There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was friendly to everyone.
One day his rich grandpa said to him, "Mario, I bet you a big bag of popcorn. You don't have as many good friends as you think."
Mario accepted the bet. However, he wasn't sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends, so he asked his grandpa.
“Take it. It's a very special chair. It's invisible, but if you take it to school and you try to sit on it, you'll be able to tell who your real friends are," said his grandpa. The old man seemed to carry something in his hands, but Mario could see nothing there.
Mario took the strange chair to school. At break time he told his friends to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle with his chair.
"Nobody moves. You're about to see something amazing. "
Mario tried sitting on the chair. But he missed and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone had a good laugh. He kept trying to sit on the chair, and kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly, he tried again and didn't fall. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana, three of his best friends, holding him up. However, many others did nothing but make fun of him.
Leaving with his three friends, he came to understand what his grandpa wanted to tell him—true friends are those who really care for us.
31. What did Mario often show off?
A.His grandpa had a lot of money. |
B.He had a magic chair. |
C.He had so many friends at school. |
D.He won a big bag of popcorn. |
32. The chair is "invisible", and that means ________.
A.we can't see it with our eyes |
B.the chair must be very cheap |
C.we know what the chair looks like |
D.the chair will be broken when we sit on it |
33. When Mario tried to sit on the chair for the last time, what did George, Lucas and Diana do?
A.They had a good laugh at their friend. |
B.They put a chair in front of Mario. |
C.They told Mario to be careful. |
D.They held him up together. |
34. According to the passage, Mario's grandpa was ________.
A.friendly | B.clever | C.honest | D.strict |
35. From the story we can learn ________.
A.a good winter brings a good summer |
B.a friend in need is a friend indeed |
C.a good book is a good friend |
D.a bad thing never dies |