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A woman repeated a bit of gossip about one neighbor. Within a few days, the whole village knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt and felt angry.
Later, the woman learned that the story about her neighbor was not true. She was very sorry. She wanted to do something to make up for her mistake, but she did not know what to do. After struggling for a while, she went to a wise old man for some advice.
Knowing her story, the old man said, “Go to the market and buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, take off its feathers(羽毛) and drop them one by one along the road.”
Although the woman was surprised by this advice, she still did that.
The next day the wise man said, “Now go and collect all of those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me.” The woman followed the same road, but to her surprise, the wind had blown the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three feathers in her hand.
“You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them all back. Gossip is the same. It doesn’t take much to spread(传播) a rumor(谣言)，but once you do，you can never completely take it back.”
(D)1. Why did the old man ask the woman to go to the market?
A. To play a joke on the woman.
B. To choose the best chicken for him.
C. To tell the woman how to make up for her mistake.
D. To help the woman understand the result of her act.
(A)2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Most feathers were blown away by wind.
B. The chicken was eaten by the woman herself.
C. The old man collected some feathers himself.
D. The woman searched for a while and returned with most feathers.
(B)3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “____”.
A. dropping feathers
B. spreading a rumor
C. collecting feathers
D. making up a rumor
(B)4. What can be the best title for the story?
A. Better late than never
B. What’s done cannot be undone
C. Rumors run very fast
D. Everything is difficult in the beginning

答案： 1.D 推理判断题。根据“Gossip is the same. It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely take it back.”可推知，老人要那位妇女去市场是因为他想帮助妇女了解她的行为所造成的后果。
2.A 细节理解题。根据“The woman followed the same road, but to her surprise, the wind had blown the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three feathers in her hand.”可知，大部分羽毛都被风吹走了。
3.B 代词指代题。根据“It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely take it back.”可推知，it指的是“散布谣言”。
4.B 标题概括题。通读全文并根据“It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely take it back.”可知，这个故事告诉我们已经做了的事是无法挽回的。因此B项是最佳标题。