My grandfather was a fine man. I loved him very much. But one day I told him a lie（谎话）. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.
Grandfather was not cross with me.
"Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof（屋顶）. "
Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said, "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him."
I knew at once what he was tolling me. I had often heard the old saying, "A lie is a jump from the top of a house."
I said nothing. But I felt like crying.
The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid it might be there a long time. I had to do something!
At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading book. I went up to him and put my face an his arm.
"Grandfather," I said, "I will not toll a lie again. We don't need the ladder now."
Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. "Take the ladder away," he said, "My boy does not jump from the tops of houses."
His words made me happy once again.
(1) From the reading we can not know________.
A. whether the boy told a lie B. what the lie was
C. what Grandfather did with the boy D. how the story ended
(2) The word "cross" in the reading means________.
A. angry B. surprised C. happy D. kind
(3) Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to________.
A. see whether the boy could jump from the top d a house
B. help the boy to climb to the top of the house
C. let the boy know it was wrong to toll a lie
D. make the boy cry
(4) "What would people think about the ladder?" shows the boy was afraid people
would________.
A. know what had happened B. take the ladder away
C. come to clean the roof D. come to take care of Grandfather
(5) At the end of the story the result is________.
A. enjoyable B. sad C. not clear D. untrue
Key:(1) — (5) BACAA
