19、There was once a stonecutter who was not happy with his life．

    One day, he passed a rich man's house．Through the windows he saw many fine things and important visitors．’’How great that rich man must be!’ thought the stonecutter．He wished that he could be like him．

    To his great surprise，he suddenly became the rich man．He began to enjoy all the good things in life．But then one day he saw a high official passing by，carried in a chair．Everyone had to bow before him．“How great that official is!” he thought．“1 wish that I could be like him.

    He became the high official，carried everywhere in his chair, and was hated by all the people．It was a hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in his chair．He looked up at the sun．“How great the sun is!” he thought．“l(fā) wish that I could be the sun!”

    He became the sun，shining down on everyone．But a huge black cloud moved between him and the Earth，so that his light could no longer shine down．“how powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought．1 wish that I could be a cloud!”

    He became the cloud．Everyone who didn't like clouds shouted at him．He soon found himself pushed away by the wind．“How great the wind is!” he thought．”I wish that I could be the wind!”

   Then he became the wind，blowing the roofs of houses．After a while，he ran up against something that would not move—a huge stone．“How great that stone is!’ he thought” I wish I could be a stone!”

    He became the stone．But as he stood there，he heard the sound of a hammer and felt himself being changed．“What could be greater that I become a stonecutter than a stone!” he thought．He looked down and saw far below him a stonecutter．

1．The stonecutter wanted to be a high official because                   ．

A．he wanted to enjoy the good things in life

B．he wanted people to bow down to him

C．he enjoyed being carried around all day

D．he enjoyed talking with important visitors

2．The stonecutter became                 after he was the wind．

A．the sun                  B．a(chǎn) cloud                  C．a(chǎn) stone                   D．a(chǎn)n official

3．From the story we understand the stonecutter might have become                    after being a stone．

A．a(chǎn) stonecutter          B．the wind                C．a(chǎn) rich man              D．the sun

4．How many times does the stonecutter change in the story?

A．five                       B．six                        C．seven                     D．eight

5．The story mainly tells us that                 。

A．it's never too late to mend 

B．time lost cannot be won again

C．well begun is half done

D．the grass isn’t always greener on the other side