King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.
Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”
Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
| 小题1: | | A．questions | B．help | C．promises | D．advice |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．friendly | C．clever | D．silent |
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| 小题3: | | A．Though | B．Because | C．If | D．As |
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| 小题4: | | A．knew | B．developed | C．hated | D．doubted |
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| 小题5: | | A．order | B．information | C．danger | D．situation |
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| 小题7: | | A．before | B．without | C．Through | D．In |
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| 小题8: | | A．smart | B．brave | C．funny | D．sure |
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| 小题9: | | A．catch | B．discuss | C．count | D．visit |
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| 小题10: | | A．fewer | B．larger | C．faster | D．older |
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