This story happened about a hundred years ago in a small village . One day , there was an earthquake . A huge rock fell from a nearby . The rock on the main road in the village . When the earthquake stopped , many of the villagers came out into the road and saw the rock . They decided to try to move the rock it was in the middle of the road . Some of the men in the village came to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .” All the while a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the rock . “Excuse me , sir ,” he said , “but I think I can help you the rock .” “You ?” they shouted . “What are you about ? You can’t move this rock . All of us have just tried , and even we can’t move .” The men all at the boy . The next morning some people came into the street . One of them shouted , “The rock is gone .” It was true . The wasn’t in the road anymore . In fact , no one could see it anywhere . “This is impossible ,” they said , “Where did it go ?” The twelve – year – old boy stood in the street , . “I buried it last night ,” he said , “You see , I dug a deep next to the rock and then I dug a small incline（斜坡）up towards it . Then I covered it with dirt .” 小题1: A．mountain B．corner C．tree D．table 小题2: A．walked B．stopped C．pulled D．cleaned 小题3: A．small B．large C．tiny D．fine 小题4: A．while B．though C．if D．since 小题5: A．smallest B．fattest C．strongest D．weakest 小题6: A．carefully B．quickly C．hard D．heavily 小题7: A．said B．chose C．answered D．asked 小题8: A．feel B．shake C．push D．move 小题9: A．caring B．talking C．hearing D．worrying 小题10: A．towards B．around C．together D．besides 小题11: A．at most B．at least C．at last D．at all 小题12: A．rushed B．laughed C．threw D．called 小题13: A．box B．bridge C．rock D．hill 小题14: A．smiling B．appearing C．playing D．begging 小题15: A．wall B．farm C．hole D．field