It was Mary’s birthday．Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens．She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken．”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，”she thought． When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box．Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped（落下）it．The chickens all ran out．They ran here and there．Mary spent hours in trying to find them． A few hours later her uncle came．He asked．”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes，but I dropped the box．The chickens ran everywhere．It took me the whole morning to look for them，”Mary said． “Did you find them all?” asked her uncle．”I hope so，”Mary answered，”But l only caught（抓住）eleven of them” “That’s very interesting．I only sent you six．”her uncle laughed． 小题1:Mary got a letter from her _____． A．aunt B．uncle C．grandfather D．friend 小题2:When she got the letter, Mary was ______． A．happy B．sad C．tired D．unhappy 小题3:Why did Mary drop the box? A．Because she didn’t like the present． B．Because the box was too heavy. C．Because she wanted to 1et the chickens go out． D．Because she couldn’t wait to look at her present． 小题4:It took Mary _____ to find the chickens． A．an hour B．two hours C．three hours D．the whole morning 小题5:Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her? A．Yes．she did． B．Her uncle knew． C．Maybe she knew． D．No，she didn’t．