Once upon a time two friends lived in a palace . They both worked for the King . One of them liked a girl and wanted to give her a present .
One day , he was walking with his friend in the main palace hall , and he saw a big vase（花瓶）filled with the loveliest flowers he could imagine . He decided to take one to the girl , thinking that no one would see him to so . He did the same thing the next day , and the next .… until one day , the King noticed how few flowers were left in the vase . He was so angry that he called everyone in the palace to assemble（集合）.
When they were all before the King , the boy wanted to tell the truth . However , his friend told him to be quiet . But when the King came near , he decided to confess .
As soon as the boy said that he had done it , the King was angry . But on hearing what the boy has done with the flowers , the King said , “ I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers . ”
From that day , the boy and the King became great friends . They went to take two of those wonderful flowers , one for the girl and the other for the Queen .
Overcoming（克服）fear to tell the truth is difficult , but in the end it isn’t so bad .
The boy took the flower for __________ .

A．his mother

B．the king

C．a girl

D．his friend

What did the boy’s friend want him to do ?

A．To tell the truth	B．To be the friend of the King
C．To keep silent	D．To look for the girl

What does the underlined word “ confess ” mean in Chinese ?

A．拒绝

B．承认

C．狡辩

D．否认

Paragraph 4 tells us that __________ .

A．the King agreed that the boy sent flowers to the girl

B．the King thought the boy was foolish

C．the King felt happy to know the use of the flowers

D．the King had sent the flowers to his wife before