John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a village and it’s nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast he runs to school and gets there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him. But he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn’t agree with his father and keeps running there every day. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy in the boys’ 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
“I broke two school records today, Granny,” called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn’t happy. She thought for a while and said,“I’m sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!”
John began to study in a middle school at the age of          .
A. nine      B. eleven C. thirteen
John runs to school every day in order to          .
A. keep healthy
B. win the boys’ race
C. get to school on time
John doesn’t ask his father to buy him a bike because               .
A. he doesn’t like riding a bike
B. he doesn’t like his father
C. he knows his father doesn’t have enough money
John             after the school sports meeting.
A. ran faster B. worked harder   C. became famous
John’s Granny wasn’t happy because             .
A. she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them.
B. she thought John hadn’t done well in the school sports meeting
C. John’s father couldn’t afford a bike