Does Anyone Want a Clean Plate? |
Peter was ten years old. One day his friend Paul asked him to come to his birthday party. Before Peter left home, his mother said to him, " Be sure to be polite () at the party, dear! Don't want this or that, don't want more!" " All right, Mum," answered Peter. There were a lot of children at Paul's party. Paul's mother gave them something (某事、某物) delicious to eat. But she forgot to give Peter some. Peter waited politely, but only for a few minutes. Then he held his plate up in the air and said loudly, " Does anyone want a clean plate? have one! " Paul's mother saw him and his empty (空的) plate, she said at once, " Oh, sorry, I forgot you! " 1. How old was Peter? _____________________________________________________ 2. Who asked Peter to come to his birthday party? _____________________________________________________ 3. Who gave the children something delicious to eat? _____________________________________________________ 4. Was Peter a polite boy? _____________________________________________________ 5. What's the Chinese meaning of " an empty plate "? _____________________________________________________ |