Question

　　“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.

　　“Who did this?” she asked again. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding an answer. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”

　　“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose. It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?

　　If I admitted it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get mad at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than me pulled it up. “I did it.” Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.

　　My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.

　　“I know how you like birds, Henry.” She said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is that field guide about birds that you are always checking out. It is yours. We got a new one for the school anyway. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only for your truthfulness.”

　　I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my very own bird field guide. The very one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.

　　1. The teacher wanted to find out _____.

　　A. who broke the window just now

　　B. who likes birds best in the class

　　C. who stole a book from the library

　　D. who played baseball in the classroom

　　2. Henry didn’t admit it at first because he thought _____.

　　A. his teacher would take his baseball away

　　B. his father would never give him money

　　C. his father would be very angry with him

　　D. his teacher would strike him in class

　　3. What did the teacher do to Henry at last?

　　A. Telephoned his father. 　　　　B. Gave him a book.

　　C. Bought a new window. 　　　　　D. Punished him.

　　4. From the story, we know that Henry is _____.

　　A. serious　　　 B. clever 　　　C. quiet 　　　D. honest

Answer 1

1A  2C  3B  4D