to read and write. Sometimes he ran to school secretly. He saw his sister was among the pupils. He envied(羡慕的)her.

Francis had an idea. Francis and his sister looked like each other. So why not dress up as a girl in order to go to the classes? So Francis went to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and his sister went to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

1. （1） There were ________ children in Francis' family.

   A . five B . six C . seven D . eight
3. （2） Why did Francis stay at home when he was old enough to go to school?

   A . Because he was a naughty boy. B . Because he did not like school. C . Because his family was poor. D . Because he didn't have any friends.
5. （3） The underlined word “pupils” means ________ in Chinese.

   A . 工人 B . 老师 C . 学生 D . 农民
7. （4） If Francis went to school on Monday, his sister would go on________.

   A . Wednesday B . Tuesday C . Friday D . Saturday
9. （5） From the passage we know________.

   A . Francis' sister did not want to learn to write B . Francis' sister was two years older than him C . Francis dressed up as a girl in order to go to school D . Francis didn't want to go to school