farmer had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work, so his master no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said, "I can certainly make no more use of you, but if you prove yourself still strong enough to bring me a lion here, I will keep you. " And with that he chased him into the open field.
The horse was sad. There the fox met him and said, "Why do you hang your head, and go about all alone?"
"Alas," replied the horse, " My master has forgotten what services I have done for him for so many years, and because I can no longer plow(犁地) well, he will give me no more food, and has driven me out. "
" Without giving you a chance?" asked the fox.
" The chance was a bad one. He said , if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion , he would keep me , but he knows that I cannot do that. "
The fox said, "I will help you. Just lie down, stretch out as if you were dead. " The horse did as the fox asked, and then the fox went to the lion, and said, "A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you can have a rich meal. "
The lion went with him, and when they were both standing by the horse, the fox said, "After all, it is not very comfortable for you here—l tell you what—l will fasten it to you by the tail, and then you can pull it into your cave and eat it in peace. "
The advice pleased the lion. He positioned himself in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him, and he kept completely quiet. But the fox tied the lion's legs together with the horse's tail. When he had finished his work , he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said, "Pull, white horse, pull! "
Then up sprang(跳跃) the horse at once, and pulled the lion away with him. The lion began to roar(吼叫) so that all the birds in the forest flew up in fear, but the horse let him roar, and drew him and pulled him across the field to his master's door. When the master saw the lion, he was moved, and said to the horse, " You shall stay with me and I will treat you well. " And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。
According to the passage, which order should these sentences be in?
a. The fox tied the lion's legs to the horse's tail.
b. The lion found the truth and began to roar.
c. The fox knew the story and came up with a good idea.
d. The horse was driven out by the master.
e. The lion agreed with the fox's advice.

A．b—c—e—a—d	B．d—c—e—a—b
C．e—d—c—a—b	D．c—e—d—b—a

What does the underlined phrase—' stretch out" mean in Chinese?
A，伸直 B. 睡着 C. 僵硬 D. 喘气
What do you think of the fox?

A．Funny.

B．Silly.

C．Smart.

D．Careless.

What do we know about the horse?

A．He hung his head because he was quite sad.

B．He got very excited as soon as he met the fox.

C．He believed he could take a lion to the master at first.

D．He was strong enough to fight against the lion.

What is the best title for the text?

A．The silly lion	B．The poor horse
C．The kind—hearted farmer	D．The fox and the horse