A crow (乌鸦）wants to drink, but he can't find water. He looks here and there. At last （最后），he cries （大叫）, "I can see a jar （罐子）and there is some water in it." He tries （试图） to get the water, but he can't. "How can I get the water?" he cries, "I can put my break （鸟嘴）quite close （靠近）to it." But still （仍然）he can not drink. "What can I do? I want to drink."

He looks here and there, then he picks up a small stone (石头)　in his break and carries it to the jar of water and drops it into the jar. "Soon the water will be high in the jar, and I can drink," says the crow. So he begins (开始) to do that until （直到）the water is high enough to drink.

（ ）41. What is the crow looking for?    

A. A jar      B. Water      C. Food      D. Meat

（ ）42.Why doesn't he drink right now（马上）？

A. He isn't very thirsty.           B. No water in the jar.

C. He doesn't want to drink it.     D. The water isn't high.

（ ）43. What's the English meaning （意思）for "drop"?

A. put… into…    B. take…to…    C. carry…to…     D. put…on…

（ ）44.Why does he pick up the stone?             

A. He is hungry.                     B. He wants to put them into the jar.

C. He wants to make his break strong.    D. He is playing a game

（ ）45.Which title （题目）do you think is the best (最好)?

A.A Clever(聪明的) Crow      B.A thirsty Crow

C. A Crow and A Jar of Water   D. A Crow and Stones