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Once upon a time, a kind farmer lived in a village. He had a small field outside the village. He planted crops there. He sold the crops to feed his small family and lived happily.

The farmer was a helpful person. He always reached out to help others in need. One cold morning, he was getting ready to work in his field, as he usually did. People were not outside their homes yet. He decided to go to his field when the sun was just about to rise.

As he was about to reach his field, he found a venomous (有毒的) snake lying near a bush. It was really cold that day, and the snake was dying. The cold had got to him badly. The snake was lying stiff on the ground. The freezing temperature did not let him move.

The farmer felt sorry for the snake and started thinking of ways to save his life. He knew that the snake was venomous but still wanted to give him a chance to survive. He could not let the snake die like this.

He hugged the snake to warm him up. The snake felt the little heat and started to wake up. Finally, the snake was able to move on his own. The farmer still kept on warming him with his body heat.

After some time, the snake was ready to move. The snake suddenly realised that a man was holding him closer to his body. Within a moment, he bit the farmer without realising that he had saved his life.

The farmer was shocked. He felt terrible pain in his body. He sat down, thinking about why he saved the snake, just so it could bite him. He told the others standing around him to learn from his mistake.

1.What kind of person was the farmer?

A Smart.

B Honest.

C Hard-working.

D Quiet.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段的“One cold morning, he was getting ready to work in his field, as he usually did ... the sun was just about to rise.”可知，那个寒冷的早上，他像往常一样准备去地里干活。那时人们还没有出门，太阳还没有升起。由此可推知，他是个勤劳的人。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “stiff” mean?

A Hard.

B Safe.

C Crazy.

D Strong.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据后文的“The freezing temperature did not let him move.”可推知，蛇当时“僵硬地”躺在地上，动也不能动。故选A。

3.What did the farmer do to the snake?

A He gave it food.

B He killed it.

C He bought it home.

D He saved its life.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段的“but still wanted to give him a chance to survive. He could not let the snake die like this.”和第五段的“He hugged the snake to warm him up.”“Finally, the snake was able to move on his own.”可知，农夫救了蛇。故选D。

4.How did the snake pay back?

A It gave the farmer money.

B It helped the farmer with farming.

C It offered the farmer a bite.

D It went away silently.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“he bit the farmer without realising that he had saved his life”可知蛇咬了农夫一口。故选C。

5.What might the farmer tell others?

A Tiger head and snake tail, beginning and end.

B Snakes can’t change their nature.

C Draw a snake and add feet to it.

D Snakes do not pity sleepers.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据前文内容，农夫好心救了蛇，却被蛇咬了可知，农夫会告诫他人，千万不要相信蛇，蛇是本性难移的动物。故选B。