A girl pulled back on the rope, making the homemade swing(秋千) fly higher． Her red sweater flashed brightly in the morning sunlight． She was mad at her brother, David． "How could he have been so mean?" she asked herself, remembering how he had made a face and called her a “big baby”． “He hates me,” she thought, “Just because I took the last biscuit from under his nose．”
On a distant hill behind the swing, a huge bull (公牛) with long, sharp horns was watching her． It was ready to attack anything that moved． Then it lowered its head and bean charging (猛冲) across the field toward the red sweater．
Meanwhile, David was in the farmyard, feeding the chicken． He saw his little sister on the swing and the bull heading straight for his sister． Without a second thought, David screamed as loudly as he could, “Look out behind you! Get out of there!”
His sister didn't hear him． The bull was halfway across the field and closing in fast． David's heart pounded． It was now or never． He ran across the chicken yard, jumped the fence and dashed toward his sister． He ran faster than he had ever run before．
David gabbed the swing to stop and pulled his sister sideways to the ground only a second before the bull charged at the place she had been． She let out a terrified cry． The bull turned around and charged again． David quickly pulled of the sealer of his sister and threw it far away as he could． The bull followed it． As the bull was tearing the sweater into pieces, David half-dragged, half-carried his sister to safety． A weak smile crossed the little girl’s face as she had realized something important that day．
【小题1】Why was the sister mad at her brother?| A．She was not allowed to swing by her brother． |
| B．She thought her brother didn't treat her fairly |
| C．Her sweater was thrown away by her brother |
| D．Her brother did not leave the last biscuit to her． |
| A．Stubborn and selfish． | B．Brave and protective． |
| C．Clever but rude． | D．Quick-minded but mean． |
| A．she shouldn't swing in red before a bull |
| B．her brother ran faster than the bull |
| C．animals sometimes could be very dangerous |
| D．her brother actually loved her deeply |
