2009年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試巔峰閱讀訓(xùn)練(27)

　　Once a peasant lost his horse and he went to town to buy another . Among the horses on sale he saw his own horse.��

　　“This horse is mine,” he said to the man standing by the horse. “Someone stole it from me three days ago.”��

　　“How can that be?” the man said. “It has been mine for three years.”

　　“Three years?” said the peasant. “Are you sure?”��

　　Then he quickly covered both eyes of the horse with his hands and asked :“Which

　　eye is he blind in?”��

　　“The left eye,” said the man.��

　　The peasant uncovered the horse’s left eye and people saw it was clear and shining.��

　　“Oh, I made a mistake,” said the man. “I meant to say the right eye.”��

　　“It’s not blind in either eye,” said the peasant, uncovering the other eye. Then

　　he said to the people around: “It’s clear this man is a thief.”��

　　The thief tried to run away, but the people caught him. They took him to the judge, and the peasant got his horse back.��

　　1.When did the peasant lose his horse?

　　A. Yesterday.

　　B. Three days ago.

　　C. The day before yesterday.

　　D. We don’t know.��

　　2.The peasant depended on ____ to get the horse back.��

　　A. his good luck

　　B. the help of other people��

　　C. his wisdom

　　D. the mistake made by the thief��