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er.“ I do have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(小溪 ). That’s my brother’s creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek. But I39。11 go him one better. See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence, two metres tall, so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.” The builder said thoughtfully.“ I think I understand the situation and I39。ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work. When he returned, the builder had just finished his job. Paul was shocked. Instead of a fence there was a bridge,stretching from one side of the creek to the other. As Paul stood on the bridge, staring in amazement, his younger brother Jason, came across,and took Paul’s hand.“ You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I39。ve done,” said Jason. Then, Paul, with tears in his eyes, said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,“ Thank you so much。 Please stay. I have much more for you to do.” “ I’d love to.” the builder said quietly,“ 39。but, I have many more bridges to build.” ( )11. What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers? A. The digging of the creek. B. A problem about a farm animal. C. Who owned the field between the farms. D. Who would pay for building the fence. ( )12. The underlined expression“ go him one better” in paragraph 4 means A. do something even worse B. improve the situation C. point out his mistake D. help him out ( )13. What do we know about the brothers? A. They had been fighting for many years. B. Their farms were not very successful. C. They finally realized their mistakes. D. They liked building bridges. ( )14. Why did the builder build the bridge? A. He needed a way to get across the river. B. There was not enough wood for the fence. C. He misunderstood Paul’s instructions. D. He wanted to bring the brothers together. ( )15. In what order did the following take place in the story? a. The brothers stood on the bridge. b. Jason dug the creek. C. The brothers became angry with each other, d. The builder asked for work. e. Paul went into town. A. b, c, e, d, a B. c, b, d, e, a C. b, e, c