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Mr. Baker has two children. One is a boy called Peter and the other is a daughter called Rose. Peter is an eleven-year-old boy. He studies at school. Rose is four and stays at home.
One evening Mr. and Mrs. Baker managed(管理)their small shop and left their children at home. Peter had some homework to do. At five to nine he brought out his exercise-books. He began to do it in his father's study. About twenty minutes later his sister came in. she found a piece of paper and began to write something on it.
"What are you doing there, Rose?" asked Peter.
"I'm writing a letter," answered the girl.
"Oh? To whom?"
"To my friend Jo."
"How can you?" Peter said in surprise(惊讶地). "You can't write at all, you know."
"It doesn't matter," Rose said calmly(平静地). "Jo is as old as me. She doesn't read, either!"
( )1. Mr. Baker is a ________.
A. shopkeeper B. bookseller C. conductor D. policeman
( )2. Rose stays at home because ________.
A. she's a girl B. her parents are poor C. she's ill D. she's too