But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer ,`` I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other, they together lifted and put it on the horse.
`` Sir,” asked the farmer,`` How can I pay you ?”
`` It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, ``Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”
( ) 1. What happened when the farmer went to town?
A. His horse’s leg hurt B. The bag fell from his hors
C. The farmer lost his bag D. The horse was ill
( ) 2. The farmer didn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because ______.
A. the bag was broken B. the horse went away
C. the bag was too heavy for him to lift D. the farmer was very angry
( )3. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man?
Because he thought ______.
A. the great man couldn’t help him B . the great man could take away his bag
C. the great man could take away his horsed. D. the great man couldn’t see him
( )4. Who helped the farmer ?
A. A great man B. Another farmer C. A poor man D. A friend
( )5. What does the story tell us ?
A. We should help the people in trouble. B. We should be friendly to each other
C. Each of us should be a kind man D. A, B and C
( B )
There was once a farmer. He lived near a road.
It was not a busy road, but from time to time cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road.
The hole was always full of water, and the drives of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought that it was not deep.
Then when they drove their cars into the hole they could not drove out of it because it was so deep.
The farm didn’t spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.
When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and asked the driver a lot of money for doing this.
One day, the driver of a car said to him, “ You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole day and night.” “ Oh, no,” said the farmer. “ I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night, I fill the hole with water.”
( ) 1. There was a farmer _______.
A. at the gate B. beside the hole C. in the road D. near the road
( ) 2. Many cars went into the hole because the drivers _______.