About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.

"Well," they said sadly, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way."

At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away."

"You?" they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy.

The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.

The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."

The people looked rather surprised. "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth."

The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"

1.After the earthquake, _____.

A. many people in the village died

B. nothing happened

C. the whole village was covered with big stones

D. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road

2.The stone was moved out of the road by _____.

A. an old man B. a young man C. a boy D. a girl

3.In the end, the huge stone was _____.

A. in the earth B. in the house C. in the river D. on the road side

4.From the passage, we can see that _____.

A. the boy was stronger than the villagers

B. the villagers were very foolish

C. the boy was very bright and good at thinking

D. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happened

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When we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the developing world. But the fact is that we can see homeless people1. . For example, how many of us would expect 2. people living on the streets of a developed country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife (妻子) Rita had spent years making meals for the homeless of Berlin, Germany. They often stayed at home, made sandwiches, set a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. “I got such a strong3. when I saw thankful and happy smiles (微笑) on their faces.” said Kurt.

The Mullers soon found that food and clothing weren’t enough. “What these people also need is warmth and caring.” said Rita. The Mullers 4. to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita made sure there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 5. to the homeless.

They were soon running out of all their time and money, so Kurt had to visit food and clothing factories to ask for help. Many factories were moved (感动) by their 6. and spirit, they gave them enough food and clothing.

Kurt and Rita get nothing for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t expect money for 7. their children. The love we get on the streets is the best thing for 8. .” Though Rita and Kurt meet many 9. and often get tired, they say they will go on with the work because they like the 10. of having made a difference in the world.

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