1. (2019·南岗模拟) 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

    John was a poor man in a small village. He tried to grow as many vegetables as possible in his yard, so he didn't have to buy so many in the market.

    One evening, John was reading in his room. All of a sudden, he heard a noise in his yard and he looked out of the window. A white bull (公牛) was eating his vegetables. That burnt him up. He at once went out with his stick and ran after the bull. However, he was too old to catch it. When he got back, he found that most of his vegetables were ruined (毁坏).

    The next morning, while John was walking near his house, he saw two white bulls. They looked very much like the one that had eaten his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, so he at once began to beat the two bulls with it. As neither of them looked more like the bull that had eaten his vegetables than the other, he beat both of them very hard.

    The owner of the bulls saw that and shouted, "Hey! Why are you beating those poor animals like that? What have they done?"

    "You keep out of this!" John shouted back, "That's a matter between me and one of the two bulls. _________"

    The owner couldn't even say a word.

1. （1） The underlined words "burnt him up" most probably mean ________.

   A . called him back B . drove him mad C . cheered him up
3. （2） Before John heard a noise in his yard, _______.

   A . he was reading in his room B . he was looking through his window C . he saw a white bull eating his vegetables
5. （3） John beat the two bulls with his stick because _______.

   A . they had eaten his vegetables in his yard B . neither of them looked like the bull that had eaten his vegetables C . he didn't know which of the two bulls had eaten his vegetables
7. （4） Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

   A . John grew as many vegetables as possible to save money. B . The next morning John was walking to look for the white bull. C . John was an old poor man who lived in a small village.
9. （5） "________" can be the missing sentence in the passage.

   A . They know the reason why I beat them. B . You should be in control of him. C . He knows very well why I beat him.