A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village．They lived with the man's big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children．The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest．Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar．
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home．Soon the elephant refused to eat and work．It appeared to be ill and heartbroken．One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house．
It went to the woman's home．On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it．The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal．So she went back to her husband's home．
(1)
The woman left her new home ________．
[ ]
A．
to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa
B．
to see if the elephant would follow her
C．
because she was angry with her husband
D．
because she was tired of the large family
(2)
The word “disappeared” in the reading means “ ________ ”．
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A．
ran away
B．
lost
C．
hid
D．
remained
(3)
After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant ________．
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A．
returned to the forest
B．
was sad because it missed her
C．
went to look for a new home
D．
was sick because nobody fed it
(4)
How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?
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A．
It waved its trunk and smiled．
B．
It touched her with its trunk．
C．
It touched her and cried．
D．
It waved its trunk and ran around her．
(5)
The writer wrote the story in order to ________．
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A．
show that elephants are very clever
B．
tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C．
show that women care more for animals than men do
D．
tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again
Small children often laugh at(嘲笑)a lame(瘸子)or a blind person, or at someone who isn't dressed as well as they are．But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people's feelings by laughing at their problems．They learn to laugh at other things．Most important, they learn to laugh at themselves．
Suppose(假设)you're playing a game．You make a mistake and lose．Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time?
Suppose you're at a special dinner．You spill(溢出)some food．Why keep worrying? Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself anyway? If you can, it's a good sign you have grown up．
(1)
This passage is about ________．
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A．
why laughter is good for your body
B．
what you should laugh at
C．
when babies learn to laugh
D．
where you may laugh
(2)
The writer says small children laugh at people who ________．
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A．
have problems
B．
spill food
C．
dress well
D．
play games
(3)
The writer shows how laughter could help you not to ________．
[ ]
A．
make a mistake
B．
lose a game
C．
become angry
D．
try again
(4)
Next the writer shows how laughter could keep you from ________．
[ ]
A．
spilling food
B．
worrying
C．
enjoying yourself
D．
growing up
(5)
If you find a new skill(技能)hard to learn, you should ________．
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