There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden．In the past，the tree fruited every year，so the man would get many pears．But now，the tree got old．There were no more pears for the man．So the ungrateful(忘恩负义的)man decided to cut the tree down．When he walked to the tree with an axe(斧子)in his hand，the tree said to him，“Please don’t cut me down．I have brought so many pears for you in the past years．Now I only have a short time to live．”
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I’m sorry．I have to do so，”the man said，“because I need something to make a chair.”Then he began to wave his axe．At that moment，a bird in the old tree said to him，“Don’t cut it down！Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely，she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade(树阴)，and I sing songs to make her happy．We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home．”
The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away．When he was about to cut the tree，some bees flew out of it and said，“Listen！If you agree not to kill this tree，we will give you delicious honey every day．Would you please leave the tree with us？”
The man got moved(感动)．He said，“You are so kind to the tree，although it has become old．Now I see that I shouldn’t cut it down．It has done so much to me and my wife．Let the tree stay here，and let the bird continue to sing songs here．”With these words，the man left．And the old tree lived there to its last day．
(1)
Which can be the best title(标题)of the story？
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A．
The Singing Bird
B．
The Man’s Wife
C．
The Old Tree
D．
The Kind Bees
(2)
Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree？
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A．
The tree was getting old．
B．
The man needed wood to make a chair．
C．
The tree didn’t give any shade．
D．
The man couldn’t get any pears from it．
(3)
What made his wife happy when the man was not at home？
Once there 1 a king．He liked to write stories．He thought 2 stories were good．So he liked to show them to his people．As the people were afraid to criticize(批评)the 3 stories．they all said that his stories were very good．
One day, the king showed some of his best stories to 4 famous(著名的)writer．He wanted the writer to praise(赞成)these stories．But the writer said his stories were 5 bad that the king 6 very angry and sent him 7 prison(监狱)．
After some time the king had pity(可怜)on the writer and set him free．When 8 writer returned from prison, the king ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿)．Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of 9 ．
After 10 them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said,“Take me back to prison, please．”
Once there 1 a very old farmer in a village．His name was Jack．He had an old horse．It was almost as 2 as he was．One day he went to the market with his son to 3 the horse before it died．They walked because the father didn’t want the horse to be too tired．
They met two neighbors on 4 way．The neighbors said,
‘Hello, why are you walking?You have a horse, it’s a long way to the market．’ Jack knew that was true, so he rode on the horse 5 his son was walking．Then they met two old women．‘ What are you doing there?Can’t you see how 6 your boy is?’ So Jack got down, and his son rode instead．
Next, three old men stopped them．One of them said, ‘ Why are you walking, Jack?Get 7 ．It’s too hot 8 an old man like you to walk today．’ So Jack got on behind his son and they rode on．Some time 9 , a girl passed them．‘Why aren’t you walking?’ she asked．‘ It’s not far from the market．Give your poor horse a rest．’ So Jack and his son got down once again for a rest…
It’s 10 for you to make all people pleasant all the time．
Once there 1 a every old peasant in a village．His name was Jack．He had a horse．It was almost as 2 as he was．One day he set off with his son to 3 the horse before it died．They walked because the father didn’t want the horse to be too tired．
They met two neighbors on 4 way．The neighbors said, ‘ Hello, why are you walking?You have a horse, it’s a long way to the market．’Jack knew that was true, so he rode on the horse 5 his son was walking．Then they met two old women．‘What are you doing there?Can’t you see 6 tired your boy is?’So Jack got down, and his son rode instead．
Next, three old men stopped them．One of them said, ‘Why are you walking, Jack?Get 7 ．It’s too hot 8 an old man like you to walk today．’ So Jack got on behind his son and they rode on． 9 later, a girl passed them．‘Why aren’t you walking?’ she asked．‘ It’s not far from the market．Give your poor horse a rest．’ So Jack and his son got down once again for a rest…
It’s the fact that you 10 make all people pleasant all the time．