Turtle mother has three sons. The first one is seven years old. The second one is five and the third is four. They often have a running game. They think they run fast.

One day, three turtles decided (决定) to have some coffee. Just as they got into the café, it started to rain. The first turtle said to his little brother, “Go home and get the umbrella.”
The little turtle answered, “I will, if you don’t drink my coffee.”
“OK. We won’t drink your coffee.” The other two promised.
Two years later, the first turtle said to the second turtle, “Well, I don’t think our brother is coming back, so let’s drink his coffee.”
Just then a voice called from outside the door, “If you do that, I won’t go!”
How old is the second turtle?

A．Seven.

B．Five.

C．Four.

D．Three.

Why did the little turtle go home?

A．Because he wanted to get money.

B．Because he wanted to drink coffee.

C．Because he wanted to get an umbrella.

D．Because Mother called him at home.

The underlined word “promised” in the passage means ________.

A．agreed

B．asked

C．ran

D．jumped

From the story, we can know that ________.

A．turtle mother has two sons

B．little turtle got the umbrella soon

C．they drank coffee at home

D．little turtle didn’t run very fast

The passage is ________.

A．a piece of news

B．a letter

C．a joke

D．an e-mail

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