Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(薊). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1.The result of the war is that ________.

A.the Scots defeated the Romans

B.the Romans killed all the Scots

C.the Scots were defeated

D.the Scots were driven out of Scotland

2.At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ________.

A.woke and rose immediately, ready to fight

B.put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight

C.stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight

D.began to fight the Romans hard

3.The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.

A.gave them happiness

B.had so many sharp needles all over it

C.helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans

D.is lovely, though not beautiful

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