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Once upon a time, an old man lived with his three sons in a village. He had 17 camels, which he used to rent out for carrying goods.

One day, the old man died, and he left a will (遗嘱). According to the will, the oldest son would get half of the 17 camels, the middle son would get one third of the 17 camels, and the youngest son would get one ninth of the 17 camels.

The three sons tried for many days to find a solution but couldn’t. So they went to ask a wise man in their village for help. The wise man listened carefully and then asked them to bring all the camels to him. The wise man added his own camel to make it 18. Now he could divide the camels as the will said: The oldest son got half of 18, which is 9 camels. The middle son got one third of 18, which is 6 camels. The youngest son got one ninth of 18, which is 2 camels.

Totally, there were 17 camels shared by the brothers. The wise man then took back his own camel. This way, each son got their fair share according to the will.

1.1. How many camels did the old man have?

A Seven.

B Seventeen.

C Seventy.

D Seventy-seven.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的“He had 17 camels”可知，老人有十七匹骆驼。故选B。

2.2. Why did the three sons go to ask the wise man for help?

A Because they wanted to borrow his camel.

B Because they wanted to eat at his home.

C Because they couldn’t divide the camels.

D Because they wanted to give him a camel as a gift.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的“The three sons tried for many days to find a solution but couldn’t. So they went to ask a wise man in their village for help.”可知，三兄弟尝试了很多天都没能找到按照遗嘱分配骆驼的解决方案，所以他们去找村里的一位智者帮忙。故选C。

3.3. How did the wise man help the three sons?

A By adding his own camel and taking it back after the division.

B By giving each son an equal number of camels.

C By selling the camels and dividing the money equally.

D By killing the camels and giving them meat.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段的“The wise man added his own camel to make it 18.”和最后一段的“The wise man then took back his own camel.”可知，这位智者通过加入自己的一匹骆驼，使得总数变为18匹，然后按照遗嘱分配，最后再将自己的骆驼收回，确保每个儿子都得到了他们应得数量的骆驼。故选A。

4.4. How many camels did the youngest son get?

A 1 camel.

B 2 camels.

C 3 camels.

D 4 camels.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“The youngest son got one ninth of 18, which is 2 camels.”可知，小儿子得到了两匹骆驼。故选B。

5.5. Where can we read the passage?

A In a notebook.

B In a dictionary.

C In a newspaper.

D In a storybook.

解析：选D。推理判断题。本文主要讲了一个老人留下遗嘱，要将17只骆驼分给三个儿子。三兄弟无法分配，于是求助村里的智者。智者巧用妙法让每个儿子都按照遗嘱得到了应得的数量的骆驼。这是一个故事，我们可以从故事书读到本文。故选D。