Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, "How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!"

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push.

"Go away!" she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy,

"You must always BE good as well as LOOK good."

Then to the girl he said, "My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please him, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother."

Once a man had ____.

A. a good-looking boy               B. an ugly girl

C. two good-looking children          D. a boy and a girl

The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ____.

    A. found a mirror                    B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

    C. and his sister were good-looking      D. was handsome

The girl gave the boy a hard push because ____.

    A. she was stronger                    B. what he said was wrong

    C. she was not pleased with what he said   D. her father loved her

Father told the girl that ____.

    A. it was important to be good-looking

    B. it was a good thing to be ugly

C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people's love

    D. she was as good-looking as her brother

What can we learn from this story?

    A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

    B. To be good-looking is very important.

    C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.

    D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.

Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, "How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!"

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push.

"Go away!" she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy,

"You must always BE good as well as LOOK good."

Then to the girl he said, "My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please him, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother."

1. Once a man had ____.

2. The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ____.

3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ____.

4.Father told the girl that ____.

5.What can we learn from this story?

One day a rabbit ran into an elephant. "Hello," said the rabbit. "Fine day, isn’t it?" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. "Leave me alone. I don’t have the time to waste on someone so small." The rabbit was shocked by the elephant’s words. Then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephant’s rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, "You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War (拔河比赛)."The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very well, little one. Go and get a rope," she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, "Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War." The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, "When I say 'pull’, you start pulling. "The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, "Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull’，you swim." The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit’s foolishness. Then the rabbit called out "PULL!" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said "hello" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.
【小题1】Why did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?