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It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum(鼓).

“Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father asked when he saw it. “His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother.

Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his father didn’t mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in the evening, so he couldn’t hear the noise.

But one of the neighbors(邻居) didn’t like the noise at all, so a few days later, she took a sharp(锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jimmy, there is something very nice inside your drum. Here is a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”

41. Jimmy got a lot of nice presents from his _______.

A. classmates     B. friends       C. teachers      D. family

42. Who gave Jimmy the drum?

A. His father.      B. His mother.    C. His neighbor.       D. His grandfather.

43. Why didn’t Jimmy’s father stop him from making noise with the drum? Because _______.

A. he liked Jimmy very much              B. he didn’t hear it

C. Jimmy was in bed                     D. Jimmy only played in the evening

44. One of the neighbors _______.

A. liked Jimmy very much

B. enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum

C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife

D. didn’t like the noise at all

45. What did Jimmy’s neighbor really want to do? To _______.

A. stop Jimmy making noises           B. let Jimmy make a noise on his drum with a knife

C. show Jimmy how to hit the drum      D. find something nice in Jimmy’s drum