Question

Balzac (巴尔扎克)was a great French writer. He was famous for Father Goriot . But he was poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty and wet room and was often worried about food. All of his friends were very poor and they couldn’t help him.

On a winter night, it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t eat any food before he went to bed. He was really hungry. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t come up with a good idea. At that time, he saw a man climbing into his room through the broken window. The man began to steal something on the bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said,“Don’t waste time, my friend, I could not find any money in the daytime, how can you find any in the dark?”

1.What did Balzac do?

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2.Why did Balzac live in a dirty and wet room?

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3.When did the story happen?

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4.How did the thief come into Balzac’s house?

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5.Could the thief find any money in Balzac’s room at last?

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Answer 1