Dick is seven years old, and his sister May is five. One day, their mother takes them to their aunt' s house to play and she goes to the town to buy some new clothes. The children play for an hour, then at half past four their aunt takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says to him, "Now here is a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman(绅士)."
"Like a gentleman?" Dick asks. "How do gentlemen do it?" "They always give the bigger piece to the other person," answers his aunt. "Oh," says Dick. He thinks about this for a few seconds(秒). Then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, "Cut this cake in half, May."
Which child is younger? ________.

A．May is	B．Dick is
C．May is as old as Dick	D．Dick’s brother is.

The children’s mother leaves them at their aunt’s house because she wants ________.

A．to go to work	B．to see a film
C．to go to a party	D．to do some shopping

Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

A．A gentleman	B．His aunt
C．His uncle	D．His mother

How does a gentleman do when he has two pieces of cake?

A．He eats them up at once.

B．He gives the bigger piece to someone else.

C．He keeps the bigger piece for himself.

D．He gives the smaller piece to someone else.

Dick wants May to cut the cake because he________.

A．doesn’t like it	B．wants to be a gentleman
C．wants the bigger piece	D．wants the smaller piece

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