Onedayapoormanwascuttingabigpieceofwoodnearariver.Suddenlyhisoldaxefellintothewater.Hefeltverysadbecausehelosthisonlyaxe.Thenallatonceabeautifulfairycameoutandaskedthemanwhatwasthematter.
"Ihavelostmyaxe"hesaid."ItfellintothewaterwhenIwascuttingthewood."
Thefairyshowedhimagoldaxeandasked"Isthisyours?"
"No"saidtheman.
Thefairythenshowedhimasilveraxeandaskedagain"Isthisyours?""No"againansweredtheman.
Thensheshowedhimtheoldaxe.
"Yesthatismine"calledoutthehappyman.
"Iknowthatwellenough"saidthefairy."IonlywantedtoseeifyouwouldtellmethetruthandnowI'llgiveyouthegoldaxeandthesilveraxebesidesyourownone."(147w)
1.Onedaywhenthemanwascuttingsomething________.
A.hefellintothewater B.hisaxedroppedintotheriver
C.hisaxefellintoalake D.hesawabeautifulfairy
2.Themanwassadbecause_________.
A.hewaspoorandhadnootheraxesB.hecouldnotgoonworking
C.helikedhisaxeverymuch D.hisaxewasagoldaxe
3.Thefairygavehimagoldaxeandasilveraxebuthedidn'ttakethembecausehe______.
A.didnotlikethemB.didnotknowtheyweremadeofgoldandsilver
C.wasveryrich D.knewtheseaxeswerenothis
4.Attheendofthestorythemanhad________.
A.onlyoneaxeB.twoaxes C.threeaxesD.manyaxes
5.Thefairyhelpedthemanbecausehewas________man.
A.anoldB.ayoungC.apoorD.anhonest.