On fire

Son：Can I have another glass of water？

Father：Another？This will be your tenth!

Son：I know，but my room is on fire．

Mom's grey hairs

One day，a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes in the kitchen．She suddenly saw that her mother had a few grey hairs．

She looked at her mother and curiously asked，"Why are some of your hairs grey，Mom？"

Her mother said．"Well．Every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy．one of my hairs turns grey．"

The girl thought for a while and then said，"Mom，why are all of Grandma's hairs grey？"

The big head son

"Mom，many kids make fun of me，"the boy cried to his mother．"they say I have a big head．"

"Don't listen to them．"his mother said．"You have a beautiful head．Now stop crying and go to the supermarket for 10 pounds of potatoes．"

"Where's the shopping bag？"

"I haven't got one﹣﹣er，use your hat．"

51．The three short passages are among the favorite 　 　of American children．

A．	jokes
B．	reports
C．	news
D．	diaries

52．The boy in passage needs water to 　 　．

A．	drink because he is thirsty
B．	put out the fire
C．	set the room on fire
D．	clean the room

53．In passage 2，what did the girl mean by asking the last question？ 　 　

A．	Her mother made her grandmother cry a lot．
B．	Her mother made her grandmother laugh a lot．
C．	Her grandmother made her mother cry a lot．
D．	Her grandmother made her mother laugh a lot．

54．According to the mother in passage 3， 　 　

A．	the son's head is small
B．	the son's hat is small
C．	the son's head is big
D．	the son's hat is beautiful．