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Ben，with his sister Amy，left the city to see his grandparents on their farm．They four had a good time together．One day，grandpa gave Ben a slingshot （彈弓） to play with out in the woods．He was excited and practiced for some time．But he couldn't hit anything．
Getting a little sad，he came back for dinner．Suddenly，he saw his grandma's duck．Without thinking，he held up the slingshot，hitting the duck in the head and killing it．He hurried to hide the dead duck in the woodpile（柴堆），only to see his sister watching!But Amy said nothing．
After lunch the next day，grandma said，"Amy，help me with the dishes．"
But Amy said，"Grandma，Ben told me he wanted to help in the kitchen．"Then she whispered to Ben，"Remember the duck？"So Ben did the dishes．
Later that day，grandpa asked if the children wanted to ride horses，and grandma said，"I'm sorry but I need Amy to help me make supper．"
Amy just smiled and said，"Well，that's all right because Ben told me he wanted to help you．"She whispered again，"Remember the duck？"So Amy went to ride horses and Ben stayed behind to help make supper．
After several days of doing both his chores （零活） and Amy's，Ben finally couldn't stand it any more．He went to his grandma and said that he had killed the duck．
Grandma smiled．"Sweetheart，I know，"said grandma．"You see，your grandpa and I saw the whole thing at the window that day，but because we love you，we forgave you．We just waited to find out when you would tell us what you did．"
34．How did Ben feel when he couldn't hit anything？A
A．Sad
B．Bored
C．Happy
D．Excited．
35．Why did Ben keep helping Amy do chores？C
A．Because he had told her he would do them．
B．Because Amy didn't know how to do them．
C．Because he wanted Amy to keep the secret．
D．Because Grandma asked him to do so．
36．Who saw Ben hit the duck？D
A．Only Amy
B．Amy and grandma
C．Amy and grandpa
D．Amy and grandparents
37．What has Ben learned from his experience？B
A．One should be brave．
B．One should be honest．
C．One should be helpful．
D．One should be patient．
