题目内容：

Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.

During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favourite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.

Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.

One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.

He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!

1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe__________.

A. knew his grandchildren very well    B. liked doing housework very much

C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits    D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits

2.The underlined word “treasured” means “_________”.

A. stored for future use    B. valued highly

C. wore anytime    D. mentioned carefully

3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?

A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.

B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.

C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.

D. He asked other children for help.

4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. His grandchildren came.

b. They searched for more than two hours.

c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.

d. One grandson went back to the barn again.

e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.

A. e a b d c    B. e b a c d    C. a e d b c    D. a e c b d

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Love keeps us busy all the time.

B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.

C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.

D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.