19．A man and his little son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far from their city．One day，the little boy slipped （滑） 20-30meters down the side of the mountain．Finally he was able to catch onto a tree branch （枝干） and hold on． "Help me!"he cried out． "Help me!"a voice shouted back． The boy was very surprised．"Who are you？"he shouted． "Who are you？"the voice shouted back． "You are a fool!"he said． "You are a fool!"the voice came back． At that moment，his father got to him．"Someone is talking to me but I can't see who he is，"the boy said to his father． "Son，that is called an echo （回音），"his father said．"But really，it's called life．" "You are a winner!"the father cried． "You are a winner!"the voice answered． "You are talented!"the father shouted． "You are talented!"it came back． "Son，that's how life is．Whatever you do，it always comes back to you，"the father said．"The question is：what are you sending out？Please start sending out：‘I am strong，I am talented，and I am the best．'What you send out is going to come back to you．" If you want more love in the world，create more love in your heart．Life will give you back everything you have given to it． 54．What happened to the boy？C A．He could not find his father． B．He fell down from a tall tree． C．He slipped down the mountain． D．He got lost in the mountains． 55．When the boy shouted"Who are you？"，the voice saidB． A．"Help me．" B．"Who are you？" C．"You are a fool．" D．"I am the best．" 56．The boy thought the voice came fromD A．himself B．his good friend in his city C．his father D．someone in the mountain 57．What's the best title of this story？A A．Life is like an echo． B．Have you ever heard an echo？ C．Everybody needs help． D．Do you like climbing mountains？
18．Coldness pays a high price Farmer John and his wife Molly live on a big farm．They hold pigs，cows and many other animals on their farm．There also lives a little mouse． One day the mouse found a mousetrap on the floor．He decided to warn all the animals of the danger． He first met the chicken．"There is a mousetrap in the house!"the mouse said．But the chicken answered coldly："It has nothing to do with me，as this is a danger for you．" Then the mouse ran to the pig and the cow and told them about the mousetrap．But they didn't care about it and said it's none of their business． The mouse sadly went back to the house． At night，Molly found that a snake was caught by the mousetrap．Unluckily，the snake bit her on her leg． The farmer took her to the hospital at once．Later，when they returned home，Molly still had a fever．John killed the chicken to make soup for her． However，Molly didn't get well．Many friends and relatives came to visit her．The farmer killed the pig and the cow to feed all the visitors． The mouse watched all that was happening with great sadness．
55．What does the underlined word"mousetrap"mean？C A．老鼠洞 B．老鼠药 C．老鼠夹 D．老鼠肉 56．What did the mouse do when he found the mousetrap？D A．He thought this is none of his business． B．He tried hard to calm his neighbors down． C．He decided to get rid of the mousetrap． D．He decided to warn all the animals of the danger． 57．In what order did the story happen？B a．The mouse went to warn his farm animal friends． b．John made chicken soup for Molly． c．Friends came to visit Molly． d．Molly found that a snake was caught by the mousetrap． e．The cow and the pig didn't care about the mousetrap． A．a-d-e-b-c B．a-e-d-b-c C．c-b-d-e-a D．c-a-b-d-e 58．The story tells us thatA． A．we should work together when we're in trouble B．animals should be cold to each other C．when using a mousetrap，you must be careful D．don't tell anybody about your own troubles．
