Question

John is a very strong man. He gets a job cutting trees. His boss gives him an axe. The first day, John cuts down eighteen trees. “Good!” the boss says. Happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down fifteen trees. The third day he even tried harder, but can only cut down ten trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength ( 力氣 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使鋒利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it.”

When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.

1.How many trees does John cut down on the second day?

A. 18. B. 15. C. 14. D. 10.

2.What does the writer think of John on the first day?

A. He thinks John works hard.

B. He thinks John works in a wrong way.

C. He thinks John is very smart.

D. He thinks John cuts down too many trees

3.Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?

A. Because he is losing his strength.

B. Because he is busy doing something.

C. Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe.

D. Because his boss lets him do so.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “it”?

A. The work to sharpen the axe.

B. The job to cut down trees.

C. The way to do the job.

D. The time to have a rest.

5. What does the story tell us?

A. It’s really good to work hard.

B. It’s very bad to cut down trees.

C. It’s better to think of the best way

D. It’s so hard to sharpen the axe.

Answer 1