There are many kinds of ants (蚂蚁) in America. One is very strong. People are afraid (害怕) of it and
animals are afraid of it, too.
     These ants are often in big groups (群). They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill (杀死) and
eat elephants. And they can eat house. Sometimes they can kill people and eat them. When the ants come
near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes happy after the ants pass by (经过), because they
can see no insects (昆虫) or snakes (蛇).

1. People get away from the ants because the ants ______.

A. can not eat and kill elephants
B. can kill people
C. are not often in groups
D. can not eat houses

2. Where are the insects or the snakes after the ants pass by?

A. They are in the sky.
B. They go to the other places before the ants come.
C. Ants kill and eat them.
D. People kill and eat them.

3. Which is the best title(标题) for the story?

A. Ants
B. America Ants
C. A Srong Ant
D. Big Ant

     On a very cold evening in northern Virginia many yean ago, an old man was waiting for a ride across the
river. Anxiously (焦急地), he watched as several horsemen passed by, then another. Finally, the last rider
came to the place where the old man sat. As this one drew near, the old man caught the rider's eyes and said,
"Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?"
     Reining (勒隹缰绳) his horse, the rider replied, "Sure." Seeing the old man was unable to lift his half-frozen
(冻得半僵的) body from the ground, the rider got off the horse and helped the old man onto it. He took the
old man not only across the river, but also to his house, which was just a few miles away.
     As they came to his house, the rider's curiosity (好奇心) caused him to ask the old man, "Sir, I noticed
that you let several other riders pass by without asking for help. Then I came up and you immediately asked
me for a ride. What would happen if I had refused and left you there?"
     The old man lowered himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes and replied,
I've been there for some time. I think I know people well. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and
immediately saw there was no worry about my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a
ride. But when I looked into your eyes, I saw kindness and compassion (同情)? I knew you would give me
a hand."
     Those words moved the rider deeply. He said to the old man, "I am very grateful for what you have said.
May (但愿) I never get too busy with my own things that I fail to help others with kindness and compassion."

1. The old man found that the last rider was _____.

A. unhelpful
B. kind and helpful
C. curious and active
D. indifferent (漠不关心的)

2. What did the last rider do after the old man asked him to give him a ride?

A. He refused the old man at first.
B. He only took the old man across the river.
C. He took the old man to his house at last.
D. He asked the old man to get on the horse himself.

3. The old man let several other riders pass by without asking for help because _____.

A. he was so frozen that he couldn't say a word
B. he was too nervous to ask them for help
C. he couldn't see kindness and compassion in their eyes
D. he didn't want to accept their help at all

4. By saying "May I never get too busy with my own things that I fail to help others with kindness and
    compassion.", the last rider means _____.

A. he will try to help others whole-heartedly (全心全意地) from now on even if he is busy
B. he will never get too busy in his own things any longer
C. he wasn't willing to help others with kindness and compassion in the past
D. he failed to help others in the past because he was not very kind

         One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse
on the road. He didn't know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by
himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.
         Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed
(失望的)when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask
another farmer or a poor man like him for help.
         But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the
farmer, "I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time," Then he took
one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.
        "Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"
        "It's quite easy," the great man answered with a smile, "Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone
in trouble, do the same for him."

1.What happened when the farmer went to town?

A. His horse's leg was hurt.    
B. The bag fell from his horse.
C. The farmer lost his bag.      
D. His bag was stolen.

2. The farmer didn't lift the bag onto the horse by himself because       .

A. the bag was broken        
B. the horse went away
C. the bag was too heavy      
D. the farmer was ill

3. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man        .

A. couldn't see him          
B. could take away his bag
C. could take away his horse    
D. couldn't help him

4. Who helped the farmer?

A. A great man.    
B. Another farmer.    
C. A poor man.    
D. A friend.

5. What does the story mainly (主要地) tell us?

A. Everybody should become a great man.
B. We should help the man who is in trouble.
C. Everybody couldn't do as the farmer did.    
D. We should pay for other's help.