Bob was cutting a branch（樹枝） off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing（鋸）, another man passed in the street. He stopped and said, “ Excuse me, but if you continue (繼續)to saw（鋸） that branch like that, you will fall down with it.” He said this because Bob was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk（樹干） of the tree.
Bob said nothing. He thought, “ This is some foolish（愚笨的） person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.”
The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Bob fell with it.
“My God!” he cried. “That man knows the future!” and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live. But the man had gone.
小題1:One day Bob was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
小題2:While Bob was sawing, another man_______.
| A．told him to stop working | B．told him he would fall down |
| C．would borrow something from him | D．would help him saw that branch |
小題3:After hearing the man’s words, Bob thought that________.
| A．that was a foolish person. | B．that was a wise person |
| C．that was a proud person | D．that fellow cheated him |
小題4:What happened to Bob after a few minutes?
A. The branch fell. B. Bob fell down to the ground.
C. Bob was hurt himself. D. Both A and B.
小題5:This story is about ________.
| A．a foolish man | B．a wise man | C．cutting a tree | D．that we need to take good advice |
