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RightinthemiddleofJapanhighinthemountainanoldmanlivedinhislittlehouse.Hefoundinonecorneroftheroomanoldironkettle(水壶).Hedecidedtouseittoboilwater.Tohissurprisethekettlebecameastrangecreaturewhenitwasonfire.Andthenitchangedbackintokettleagain.Theoldmandecidedtosellit.Soamerchantcameandwentawaywiththekettle.

Atnightthemerchantwasawakened(唤醒)byabignoise.Thekettlebecameastrangecreatureagainandwasrunningaboutinhisroom.Butearlynextmorninghefoundthekettlestillquietlylyinginthecorner.Oneofhisneighborsafterhearingwhathehadseeninthenightadvisedhimtotravelinthecountrytodisplayit.

Nowthekettlecouldbeaskedtochangeandperformbythemerchant.Theperformancesdrewbigaudiencesandthemerchantearnedalotofmoney.Buthewasanhonestman.Thoughhewasrichnowhethoughtthatheowedsomeofhiswealthtothemanfromwhomhehadboughtthekettle.

Onemorningheputahundredgoldpiecesintothekettleandhangingitonhisarmhereturnedtotheoldmanwhohadsoldittohim.Theoldmanthankedthemerchantsayingthatfewpeoplewouldhavebeensohonest.

Thekettlebroughtthembothluck.Everythingwentwellwiththemtilltheydied.

1．whydidtheoldmanwanttosellthekettle?

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A．Thekettlecouldn'tbeusedtoboilwater.

B．Thekettlewastoooldtouse.

C．Whenthekettlewasusedtoboilwateritchangedintoastrangecreature.

D．Thekettlehadmagicpower.

2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthedescriptionofthemerchant?

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A．Hewasameanperson.

B．Hewaslucky.

C．Hewasveryclever.

D．Hewaskindtotheoldman.

3．Whydidthemerchantgetalotofmoneysinceheboughtthekettle?

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A．Thekettleismadeofgold.

B．Thekettlehassomemagicpower.

C．Thekettlecanproducegold.

D．Themerchanthassomemagicpower.

4．WhichdescriptionisNOTsuitabletothetext?

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A．Ifyouarehonestyouwillgetgoodresult.

B．Goodluckbelongstohonestman.

C．Everyoneshouldbekindtoothers.

D．Moneycanbeg