Question

One morning an old man left his house with six donkeys (驢). After a time, he got tired and got on one of them. He counted the donkeys and there were only five. So he got off and went to look for the sixth. He looked and looked, but he did not find it, so he went back to the donkeys and counted them again. To his surprise, this time there were six. So he went on one of them again and they started. After a few minutes, he counted the donkeys again, and again there were only five! He became confused (糊涂的). Just then a friend of his passed him. The old man said to him, “I left my house with six donkeys. Then I had five, then I had six again, and now I have

only five! Look! One, two, there, four, five.”

“But,” said his friend, “you are sitting on a donkey, too. This is the sixth. And you are the seventh!”

1.When did the story happen?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

D. At night.

2. In fact, how many donkeys were there?

A. Four. B. Five.

C. Six. D. Seven.

3. Why did the old man get on one of the donkeys?

A. Because he wanted to count them.

B. Because he got tired.

C. Because he wanted to look for the sixth.

D. Because he got lost.

4.Why couldn’t the old man get the right number?

A. Because he left one donkey at his house.

B. Because he gave one of the donkeys to his friend.

C. Because he didn’t see one of the donkeys

D. Because he forgot to count the one he got on.

【小題】What can we learn about from the passage?

A. The old man was silly.

B. The old man was funny.

C. One of the donkeys died.

D. The old man didn’t see any donkeys.

Answer 1