Father is always busy with his work. He knows nothing about housework. He never eats if everyone doesn’t cook for him.

One day, Mother was ill in bed. Father had to cook himself. First， he had to go shopping. But he didn’t know what to buy. So Mother wrote all these things on a piece of paper：

（1）cake（2） egg （3） tomato （4） fish （5） milk （6） salt （7） chicken

Father went out with the paper in his hand. Half an hour later he returned home, with a smile on his face. He brought out all the things: ONE cake, TWO eggs, THREE tomatoes, FOUR fish, FIVE bottles of milk, SIX bags of salt and SEVEN fat chickens. Mother was very surprised and she couldn’t say a word.

(1) Father does little housework because _____.

A. his life is very hard

B. he hates it

C. he is busy with his work

D. he never stays at home

(2) One day, Mother was ill, Father had to _____.

A. buy something for her

B. help himself

C. eat in his office

D. get ready for meals

(3) That day Mother wanted Father to buy _____ in the shop.

A. seven chickens	B. seven kinds of food
C. seven bags of things	D. nothing

(4) Why was Mother so surprised? Because ____.

A. Father got everything home

B. Mother didn’t like to eat all the food

C. Father didn’t understand her at all

D. Father bought nothing necessary