Then Mr.White comes out of his house and says to the boy．“I’ll give you a shilling （先令）。”The boy is happy and says，“Yes.”“Come here.” Mr.White says．The boy goes to him，but Mr.White does not give him a shilling．He hits him with a stick. The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr.White says，“And the dog does not ask you for any bread，but you kick it.”
1．Where is Mr.White at first?
A．He is in the room
B．He is in the street．
C．He is in front of the house．
D．He stands close to the boy．
2．Why does the dog go to the boy? Because__________．
A．it wants to eat
B．the boy asks it to do so
C．the boy is the dog’s owner
D．the boy is friendly to it
3．Why does the dog run away? Because__________．
A．the boy gives some bread
B．the dog doesn’t like bread
C．the dog doesn’t like the boy
D．the boy kicks the dog
4．Why does Mr.White tell the boy to come up to him? Because he wants to__________．
A．give him a shilling
B．give him a good lesson（教训）
C．give him some more bread
D．help the boy
5．What kind of man do you think Mr.White is? He is a __________man．
A．cruel （粗鲁的）
B．sympathetic （富有同情心的）
C．friendly
D．polite （有礼貌的）