Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.???????????????????? B. On a farm.

C. In a village.????????????????????????? D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.?????? B. Twice.???? C. Three times. ??? D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.???? B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.????????? D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.????

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.??

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.????????????

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.??

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

Bruce and Bruno looked worried those days. Their father went to a town far away. Before leaving, he said he would write to them as soon as he found a job there. But two months passed, they did not hear from him. Now they had nothing except the old house and they had no money to buy any food. They thought for a long time. Then they decided to sell the house and look for their father. So one day the two brothers said goodbye to their friends and started to go. They got to the station and bought two tickets.

They were afraid that they would be hungry in the train, so they went to the market to buy something to eat. They saw bananas for the first time. The seller told them the bananas were very delicious, so they bought five kilos and got on the train with them. After a while Bruce brought out a banana and bit(咬) a little. Just at that moment the train went into a tunnel(隧道) and it was dark in the train. He was afraid and called out,“Have you taken a bite of your bananas, Bruno?”

“Not yet.”

“That’s good.”Bruce said, crying,“I did and went blind!”

1.Bruce and Bruno were worried because     .

A. their father couldn’t find a job in the town..

B. they didn’t hear from their father.

C. Their father left them away.

D. They had no money to buy any food.

2.They went to the market to      .

A. look for their father.

B. buy the tickets.

C. buy something to eat.

D. sell the old house.

3.Bruce cried because      .

A. He couldn’t see anything.

B. The train went into a tunnel.

C. He thought he was blind.

D. He bite the banana.