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Patrick never does homework. “Too boring,” he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, “Patrick! Do your homework, or you can’t learn anything.” But what can he do? He hates homework.

One day, his cat was playing with a little “doll”. He found it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called, “Save me! Don’t give me back to that cat. I have magic. I will help you if you save me!”

How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, “If you help me to do my homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades.” The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn’t always know what to do and he needed help. “Help me! Help me!” he said. And Patrick had to help. Day after day, Patrick had to work harder. Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn’t hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A’s. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes ________ after school.

A. doing sports                                 B. doing some reading

C. doing his homework                               D. learning things

2. What does the sentence “Patrick got his A’s” mean?

A. It means “Patrick got the teacher’ help”.

B. It means “Patrick got good grades”.

C. It means “Patrick got more friends”.

D. It means “Patrick got more problems”.

3. Which of the following is not true?

A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn’t know what to do when he helped Patrick.

C. The man didn’t go until the last day of school.

D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

4. From the passage, we can know ________.

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick’s classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself