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     One Sunday morning John was crossing a bridge. He saw a fisherman on the bank of a river under him.

He stopped to watch him quietly.

     After a few minutes, the fisherman pulled his line out. There was a big, fat fish at the end of it. The

fisherman took it off the hook and threw it back into the water. Then he put his hook and line into the water

again. After a few more minutes he caught another big fish. Again he threw it back into the river. Then, the

third time, he caught a small fish, He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. John was so

surprised that he went down to the river bank and asked the fisherman,"Why did you throw those beautiful,

big fishes back into the river, and keep only the small one?"

     The fisherman smiled and answered, "Oh, my frying pan is small."

1. Where was the fisherman?

A. In the river.

B. By the river.

C. On the river.

D. Near the river.

2. The fisherman put _____ into his basket and started to go home.

A. a small fish

B. a big fish

C. a small frying pan

D. Both A and B

3. How many times did the fisherman pull his line out?

A. Once.

B. Twice.

C. Three times.

D. Four times.

4. The fisherman only kept the small fish because ______.

A. he didn't like big fishes

B. the small fish was lovely

C. his frying pan was not big enough to cook a big fish

D. small fish was usually more delicious

5. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ______.

A. the fisherman enjoyed a relaxing life

B. the fisherman was poor

C. the fisherman loved small fishes

D. the fisherman was foolish