One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed（失望的）when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time,” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him.”

1. 1.

   What happened when the farmer went to town?

   1. A.
      His horse’s leg was hurt.
   2. B.
      The bag fell from his horse.
   3. C.
      The farmer lost his bag.
   4. D.
      His bag was stolen.
2. 2.

   The farmer didn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because      .

   1. A.
      the bag was broken
   2. B.
      the horse went away
   3. C.
      the bag was too heavy
   4. D.
      the farmer was ill
3. 3.

   Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man        .

   1. A.
      couldn’t see him          
   2. B.
      could take away his bag
   3. C.
      could take away his horse    C. couldn’t help him
4. 4.

   Who helped the farmer?

   1. A.
      A great man.
   2. B.
      Another farmer.
   3. C.
      A poor man.
   4. D.
      A friend.
5. 5.

   What does the story mainly (主要地) tell us?

   1. A.
      Everybody should become a great man.
   2. B.
      We should help the man who is in trouble.
   3. C.
      Everybody couldn’t do as the farmer did.
   4. D.
      We should pay for other’s help.

　　One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse onto the road. He did not know what he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and lend him a hand.

　　Just at this moment, a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man wouldn't help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. “I see you need help,” he said. “I'm here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted it together and put it on the horse.

　　“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

　　“It's quite easy,” the great man answered. “When you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”

(1) What did the poor farmer take to town? ________.

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(2) Why couldn't the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?

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A．Because he was too young to lift the bag.

B．Because he was too old to lift the bag.

C．Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift.

D．Because the bag was too large for him to lift.

(3) The poor farmer felt ________ when he saw the great man.

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(4) When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ________.

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A．went away without stopping.

B．asked another farmer to help him.

C．came up to help him.

D．gave him a lot of money.

(5) The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him.

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A．by giving him money.

B．by giving him a horse

C．by giving him a bag of wheat.

D．by helping others.