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Long long ago, a young man became a great archer (射手). He asked the king to declare him as the
greatest archer of the country. The king was going to do so when an old servant of the king said, 'Wait,
sir. I know an old man who lives in the forest. He is a much greater archer. Let this young man go to him
and learn from him for at least three years.'
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him,but he went and found the old
man and he was! For three years he learned from him. Then one day,when he thought he had learned
everything,the thought came to him: 'If I kill this old man, then I will be the greatest archer.' The old man
had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder. The young man hid behind
a tree, waiting to kill him. He shot an arrow.
The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it.It struck (击中) the arrow and the arrow turned
back and hurt the young man very deeply. The old man came, took out the arrow and said,'I knew that some
day you were going to do this.That's why I have not taught you this secret.There is no need to kill me. My
teacher is still alive, and I'm nothing before him.You must be with him for at least thirty years. And he is very
old, so go fast! Find the old man!'
1. The underlined word 'declare' in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to '______'.
A. serve
B. tell
C. announce
D. choose
2. The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the forest because ______.
A. he had nothing more to learn from him
B. he could then become the greatest archer
C. the old man refused to teach him everything
D. the king's old servant ordered him to do so
3. The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his teacher.
Which is the right order of the story?

A. 1→2→3→4
B. 4→3→2→1
C. 4→2→3→1
D. 4→2→1→3
4. What do you think would most probably happen next?
A. The young archer died soon after he got hurt.
B. The king declared the young man the greatest archer.
C. The young archer found the old man's teacher and killed him.
D. The young archer set off (动身) to look for the old man's teacher.
5. What can you learn from the story?
A. There's always someone better than you in this World.
B. You must never try to become better than your teacher.
C. The older a mall is,the better archer he usually becomes.
D. Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow.