5.A long time ago during wartime,a soldier went away to fight.His wife was expecting a baby.
When the baby learned to talk,he always asked his mother,"Where is my father?"The mother got tired of his questions.One night she pointed to her shadow on the wall and said,"That is your father."After that,she pointed to her shadow every night at dinner time and said his father would eat dinner with them.This made the boy feel happy.
Finally,the war was over.The husband came home.But when he arrived at his house,the wife was out.He saw the little boy.He knew it was his son,but the child said,"You are not my father.He won't be home until dinner time."
The father was very angry.Then his wife arrived.He said that she had been a bad wife,and he would not listen to her.Then the wife left so sadly that she jumped into the river and killed herself.That night,the boy saw his father's shadow on the wall.He pointed to it and said"Now my father is home,"Then the man understood.But it was too late!
46.when the soldier arrived at home,his wifeB.
A.was cooking dinner B.was out
C.was in the river D.was having dinner
47.What do you think of the soldier's wife?C
A.She was a bad wife B.she was a bad mother
C.She was a good wife D.She was ugly
48.What made the boy feel happy?D
A.His mother ate dinner with him
B.His father ate dinner with him.
C.The dinner was delicious.
D.He thought his father would have dinner with him.
49.Why was the soldier angry?C
A.Because his wife was out.
B.Because his son didn′t know him.
C.Because he thought his wife had been a bad wife.
D.Because his wife didn′t cook for him.
50.What happened to the wife at last?B
A.She was so sad that she killed her husband.
B.She was so sad that she jumped into the river and killed herself.
C.She was so sad that she killed her son.
D.She was so sad that she left her home angrily.