Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. All of a sudden, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking so I went on studying.

Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!” But no one heard or came out.

I ran quickly into my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell, knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.

We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.

1.The word “response” can be replaced (代替) by ______.

A.key B.answer C.question

2.Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents?

A.Because his parents only liked his sister.

B.Because he would have an English class.

C.Because he had to study for an English test.

3.______ put out the fire at last.

A.The writer B.The writer’s parents C.The firemen

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer’s neighbor was sleeping when the fire started.

B.No one helped the writer put out the fire.

C.The fire happened last Friday.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.How to put out a fire.

B.My neighbor was a brave man.

C.I saved my neighbor from the fire

In ancient times, a king had a big stone placed on a roadway. He wanted to see if anyone would move the stone out of the way. Some of the king's richest business men and courtiers (朝臣) came by and just walked around it.

Many people even loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way. They just complained and went away.

A farmer then came along carrying a large bag of vegetables. When getting closer to the stone the farmer laid down his bag and tried to push the stone out of the road. After trying and pushing for long time, he finally. succeeded.

After the farmer went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a wallet lying in the road where the stone had been. In the wallet there were many gold coins and a note from the king explaining that the gold was for the person who moved the stone from the roadway.

If you were on the way, what would you do? Complain it or move it away? Every difficulty we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our situations, and while the lazy people complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity (慷慨大方) and willingness to get things done.

1.Why did the king put such a stone on a roadway?

A.In order to make the roadway special.

B.In order to stop someone who are lazy from walking to his country.

C.To see if anyone would move the stone out of the way.

2.What did many people do with the big stone on the way?

A.They just complained and didn't do anything about it.

B.Many of them tried to move it but failed.

C.Many thought it was the king's duty to move it away from the road.

3.The farmer got the stone out of the way successfully by ________.

A.pushing it without any hard work

B.trying and pushing hard

C.using his large bag of vegetables

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Many people didn't notice the stone on the way.

B.The farmer got a lot of money after moving away the stone.

C.The king wasn't glad to see the farmer removed the stone from the roadway.

5.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.all things are difficult before they are easy

B.seeing is believing

C.opportunities are for those who are willing to do something with kindness and generosity.

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