49. ___________was the oldest and biggest tree in the forest.

  A. The Sal            B. The Jamun        C. The Peepul              D. The leopard

Then one day two woodcutters came to this part of the forest. “Men!” shouted the Sal. “Why have they come here? They’ve never come here before.”

“If they’ve never come here before it was because they were afraid of the animals,” said the Peepul. “Now the leopard and the tiger’s being away has made them brave.”

The Sal began to worry with good reason. It was the first tree the woodcutters cut down.

True to his word when a leopard came to rest in the shade later that day, the Sal began to move itself strongly from side to side. The leopard, terrified, jumped up and ran. The Sal drove away all the animals that came to that part of the forest that day and in the days that followed. In course of time animals stopped coming here.

The Sal became a great hero to the younger trees in the neighborhood and even some of the older ones began bowing (鞠躬) to him when the Peepul was not looking.

48. All the writings are ____________.

  A. for children to read                       B. written in English

  C. about the same topic                     D. taken from a book

（B）

Interdependence

Early in the morning, deep in the forest, the trees were having a discussion.

“Animals come and rest in our shade (荫) but they leave a mess behind,” said the Jamun. “The smell on some days is so bad!”

“They never think about us because we’re silent,” said the Sal. “But I’ve had enough! I’ve made up my mind to drive away any animal that comes here!”

“That may not be a good thing to do,” said the Peepul, the oldest and biggest tree there. “The animals cause trouble, I agree, but they serve a useful purpose. We are all interdependent－trees, animals, men…”

“I’m sorry,” said the Sal. “I must say your opinion is right but in this matter I will not listen to anyone. I won’t allow animals here any more!”

47. Battle of the Sexes is about ____________.

  A. the year in the far future                B. the people who speaks English

  C. a time when there is no power        D. a fight between men and women