Once in a village lived two friends Rinku and Mohan. They together bought a piece of land and decided to start planting rice on it. Mohan was hard-working while Rinku just sat and prayed(折祷).
Every time Mohan asked Rinku to come with him to work in the fields, Rinku refused. Instead, he stayed at home and prayed for a good harvest(收获) all day.
Time passed and after months, Mohan took the harvested rice to the market and sold all at a very good price. Mohan told Rinku, “I should get more share(份额) of the money because I was the only one that worked hard in the fields.”
On hearing this, Rinku said, “No, I should get more share of the money. I prayed for a good harvest day and night. Without my pray, how could we get so much rice?”
They went to the wisest man in the village for a final decision. After listening to them, the wise man brought two large bags of rice. In each bag, there were some pebbles(鹅卵石).
He gave each of them a bag of rice and said, “By tomorrow morning, both of you have to separate the pebbles from the rice. It will help in deciding who should get more share of money.” Mohan didn’t sleep all night, separating the pebbles from the rice while Rinku went home and prayed.
The next morning, each of them came with the bag of rice. Mohan’s bag of rice was clean, without any pebbles left in it. When the wise man opened Rinku’s bag of rice, he found that rice and pebbles were the same as before. He said loudly. “Most of the money from selling rice should go to Mohan.”
Rinku realised his mistake. Hard work is necessary to get good results. He apologised to Mohan and changed himself from that day on.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。【小题1】What did Rinku do when Mohan worked hard in the fields?
| A．He stayed at home and prayed for a good harvest. |
| B．He followed Mohan and offered some help. |
| C．He bought machines at the market and gave them to Mohan. |
| D．He helped the wise man separate pebbles from rice. |
| A．Because he lived a poorer and more difficult life. |
| B．Because he had to lend some money to his relatives. |
| C．Because he wanted to plant more rice with the money. |
| D．Because he thought his pray had a greater influence on harvest. |
| A．He accepted his neighbours’ help and thanked them. |
| B．He went to Rinku’s house and prayed together. |
| C．He didn’t sleep and finished it carefully and perfectly. |
| D．He changed his bag of rice with Rinku’s secretly. |
| A．The harvest was good because of Rinku’s pray. |
| B．The wise man carelessly mixed pebbles with rice. |
| C．Mohan wasn’t satisfied with the final decision. |
| D．Rinku might work hard in the fields in the future. |
| A．A Valuable Friendship | B．Good Results Depend on Hard Work |
| C．The Magical Pray | D．Knowledge Really Makes Sense |
