Two days after Simon's{#blank#}1{#/blank#}birthday, he went to school for the first time. The school was a long way from his home, so Simon's mother{#blank#}2{#/blank#}him to school in the morning, and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}him at the school gate.

    "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} yourself, Simon," she said, "and be good !"

    At half past three she went back to school to pick him up. Simon said to his mother, "I'm never going back{#blank#}5{#/blank#}again."

    His mother asked him, "Why don't you want to go to school again?"

    "I can't read. I can't write. I can't spell. I can't do{#blank#}6{#/blank#}and the teacher didn't let me talk. Why{#blank#}7{#/blank#}I go to school when I can't do anything there?"

⑴ {#blank#}1{#/blank#}          A. March

⑵ {#blank#}2{#/blank#}          B. September

⑶ {#blank#}3{#/blank#}          C. December

⑷ {#blank#}4{#/blank#}          D. July

Joe has a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Dad takes him to see the dentist. Joe is very afraid. But the dentist is very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. She gives Joe some {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and asks him to brush his teeth after each meal. At {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, she tells a joke. Joe {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and he isn't afraid any more.

He will take good care of his teeth in the future.