1．Being talented is not enough There is a story in the book History as a Mirror by Chinese historian Sima Guang.
   Zhi Xuanzi was the head of Zhi，a big family of Jin during the late Spring and Autumn Period （770-476 BC）.He wanted a man named Zhi Yao to be the head of the family.
   However，another man in the family，named Zhi Guo，was against the idea.Zhi Guo said Zhi Yao was good at many things.For example，he was good at riding and shooting.He was decisive and talkative.But Zhi Guo pointed out that he had a big moral weakness（道德上的缺點(diǎn)）-he was unkind.
   Still，Zhi Xuanzi didn't agree.Zhi Yao became the head of the family.He quickly made the Zhi family the strongest in Jin.However，because of his aggressive style（咄咄逼人的風(fēng)格），three other families worked together to fight against the Zhi family.Finally，the Zhi family was beaten.
   Sima Guang used this story to talk about how important virtue（德行）is.Talent is not enough.Excellent people must have both talent and virtue.
If a person has virtue but no talent，he or she might work inefficiently（低效）.If a person has talent but no virtue，he or she might go in the wrong direction.Having both talent and virtue has been a common pursuit for people in China.Those who have both were called xiancai（賢才）in ancient times.If you ask which one is more important between the two，it must be virtue.Only if a person has virtue can he or she get on the right track（走對(duì)路）.

（1）Who wrote the book History as a Mirror？
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（2）When and where did the story happen？
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（3）What was Zhi Yao's weakness？
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（4）Why did Zhi's family lose the fight？
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（5）What can we learn from the story？
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2．Mr.White was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring.He turned on the light and looked at his clock.It was twelve o'clock."Who can it be at this time of night？" He thought.He decided to go and find out.So he got off bed，put on his dressing gown （晨衣） and went to the door.When he opened the door，there was nobody there.
   "That's very strange"he thought.Then he went back to his bedroom，took off his dressing gown，got back into bed，turned off the tight and tried to go to sleep.
   A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again.Mr.White jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door.He opened it，but again he found no one there the closed the door and tried not to feel angry.Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor.He picked it up.It's now after midnight（午夜），so it is April Fool's Day.April fool to you!
   Oh，it was the English boy next door!'Mr.White exclaimed and almost smiled .He went back to bed and fell asleep at once The bell did not ring again.

（1）Mr White when the bell rang.
A.was getting ready for bed
B.was playing computer games
C.was making a call
D.was watching TV
（2）Why did Mr.White rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time？
A.He wanted to open the door for the visitor.
B.He wanted to find out who the visitor was.
C.He was afraid of the ring.
D.He was waiting for someone.
（3）From this passage，we learn that we can on April Fool's Day.
A.write notes to each other
B.visit others at night
C.play jokes on each other
D.send presents to children

3．Long，long ago there lived a poor boy in a small village.He was about ten years old.Every afternoon，he walked around the village selling his cooking oil.He carried the oil in a small wooden basin.After he sold all of his oil one afternoon，he was very tired.He thought that he should take a rest.He left his wooden basin under a tree，put the money in it and fell asleep.
    About two hours later，he woke up.He looked into the basin and found that his money was gone.He went to see a woman judge at once.The judge listened to the boy's story very carefully.She thought for a few minutes，and then said to the men in her office，"Go and get all the village people here." When all the village people came，she asked everyone to put a coin into the water in a big basin.About half of the people put their coins in，and a young man came.He also put his coin into the water. "Wait a minute"，the judge said，"You took away the boy's money，didn't you？" The young man's face turned red. "Yes，" he said，"How did you know that？" The judge said， "You see，after you put your coin into the water，___________.Your money must have been taken from the oil basin."

（1）What did the poor boy sell in the village？
（2）The poor boy didn't sell all of his oil that afternoon，did he？
（3）Where did the boy put his money before he fell asleep？
（4）When did the boy find his money was stolen？
（5）How did the woman judge deal with the theft after listening to the boy's story？
（6）Complete the sentence in the last paragraph？