阅读理解.
Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guestroom. Instead the angels
were given some space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the
older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the
older angel replied,"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable
(好客的) farmer. After sharing a little food they had, the farmer and his wife let the angels
sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the
next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk
had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen?"
"Why didn't you watch out for the cow? The first family had everything, yet you watched
over his house," she accused (谴责). "The second family had little but was willing to share
everything, you didn't help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the angel replied. "When we stayed in the
basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so
greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he
wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came
for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. So things aren't always
what they seem."
1. Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?______.
A. Because she didn't like the greedy owner.
B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
2. In paragraph two, "the pair" refers to _______.
A. the poor couple
B. the rich people
C. the guests
D. the angels
3. The younger angel was very angry because _____.
A. the older angel killed the farmer's cow
B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in
D. the angel of death took the cow away
4. Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?_____.
A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.
D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
