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        Tom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation travelling in Africa. When they were walking through the desert,they started to argue (爭論) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped (打) Joseph in the face.

        Joseph felt hurt,but he didn’t say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me in the face."

        They kept on walking till they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath. But when Joseph got in the water,he started to sink (下沉) . Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.

        After he became well again,Joseph wrote on a stone ,“Tbday my best friend saved my life." Tom couldn’t understand it. “After I hurt you,you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?” he asked.

        “When someone hurts us,we should write it down in sand and the wind will take it away”Joseph answered ,“But when someone does something good for us,we must write it on stone so no one can take it away."

() 1. After Tom slapped Joseph in the face,Joseph got very angry and .

   A. began to cry   B. slapped Tom in return

   C. wrote about it in the sand   D. kept on walking with Tom

() 2. What didn't happen after Joseph got in the water?

   A. He started to sink in the water.

   B. Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out.

   C. Tom saved Joseph and they became good friends again.

   D. Tom looked at Joseph and walked away.

() 3. When they found a small lake,they decided to

   A. buy sand and stones for their friends   B. find something nice to eat

   C. have a rest and wash themselves   D. have a swimming competition

() 4. After Tom saved Joseph,why did Joseph write about it on a stone?

   A. Because no wind can ever take it away and he won’t forget it.

   B. Because there were only stones for him to write on at that time.

   C. Because it is easier for him to write on a stone than on the sand.

   D. Because he writes better on the stone than on the sand.

() 5. What can we learn from the story?

   A. Best friends should share everything in life.

   B. Friendship is great and it deserves (值得) remembering all the time.

   C. It is easier to write on a stone than on the sand.

   D. We should try our best to help friends out of problems.

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