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A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans (古罗马人). "They were very strong,
brave people, and they were good soldiers, too," he said."They always wanted to have strong bodies, so they
played a lot of games."
"Did they like swimming?" one of the girls asked. "That makes people strong." She was very good at
swimming. "Oh, yes, some of them swam a lot," the teacher answered. Then he told them a story about a
famous Roman. "There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome," he said, "and one man swam across it
three times every day before breakfast!"
The girl laughed when she heard this. "Why are you laughing?" the teacher asked her angrily. "Did I say
something interesting?" "Well, sir," the girl answered, "Why didn't he swim across the river four times to get
back his clothes back?"
1. The ancient Romans played many games because ______.
A. they were not old enough
B. they were free
C. they wanted to be strong
D. they were not brave
2. The teacher taught ______.
A. swimming
B. English
C. history
D. P.E.
3. The girl asked the teacher if (是否) the Romans like swimming because ______.
A. she was a good swimmer
B. the teacher was good at swimming
C. she was going to learn swimming
D. she didn't like swimming
4. The underlined (划线的) word "them" means here ______.
A. the teachers
B. the girls in the class
C. the Romans
D. Strong, brave people
5. Why did the girl laugh?
A. Because the teacher was interesting.
B. Because the man swam without (没有) breaast.
C. Because the man couldn't swim at all.
D. Because she didn't understand the teacher.
