your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack or you drop any jacks from your hands.
When you finish all ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but
with two jacks at a time. This is more difficult, of course. You will lose your turn if you do not pick up exactly two jacks or if you make any of the other mistakes.
41．To pick up a jack, you have to _____.
A. throw one of the jacks first
B. throw the first jack you’ve caught
C. throw the rubber ball into the air first
D. catch the falling ball first
42．How many times will you pick up jacks when you play with two jacks at a time without making any mistakes to win the game?
A. 5 B 3 C. 4 D. 6
43．Which of the following is true?
A. The name of a jack is very popular with children
B .The children like the game only for its simple rules.
C. You always do the same thing when you finish all ten jacks.
D. You have to pick up one jack as fast as possible before you catch the ball
B
It was in the morning. Port Richard, a boy of twelve, was standing at the foot of the stairway (梯子) up to the Panama. He had left home early, against his father’s wishes, to see the ships at the port. Suddenly he saw a small fire at one end of the Panama. But there was nobody else around, and in no time, the fire grew dangerously big.
Seeing this, the boy shouted at the top of his voice. His shout woke up the port The Panama was among the six ships in the port where there were lots of old (港口) workers living nearby, who were enjoying a Sunday morning in bed. buildings, shops and houses nearby. It was carrying oil, paint (油漆) and paper from the Far East.