A Naughty Boy——Tom

One day， Tom decided to play a trick on some people in his town. He was carrying a long rope. He stopped a man on the road.

Tom said， “Could you help me， please？” He explained that he was doing a project for school. He said that he was trying to measure the building， and he needed some help. Tom asked him to hold one end of the rope. “It's just for a few minutes.” he said. The man was glad to help the young boy. He held the rope in his hand. Then Tom went around the corner.

Tom stopped a woman. He said that he was doing a project， and wanted to measure the building. He asked her to hold the rope， too. “Yes， certainly，” she said. She was glad to help the boy. She held the rope in her hand. Then Tom went away and left the two people.

The man and the woman could not see each other. They held the rope and waited for Tom. But Tom hid behind a wall and watched. He told his friend Ben. They both laughed at the two people. “They are very silly！” said Tom.

Then Tom's Aunt Polly came up behind them. The boys didn't see her coming. “You naughty boys！” she said. She smacked Tom and sent him home.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

（   ）  1.How many people are there in the story？

A. Two.  B. Three.  C. Four.  D. Five.

（   ）  2.Tom stopped a man and a woman on the road because he wanted to                      .

A. play a trick on them   B. try measuring the building

C. get help from them     D. do a project for school

（   ）  3. Where did Tom and Ben hide watching？

A. Around the corner.        B. Near the building.

C. Behind the wall.            D. Far from the road.

（   ） 4.When Aunt Polly saw what Tom and Ben did， she was very                      .

A.angry   B. excited   C. surprised   D. sad

淘氣的男孩——汤姆

有一天，汤姆决定要戏弄一下小镇上的一些人。他拿着一根长绳子，在路上拦住了一个男人。

汤姆说：“你能帮帮我吗？”他解释说，自己正在做学校交给的一个课题，想测量这栋大楼，需要一些帮助。汤姆叫那个男人抓住绳子的一端。“就几分钟，”汤姆说。那男人很乐意帮助汤姆，他拿住绳子，而后汤姆绕过了拐角。

汤姆又拦住一个女人。他说他正在做一个课题，想测量这栋大楼，让她也抓住这根绳子。“是的，当然可以，”她说。她愿意帮助这个男孩，她用手拿住绳子。然后汤姆走开了， 而留下这一男一女两个人。

这一男一女互相看不到对方，他们拿着绳子站在原地等着汤姆，但汤姆却躲在一堵墙后偷偷看着。他告诉了自己的朋友本，然后两个男孩一起嘲笑起这一男一女，“他俩真傻！”汤姆说。

此时汤姆的姨妈波莉出现在他们身后。两个男孩并没有发现她。“你们太淘气了！”波莉说。她打了汤姆一巴掌并把他送回了家。