Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer. But he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food. All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.

  One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t get any food before he went to bed. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t have a good idea. At midnight he saw a man climb in through the broken window. The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”

1.Balzac was a ________.

A. worker          B. writer            C. doctor           D. cleaner

2.Balzac lived in a dirty, wet room because ________.

A. he was very poor             B. he wanted to live there

C. it was cold                  D. he was a famous man

3.Why didn’t he ask his friends for some food? Because __________.

A. he had no friends

B. his friends didn’t want to help him

C. all his friends were very poor

D. his friends didn’t like him

4.How was the weather that night? It was ___________

A. rainy          B. cloudy       C. sunny            D. snowy

5.Could the thief find any money? __________

A. Yes, he could.                       B. No, he couldn’t.

C. Maybe.                            D. I don’t know.

Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer. But he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food. All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.
One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t get any food before he went to bed. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t have a good idea. At midnight he saw a man climb in through the broken window. The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”
【小题1】Balzac was a ________.

将下列打乱的句子重新排序，使其意思连贯完整。

Balzac was a great French writer.

A．Balzac went to bed early but he couldn't sleep. He didn't have anything for supper.

B．He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food.

C．Balzac got up quietly, lit a lamp(点上灯) and said, "Don't waste time, my friend! I couldn't find any money in the daytime . How can you find some in the dark?"

D．The man began to steal (偷) something on his bookshelf.

E. But he was very poor before he became famous.

F. All his friends were as poor as he was and they could not help him.

G. One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily.

H. And he didn't know where he could get some food for the next breakfast.

I. At midnight he saw a man crawl (爬)in through the broken window.

J. He thought and thought, but he couldn't have a good idea.

“Where can you find some fish?”“In a ________.”

1. A.
   pond
2. B.
   swimming pool
3. C.
   tree
4. D.
   garden