1. 阅读理解

    Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in a place and worked for the King One boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to give her a present. He suddenly saw a vase filled with the loveliest flowers.

    He decided to take one flower and give it to the girl He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next…until, one day, the King noticed a few flowers were left in the vase. The King was so angry that he gathered everyone in the palace and decided to find out the truth.

    When they all stood before the King, the boy thought he should tell the truth.  However the other boy told him not to tell the truth because the King would be angry with him. When the king came near, the boy shook with fear. But he still decided to confess.

    As soon as he told the truth, a smile appeared on the King's face The King said to the boy, "I couldn't have thought of a better use for my flowers".

    Then the King went to the vase and took two of those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen.

1. （1） The boy sent________ to the girl as a present every day.

   A . a vase B . a flower C . a card D . a palace
3. （2） When the King came near, the boy who took the flowers felt ________.

   A . frightened B . relaxed C . angry D . excited
5. （3） The underlined word "confess" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

   A . hide B . refuse C . cheat D . admit
7. （4） According to the passage, what might be the correct order of the things?

   ①The boy shook with fear and told the truth.

   ②The King took two flowers out of the vase.

   ③The boy gave the girl some flowers.

   ④The King wasn't angry and smiled.

   ⑤The King gathered everyone together.

   ⑥The King found out that someone took flowers.

   A . ③②⑥⑤①④ B . ③②⑥④①⑤ C . ③⑥⑤①④② D . ③⑥④①⑤②
9. （5） In the passage the writer wants to _________.

   A . tell us to be brave B . tell us to be honest C . show us what love is D . show us what friendship is