Question

Thousands of years ago, in China ,there was an emperor(皇帝),Shi Huang. He made people from all over China work on the Great Wall. The work was long and hard. Many workers died (死). A beautiful woman, Meng Chiang-nu, lived with her husband(丈夫)in a small village（村莊）. Her husband had to go north to work on the Great Wall. It was very ,very cold in the north. He was gone for many months.

One day, Meng Chiang-nu went to find her husband. She walked for days and days. She walked across rivers and mountains. Finally, she reached the Great Wall. “Where is my husband?” she asked. “Oh, he died long ago,” a man said. “We buried (埋葬)him here, by the Wall.” Meng Chiang-nu cried. She cried for days, and many people cried with her. Their tears made a river 300 meters long. They cried so hard that a part of the wall fell down.

When the emperor heard about the woman, he came to see what had happened. He saw her crying, and fell in love with her. “Will you marry(嫁）me ?” he asked. “I will marry you,” Meng Chiang-nu said. “But first, you must build a tomb(墳墓) for my husband.” The emperor agreed. When the tomb was finished, Meng Chiang-nu wouldn’t marry him. She jumped into the river. “Catch her! Catch her!” the emperor shouted. But Meng Chiang-nu became a beautiful silver fish. She swam away, into the green blue water.

1.How long did Meng Chiang-nu wait for her husband ?

A.many years B.some days C.many months D.a few months

2.Why did Meng Chiang-nu travel to the Great Wall of China ?

A.To help her husband B.Her husband asked her to

C.To work on the wall D.To find her husband

3.Which word describes（描述）Meng Chiang-nu’s trip to the Great Wall ?

A.easy B.happy C.difficult D.interesting

4.What made part of the wall fall down?

A.The workers’ shouting made it fall down

B.Meng Chiang-nu and many people’s crying brought it down

C.The workers hit it , and made it fall down

D.The wall wasn’t strong enough

5.In paragraph three, what does the underlined word shouted mean ?

A.said loudly(大聲) B.said quietly C.said slowly (慢慢) D.said carefully

Answer 1