1. (2023·河东模拟) 阅读理解

There is a king in the palace. Every year, he fixes his palace to make it look better than before. One day, the king says, I must make the palace perfect（完美的）. Everyone in my country will praise it. " After a month, the king asks many people to come to the palace and talk about their ideas.

"This is a perfect palace, " say many people. But only a tall man doesn't say anything.

The king wants to know why this man keeps quiet. So he asks, "Is not my palace perfect?"

The man answers, "My dear king, your palace is very beautiful. But it isn't perfect. A palace is perfect because the people inside are perfect. You spend too much time making the palace perfect. Why not spend some time making yourself a perfect king?"

The king thinks a lot about it. He thanks the man for his words. After that, he never tries to（尽力）make the palace perfect again.

1. （1） What does the king like to do every year?

   A . Sleep in the palace. B . Give love to his people. C . Wear beautiful clothes. D . Fix his palace to make it perfect.
3. （2） The underlined word "praise" means  　   　in Chinese.

   A . 评论 B . 梦想 C . 赞扬 D . 抚摸
5. （3） What does the tall man think of the palace?

   A . Beautiful. B . Perfect. C . Small.
7. （4） What does the tall man want the king to do?

   A . Make the palace more perfect. B . Make himself（他自己） more perfect. C . Thank more about the people. D . Spend less money on the palace.
9. （5） What's the best title about the passage?

   A . A Lazy King B . How to Have a Perfect Palace C . A Quiet Man D . How to Be Perfect