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Once upon a time, there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Just a common(普通的) block of firewood, one of those thick logs(原木) that were put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms warm.

One fine day, this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter(木匠). Everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry.
As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Rubbing(摩擦) his hands together happily, he said to himself, “This has come in time. I shall use it to make the leg of a table.” But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice say, “Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!”
What a surprise!
He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench—no one! He searched the room—no one! He opened the door to look up and down the street—and still no one!
“Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and shaking his head. “There may be something wrong with my ears. Well, well—to work once more.”
He struck another blow hard on the piece of wood.
“Oh, oh! You hurt me!” cried the same faraway little voice.
Mastro Cherry’s mouth opened wide.
“Where does that voice come from when there is no one around? This piece of wood has learned to cry like a child? I can hardly believe it. Here it is—a piece of common firewood, the same as any other. Yet—might someone be hidden in it? If so, the worse for him. I’ll fix him!”
With these words, he threw it to the floor, against the walls of the room, and even up to the ceiling.
He listened for the tiny voice to cry. He waited two minutes—nothing; five minutes—nothing; ten minutes—nothing.
“Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair. “Well, well—to work once more!” So he tried to sing a song to get courage, and worked on.
“Stop it! Oh, stop it! Ha, ha, ha! You tickle(使发痒) my stomach.” This time poor Mastro Cherry fell as if shot. When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.
—Adapted from The Adventures of Pinocchio
()7. Where was this piece of wood found one day?
A. On the fire in a cold room.
B. In the street nearby.
C. Under the bench in the shop.
D. In the old carpenter’s shop.
()8. What did the old carpenter want to do when he saw the wood?
A. To make it the leg of a table.
B. To use it to keep warm.
C. To sell it to someone.
D. To rub it to make fire.
()9. How did the man’s feelings change?
A. frightened→happy→surprised
B. happy→surprised→frightened
C. surprised→sad→frightened
D. happy→nervous→surprised
()10. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Mastro Cherry saw a piece of common firewood with joy.
b. The old carpenter doubted if anyone was hidden in the wood.
c. He heard the same faraway little voice cry, “Oh, oh! You hurt me!”
d. Mastro Cherry sang a song to encourage himself to work on.
e. As he was going to give it the first blow, he heard a little voice.
A. a-e-b-d-c
B. e-a-b-c-d
C. a-e-c-b-d
D. e-a-c-d-b