Question

This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and ______ was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the earthquake _______, many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock off the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to _______ it with ropes but nothing worked.

"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ______. At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."

"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all ______ at the boy.

The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is gone !" More people ran out to see. It was true. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't even near the road.

"This is______," they said, "Where did it go?"

The boy stood in the street, _____, "I told you I could move it last night."

The boy walked over to where the rock had been and uncovered some earth. "I buried it," he said.

The people looked______. "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline （斜坡） up to the rock and the rock ran down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth."

The crowds shouted, "What a ____ boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good _____?"

1.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody

2.A. stopped B. started C. happened D. appeared

3.A. push B. lift C. change D. pull

4.A. road B. stone C. rope D. village

5.A. looked B. laughed C. called D. pointed

6.A. heavy B. dangerous C. special D. impossible

7.A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. lying

8.A. surprised B. sad C. happy D. relaxed

9.A. clever B. strong C. brave D. poor

10.A. boy B. hole C. story D. way

Answer 1