Many years ago，there lived a rich man who wanted to help the people of his town．But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved（应得到）his help．So he placed a very large stone in the center of the road．Then he hid behind a tree and wailed．
Soon an old man came．"Who put this stone here?" asked the old man, but he didn't try to move away the stone．Instead, he passed around the stone and kept on walking．Another man came and did the same thing．Then another appeared, and another, Later, a young man came．He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark．Some people will come and fall because of the stone．" Then he moved the stone to one side of the street with great difficulty．To his surprise, under the stone he found a bag of money and this message; "This money is for the kind person who removes this stone from the road．That person deserves my help．"
1．We can learn from the passage that _________.
A．the stone itself fell from the mountain to the road
B．an old man hid behind a tree to see what would happen later
C．a young man forced the people of his town to work for him
D．a rich man wanted to help the people by leaving a large stone in the road
2．When he came to the center of the road, the old man _________
A．passed around the stone and walked away
B．didn't see the stone
C．moved the stone away
D．waited for help
3．How many people are mentioned（提到） according to tile story?
A．Less than four． B．Four．
C．Six． D．More than eight．
4．What does the underlined word “removes” mean in this passage?
A．消除 B．移开 C．拆迁 D．摘下