問題詳情：
Here was once a very rich man who lived in a beautiful castle near a village. He loved the people in the village and tried to help them. He planted beautiful trees near their houses, and made picnics for their children, and every Christmas he gave them a Christmas tree.
The people were not only unhappy because they were not rich like their friend in the castle but also disliked hard things. Here is a story about how unwilling（不願意） the people were to do hard things.
One day this man got up very early in the morning, and placed a large stone in the road that led past their home. Then he hid himself behind a big tree, and waited to see what would happen.
Soon a poor man came along, driving a cow. He scolded because the stone lay in his path, but he walked around it and went on his way.
Then a farmer came, on his way to the mill(磨坊). He complained because the stone was there, but he, too, drove around it and went on his way.
So the day passed. Everyone who came by scolded about the stone, but nobody touched it.
At last, just at nightfall, the miller’s boy came past. He was hard-working and had been busy at the mill since early morning.
Seeing the stone, he said to himself, “It is almost dark. Somebody may fall over this stone in the night, and perhaps be badly hurt. I will move it out of the way.”
So he tugged at the heavy stone. It was hard to move, but he pulled, and pushed, and lifted until at last he moved it from its place. To his surprise he found a bag lying under it.
He lifted the bag. It was heavy, for it was filled with gold. Upon it was written, “This gold belongs to the one who moves the stone.”
The miller’s boy went home with a happy heart, and the rich man went back to his castle. He was glad indeed that he had found someone who was not afraid to do hard things.
8. What did the rich man do to help those poor villagers?
A. He made their living environment more beautiful.
B. He planted Christmas trees around their houses.
C. He built a castle for some families.
D. He prepared picnics for them.
9. Nobody moved the stone out of the way because_______.
A. they knew the rich man would move it
B. it was too dark to notice the stone
C. they didn’t want to do hard things
D. it was too heavy to lift
10. The writer tries to tell us that________.
A. Nothing will be achieved without hard work.
B. Accidents will happen.
C. Actions are important than words.
【回答】
DCA
知識點：人物傳記 故事類閱讀
題型：閱讀理解
