Question

When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.

“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”

When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.

“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted (浪費) it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”

Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.

1.When did this story happen?

A.Not long before liberation(解放).

B.More than 2000 years ago.

C.About 400 years ago.

D.In the 18th century.

2.What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?

A.He was reading his book.

B.He was playing in the fields.

C.He was trying to help her.

D.He was watching strangely.

3.The mother cut the cloth because _____.

A.she thought making cloth was wasting time

B.she wanted to give her son a lesson

C.she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth

D.she wanted her son to do his lessons at once

4.Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?

A.Because his father died when Mencius was a child.

B.Because his father was ill in bed.

C.Because his mother cut the cloth.

D.Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap.

5.How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?

A.She felt very happy. B.She felt very sad.

C.She felt very excited. D.She felt very pleased.

Answer 1