Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family

were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room.Instead the angels were given a little

cold basement(地下室).As they made their bed on the hard floor,the older angel saw a hole in the

wall and repaired it.When the younger angel asked why,the older angel replied:"Things aren't

always what they seem."

The next night the angels came to rest at the house of a very poor,but very hospitable farmer and

his wife.After sharing what little food they had,the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.When the sun came up the next morning,the angels found the farmer

and his wife in tears.Their only cow,whose milk had been their only income,lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel,"How could this happen?""Why

didn’t you watch out for the cow?The first man had everything,Yet you watched over their

house,"she accused."The second family had little but was willing to share everything,and you didn’t help?"

"Things aren't always what they seem,"the older angel replied."When we stayed in the

basement,I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so mean, if I seal (封) the wall, he will not find it.Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed,the angel of death

came for his wife.I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead.Things aren't always what they seem."

1.Why did the elder angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

B. Because she wanted to save money for the family.

C. Because she didn’t like the owner.

D. Because she wanted to show thanks for the family.

2.The cow died because _____.

A. it was seriously ill

B. the elder angel killed it

C. the angel made it die instead of the farmer’s wife

D. its owner treated the angels badly

3.The word “hospitable” probably means “______.”

A. patient B. friendly C. smart D. mean

4.The younger angel was very angry because _____.

A. the elder angel killed the farmer’s cow

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C. the rich family gave them a bad place to live

D. the elder angel took the cow away

5.The story tries to tell us that___.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor.

B. the young should always learn from the old

C. the kind people can become rich.

D. sometimes things are not what they seem.

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