Russian President Vladimir Putin has explained why he stopped to kiss a small boy on the stomach as he was walking through the Kremlin, saying it was a spontaneous (本能的) action like touching a cat.

"It was an unplanned meeting - people just came up and started talking to me," Putin said, recalling the June 28 incident when he met the boy, Nikita, among a group of tourists, lifted the boy’s shirt and planted a kiss on his stomach.

"He seemed very independent and serious. At the same time, a child is always defenceless and nice. I wanted to touch him like a cat and it came out in this action. There was nothing behind it," Putin said in an Internet question and answer meeting with Russian and foreign audiences.

The stomach kiss incident has caused a lot of guess and comment in the Russian media and major public interest ahead of Putin’s question and answer meeting Thursday.

1.According to Putin, he touched the boy _________.

A. by chance        B. on purpose           C. spontaneously     D. forcedly

2.What did the word “He” refer to in the third paragraph?

A. The cat      B. Putin                C. The boy          D. A passer-by

3.What of the following is not the result of the Putin’s kissing the boy?

A. People tried to guess what Putin’s intention was to kiss the boy.

B. People made a lot of comment about Putin’s kissing the boy

C. Putin may have to leave office because of kissing the boy.

D. The public showed much interest in Putin’s kissing the boy.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Putin kissed a boy on the stomach

B. People wondered why Putin kissed a boy on the stomach

C. Putin explained why he kissed a boy on the stomach

D. People discussed how to treat Putin’s kissing a boy on the stomach