Question

Little Hossein was the first person I knew who died. We started calling him Little Hossein when Big Hossein moved down from the mountains to live with his brother Mohammed, our cook. Little Hossein was older than me, but just my size. His head was shaved. His father, Mashala, our gardener, spent the whole day, every day, watering the rose bushes, because the minute he stopped they got dusty. Little Hossein’s skin was the color of the dust and smelled like kerosene(煤油). One day, Big Hossein found him stealing Kool Pops from our refrigerator and hit him on the head with his flip-flops. Over and over. Harder and harder. Little Hossein started to cry, and so did I.

After that I guess we were friends, except that I spied on him and he spied on me. He crept onto the terrace and looked through my bedroom window. I told him the picture of President Kennedy on my dresser was the Shah of Emrika. He stared through my window at that picture a lot. Or maybe he was looking at my piggy bank right next to it.

He’d stand outside my window where my bike was parked. It was a three-speed from the States, but finally I let him borrow it. He rode it outside the gate to the village. He didn’t let the village boys ride it, but he rode it round and round the square while the boys tried to push him off. Every morning I had to walk past the sand dunes on my way from the gate to the school bus. The village boys hid behind the sand dunes. They threw stones that hit the gravel near my feet. One day when I came back from school Little Hossein was hiding with them.

56. Little Hossein’s father watered the rose bushes every day because ________.

　　 A. he loved the roses so much B. the rose bushes do not stay clean for long

　　 C. he was required to do so D. he would get better paid in this way

57. Why did Little Hossein get hit on the head of shoes?

　　 A. He ate something without asking. 　　　　　　　　 B. He didn’t follow instructions.

　　 C. he made me cry over and over. 　　　　　　　　　　 D. He covered his skin with dust.

58. Which of the following things did the writer share with Little Hossein?

　　 A. The picture of the president. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. His piggy bank.

　　 C. His three-speed bicycle. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. His bedroom.

59. In the story that followed, the author might probably________.

　　 A. ride to school instead of taking the school bus

　　 B. ask Little Hossein to go to school together

　　 C. fight back against the village boys who threw stones

　　 D. be unfriendly to Little Hossein

Answer 1

BACD