A poor stone cutter chips (鑿) at a rock. Then a rich man walks by. “ I'm just a poor stone cutter ,” he says. “I'd rather be a rich man instead.”Suddenly he becomes a rich man. Then the emperor rides by, “I'm just a rich man ,” the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be the emperor instead.” Suddenly he becomes the emperor. Then the sun comes out. It is grander and more powerful than any emperor. “I'm just an emperor ,” the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be the sun instead.”Suddenly he becomes the sun. Then a big cloud passes. It blocks out all the sun's light. “I'm just the sun ,” the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be a cloud instead." Suddenly he becomes a cloud. Then a wild wind blows the cloud away across the sky. “I'm just a cloud,” the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be the wind instead.” Suddenly he becomes the wind.

   The wind blows until it smacks (猛吹) into a huge rock. “I'm just the wind ,” the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be a rock instead.” Suddenly he becomes a rock. Then he feels a stone cutter chipping at his side. “I'm just a rock”’ the stone cutter says. “I'd rather be a stone cutter instead.” Suddenly he becomes a poor stone cutter again.

1. Why does the stone cutter want to become a cloud?

   A. Because he is rich.

   B. Because he can block out the sun.

   C. Because he is the emperor.

   D. Because he can blow the huge rock away.

2. The stone cutter finally becomes .

   A. an emperor   B. a wild wind

   C. a stone cutter   D. the sun

3. Why doesn’t the stone cutter like to be a rock?

   A. BecaUwSe he is chipped by a stone cutter.

   B. Because he is blown away by a wild wind.

   C. Because he is blocked out by a cloud.

   D. Because he has a lot of money.

4. What can we learn from the stone cutter?

   A. One can become whatever he wants to be.

   B. A cloud is better than the sun.

   C. The stone cutter likes his job very much.

   D. One should not want too much.

5. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

   A. The stone cutter likes his job best.

   B. The stone cutter is greedy.

   C. The stone cutter's dream comes true.

   D. The stone cutter is no longer poor.

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