The Lion and the Mouse A mouse ran across the face of a sleeping lion and woke him up.The lion was very angry.He put out his paw and caught the mouse.
"You woke me up,"he said."I will now eat you."
"Please don\’t,"the mouse said."If you will let me live,I promise I will help you one day."
The lion laughed.He couldn\’t think of how a small mouse could ever help him,but he said,"Very well.I\’ll let you go this time.But don\’t wake me up again."
A year passed.The lion fell into a hole dug（挖） by a hunter.The hunter then tied him up with ropes（绳子）.The lion tried to get away,but he could not.
The mouse heard the lion and ran to see what was wrong.He saw the lion tied up in ropes.The lion could not move（移动）.He was crying.
The mouse spoke to the lion,"Do you remember me?You let me free a year ago.Now I can return（归还） the favor."
The mouse began to cut into the rope with his teeth.The lion got out of the rope,and climbed out of the hole.He was free!
—Aesop\’s Fables
（1）Why was the lion very angry? ______
A.Because a mouse woke him up.
B.Because a mouse ran across his paw.
C.Because he did not like playing with the mouse.
D.Because he had a fight with the hunter.
（2）What happened to the lion? ______
A.It fell and broke its leg.
B.It fell into a hole.
C.It was tied up by a mouse.
D.It was eaten by the hunter.
（3）What does the word "favor" in the passage mean? ______
A.信心
B.勇气
C.团结
D.恩惠
（4）What can we learn from this story? ______
A.We should take good care of some small animals.
B.We should learn how to make friends with other people.
C.We shouldn\’t look down on anyone around us.
D.We shouldn\’t play with bad people around us.