Most of Doctor Strong's books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in McElligot's Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eightyfour.
Doctor Strong is almost eightyfour years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
1. Alfred Strong is a famous ______ in the United States.
A. doctor B. artist
C. writer D. reader
2. Doctor Strong first became famous in ______.
A. his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States
B. his fifties when his drawings and writings were published
C. nineteen eightyfour when his book McEligot's Pool was published
D. his thirties when his first book was published
3. Doctor Strong's books are very popular in America because ______.
A. they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on
B. they are written in easy words with colourful pictures
C. he organized the art show in California
D. they are written in a funny way
4. His purpose in writing many such books is______.
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