An old man had a bird, he liked the bird very much. One day the bird flew away. The old man became very sad. At last he found the bird and talked a lot at the bird’s home. When it was time for the old man to leave, the bird gave him a basket as a present.

The old man's wife was angry when he came home, but when she opened the basket, she could not close her mouth—a basket of gold. The old woman wanted another basket of gold, so she went to the bird's home. Unlike the old man, the woman was very bad to the bird when the bird was in her home. "Hello, bird, how are you? I missed you," cried the old woman. The bird said nothing. Then she asked for a present. "Alright," answered the bird, "There are two baskets. One is light and the other is heavy. You can only take one and open it when you get home!"

The greedy old woman laughed, “I’ll take the heavy one." When she got home and opened the basket, there was nothing but stones.

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1.An old man liked a_______very much.

A horse

B bird

C dog

D pig

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句An old man had a bird, he liked the bird very much.可知，故选B。

2.The old man______the bird。

A was kind to

B was bad to

C was angry with

D hated

解析：选A。判断推理题。由老人喜欢小鸟，小鸟飞走伤心等可知，故选A。

3.What’s in the old man’s basket?

A Bread.

B Apples.

C Stones.

D Gold.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句…she could not close her mouth- a basket of gold.可知，故选D。

4.The underlined word “greedy” means_____in Chinese.

A 贪婪的

B 善良的

C 美丽的

D 和蔼的

解析：选A。词义猜测题。老妇人见丈夫有了一篮子金子，自己还要，并且要重的，可知她“贪心”，故选A。

5.Which is RIGHT?

A The bird flew away with his friend.

B The bird gave the old man two baskets.

C The woman liked the present very much.

D The woman wanted to get a basket of gold, too.

解析：选D。细节理解题。老妇人“想要”金子，但并没有得到，故选D。