C
Mr Crewe smiled, but he was not happy. He loved his little Sara very much, and he did not want to be without her. Sara's mother was dead, and Sara was his only child. Father and daughter were very good friends.
Soon they arrived at Miss Minchin's School for Girls and went into the big house.
Miss Minchin was a tall woman in a black dress. She looked at Sara, and then gave a very big smile. "What a beautiful child!" she said to Mr Crewe.
Sara stood quietly and watched Miss Minchin. "
▲ I am not beautiful, so why does she say it?" she thought. Sara was not beautiful, but her father was rich. And Miss Minchin liked girls with rich fathers because it was good for the school (and good for Miss Minchin too).
"Sara is a good girl," Mr Crewe said to Miss Minchin. "Her mother was French, so she speaks French well. She loves books, and she reads all the time. But she must play with other girls and make new friends too." "Of course," said Miss Minchin. She smiled again. "Sara is going to be very happy here, Mr Crewe."
Mr Crewe stayed in London for a week. He and Sara went to the shops, and he bought many beautiful, expensive dresses for his daughter. He bought books, and flowers for her room, and a big doll with beautiful dresses too.
Miss Minchin smiled, but she said to her sister Amelia, "All that money on dresses for a child of seven! She looks like a little princess, not a schoolgirl!"
—Taken from A Little Princess
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) 9. Why wasn't Mr Crewe happy?
A. His daughter would leave and go to school.
B. He didn't love his daughter.
C. He didn't want his daughter to study in this school.
D. His wife was dead.
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)10. Which is NOT true about Sara from the passage?
A. Sara's mother died when she was a child.
B. Sara doesn't like beautiful, expensive dresses.
C. Sara can speak French well.
D. Sara likes reading books very much.
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)11. Which of the following can be put in "
▲" in paragraph 3?
A. Miss Minchin is a kind woman.
B. Am I beautiful?
C. People always say that.
D. Miss Minchin likes me.
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)12. What do we know about Miss Minchin from the passage?
A. She loves children very much.
B. She is a kind teacher.
C. She is kind to Sara because Sara's father is rich.
D. She likes Sara because Sara looks like a little princess.