文章大意:本文讲述了一个故事:孩子们喜欢向一位有智慧的老奶奶问问题,一次一个小男孩想为难老奶奶,他手里握着一只鸟,如果老奶奶说是活的,他就弄死它;如果老奶奶说是死的,他就放走它。结果老奶奶把问题抛给了小男孩,告诉他如果他足够善良,鸟就会活下来。
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A. play a trick on B. open C. perfect D. close E. wrong |
There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them 16 answers.
There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to go with him.
“Let’s 17 the old lady,” he said. “I’ll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. Of course, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I’ll ask her whether the bird is alive or not. If she says the bird is dead, then I’ll 18 my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I’ll quickly kill it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she’ll be 19 .”
A. noticed B. agreed C. enough D. alive E. must |
The children 20 this was a clever plan. So they all went to the old lady’s house together.
“Granny, we have a question for you,” they all shouted.
“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.
“Why, of course it 21 be a bird,” the old lady replied. “But is it 22 or dead?” the boy asked excitedly.
All the boys waited for her answer and got ready to laugh at her.
The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, “It’s up to you, my dear child. If you’re kind 23 , it’ll be alive.