Long long ago，there was a king who liked to write stories．He thought the stories he wrote were very good．He showed them to some people．Although the people didn't like the stories，they were afraid to say it to the king．So they said  his stories were good．

    One day he showed his stores to a well-known critics．The critic said that they were bad．The king got very angry and sent the critic to prison（監(jiān)獄）。

    After some time the king sent his men to he critic （批評(píng)家） to tell him that he was free．When the critic retuned from the prison，the king invited him to his palace to dinner．Again he showed him some of his stories and again asked him what he thought of them．

    The critic said nothing but turned to the solders，who were standing behind him，and said，“Take me back to prison．”

1．People sad the king's stories were good because they _______________

    A．enjoyed reading them                         B．hoped to get a lot of money

    C．wanted to make the king happy                  D．Knew nothing about story-writing

2．The critic said the king's stories were bad because he _____________

    A．didn't like the king at all                         B．wrote good stories himself．

    C．couldn't understand  them                   D．was an honest and brave person

3．After the critic was free，the king invited him to dinner and ______

    A．said sorry for what he had done to him

    B．hoped the critic would like his stories

    C．wanted to hear his advice on  story-writing

    D．showed the critic the stories he had rewritten

4．The last sentence “Take me back to prison ”implies（暗示） __________________

    A．the critic liked the life in prison

    B．the king's stories were very bad

    C．the critic wouldn't stay in the palace

    D．the king，would send him to the passage

5．Which is the best title（題目）for the passage?

    A．A King and a Critic         B．How to Write stories

C．A King Who Liked Stories          D．How to be a Good Critic