Long long ago， there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons． The couple wanted a daughter， very much， and finally， they had a girl． She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much． One day the father needed water for the child， so he sent the seven brothers to a well（井） in the forest to get it． Once there， though， the boys began to fight and the water jug （壶） fell into the well． The boys looked into the well and thought of their father． They were afraid to go home．

    Hours passed． "Where are those boys？" shouted the angry father．"They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water． I wish they were all turned into ravens （乌鸦） !" And when he looked up， he saw seven black birds flying away． The father was shocked．"What have I done？" he thought． But it was too late． He could not take back his words．

    Later， the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers． The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply， and she decided to find them． For years， she searched and did not stop． She made up her mind to find them． Finally， she found their home．To enter，she needed a special key made from a chicken bone，which she did not have．The girl thought for a moment，and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers． With it， she opened the front door and went inside． On a table， there were seven plates and seven cups． She ate and drank a little from each of them． In the last cup， she accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her．

    Later that day， the ravens returned for their meal． The girl hid behind the door and watched． When the seventh raven drank from his cup， something hit his mouth． The raven recognized it at once﹣it was his parents' ring．"I wish our sister were here，" he said， "and then we could be free．" At that moment， their sister ran to them， and suddenly the ravens were human again．The brothers kissed their sister，and all eight of them went home together happily．

（1）Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first？　　

A． They lost their father' s ring．

B． They threw away the water jug．

C． They didn't get back any water．

D． Seven black ravens shocked them．

（2）What can we infer （推断） from the underlined sentence in Para． 2？　　

A． The father regretted what he had said．

B． The father was no pleased with his life．

C． The father was worried about his little girl．

D． The father was angry with what his sons had done．

（3）What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house？　　

A． She ate and drank

B． She hid behind a door．

C． She took out a knife．

D． She sat and waited for the ravens．

（4）How did the ravens become human again？　　

A． They ate a magic ring．

B． One raven made a wish after seeing the ring．

C． Their sister kissed them．

D． They drank with a special cup from their father．

（5）What lesson can we learn from the story？　　

A． Don't talk to strange people．

B． Work hard and you will be happy．

C． Your parents always know best．

D． Think carefully about what to say．

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