A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.
He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.
“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.
He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen. Of course, nobody believe her!
( ) 1. Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?
A. When he was working B. In his garden
C. In the forest where he was working D. On his farm fields, where he was farming
( ) 2. The woodcutter’s wife couldn’t keep a secret, could she?
A. No, she couldn’t. B. Yes, she couldn’t C. No, she could D. Yes, she could.
( ) 3. Where do you usually see hares?
A. In the street. B. In the forest. C. In the river. D. In the sea.
( ) 4. Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______
A. she was very surprised.
B. she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree
C. she could not stop herself D. she was very happy
( ) 5. Which statement is right?
A. The wife was very foolish. B. Fish often lives on a tree.
C. Hares often live in the river. D. The woodcutter was very clever.