Alittlegirlwasgivensomanypicturebooksonherseventhbirthdaythatherfather.WhoshouldhaverunhisofficeandlethermotherrunthehomethoughthisdaughtershouldgiveoneortwoofhernewbookstoalittleneighborboynamedRobertwhohadvisitedtheirhomesometimes.
NowtakingbooksoranythingelsefromalittlegirlisliketakingsweetsfromababybutthefatherofthelittlegirlhadhiswayandRobertgotacoupleofherbooks.“Afterallthatleavesyouwithnine”saidthefatherwhothoughthewasachildpsychologist(心理学家)andcouldn’tshouthisbigstupidmouthonthesubject.
Afewweekslaterthefatherwenttohislibrarytolookup“father”inTheOxfordEnglishDictionaryeagertoenjoythepraiseoffatherhoodthroughthecenturiesbuthecouldn’tfindvolume(册)F-Gandthenhediscoveredthatothersweremissingtoo.A-BL-MV-Z.Helookedeverywhereforthemandlearnedwhathadhappenedtothefourmissingvolumes.
“Amancametothedoorthismorning”saidthelittledaughter“andhedidn’tknowhowtogetfromheretoTorringtonorfromTorringtontoWintecandhewasakindmanmuchnicerthanRobertandsoIgavehimfourofyourbooksAfteralltherearethirteenvolumesintheOxfordEnglishDictionaryandthatleavesyouwithnine.
Accordingtothewriter’sopinion
A.amothershouldkeephouseandfathereducatethechildren
B.Afathershouldrunthehomeaswellashisoffice
C.Afathershouldrunhisofficeandleavehischildrentohiswife
D.Afathershouldn’tonlyrunhisofficebuteducatehischildren
“Thefatherofthelittlegirlhashisway”means
thefatherwentouttoworkinhisoffice
B.thefatherdecidedtothegirlalesson
C.thefatherstilldidwhathewantedto.
Consideringhimselfapsychologistthefather
couldn’tstopdiscussingthesubject
B.couldn’thelping(禁不住)talkingaboutthesubject
couldn’trefusetolistentothesubject
D.couldn’tgiveanexplanationofhesubject
What’sstilluncleartousinthestory?
A.Theexactnumberofthepicturebooksthegirlhadreceived.
B.HowmanyvolumestheOxfordEnglishDictionaryincludes.
C.Whethereachvolumeofthedictiona