One day, Mr. Hare was laughing at Mr. Tortoise. Because Mr. Tortoise was too slow.

“Do you ever get anywhere?” Mr. Hare asked him with laughing. “Yes,” answered Mr. Tortoise, “and I can get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove(证明) it.”

Mr. Hare was laughing at the idea of running a race with Mr. Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he said yes. Mr. Fox acted as judge(裁判员).

Mr. Hare was soon far out of sight(视野). To laugh at Mr. Tortoise, Mr. Hare slept on the tree. While Mr. Hare was sleeping, Mr. Tortoise kept going slowly.

After a time, Mr. Tortoise passed the tree where Mr. Hare was sleeping. But Mr. Hare slept on, and when he at last woke up, Mr. Tortoise was near the goal. Mr. Hare ran very fast, but he could not keep up with Mr. Tortoise.

1. Mr. Hare was laughing at Mr. Tortoise for ________.

A    being too fast

B    being too fool

C    being too slow

D    being too smart

2. Who asked for a race first?

A    Mr. Hare.

B    Mr. Tortoise.

C    Mr. Fox.

D    Mr. Tiger.

3. Why did Mr. Hare sleep on the tree?

A    To take a rest.

B    To meet Mr. Fox.

C    To wait for Mr. Tortoise.

D    To laugh at Mr. Tortoise.

4. What’s the end of the story?

A    Mr. Hare won the race.

B    Mr. Tortoise won the race.

C    Mr. Fox helped Mr. Tortoise.

D    Mr. Hare was still sleeping.

5. The passage is written in the order of ________.

A    space

B    time

C    animals

D    ideas