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阅读理解 　　This story happened four years ago．Tom was seven years old then．He was a good boy．He was one of the best pupils in his class．But he could not get up early．He often slept until nine or ten o’clock in the morning．So he was often late for school． 　　Tom’s mother didn’t want him to be late for school．So she bought him a clock．She said to Tom,“You must get up when you hear the clock ring．” 　　“Yes, Mum．”said Tom．After that Tom got up at six thirty when he heard the clock ring． 　　One day his mother forgot to make the clock ring at the usual time．And the next morning Tom didn’t get up at six thirty．It was time for breakfast．Mother went to see him．Tom was still in bed and his eyes were open． 　　“Why didn’t you get up?”Mother was angry． 　　“You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring．So I am waiting for the bell．” 　　“Mum, is the clock still sleeping?”Tom asked． (1) How old was Tom when the story happened? [　　] A． Ten B． Nine C． Seven (2) Tom’s mother bought him a clock, because ________． [　　] A． she liked it B． Tom liked it C． she didn’t want Tom to be late for school (3) What time did Tom usually get up after he had the clock? [　　] A． 7∶00 B． 6∶30 C． 6∶00 (4) What happened to Tom one day when the clock didn’t ring? [　　] A． He got up late． B． He got up early． C． He didn’t get up all the morning． (5) Tom still stayed in bed to wait for ________． [　　] A． the bell B． the breakfast C． his mother