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   Once upon a time，there lived an old man on the northern frontier（邊界）of China.It was such a poor small village which far away from the cities.One day，his horse disappeared.His family looked for the horse here and there but couldn't find it.His friends came to comfort（ 安慰）him.But the old man was not sad at all.He said the loss might turn out to be a good thing.And he was right.A few months later，his horse came back with another horse that was even better.His family and friends were so happy，they came to congratulate（祝賀）him on his gain.
   But once again，the old man thought the event differently. He said this "good luck" might turn out to be misfortune in the end.
   And he was right again.A few days later，his son fell off the new horse and broke his leg.So the son was lame（跛的）after that accident.Then there was a war（戰(zhàn)爭）.All the young men had to join the army（軍隊）and many of them died（死亡）.The old man's son was not chosen to be a soldier（戰(zhàn)士） because his leg was broken，so that he lived with family safely.
   Nowadays people use "The old man on the frontier lost his horse" to comfort those who have some misfortune.It implies：Misfortune may be an actual blessing.As the old saying goes：" Bad luck sometimes turns out to be good luck，and good luck can sometimes be bad."
（1）Where did the old man live？

B

B

.
A．In a poor small city
B．On the northern frontier
C．On the western frontier
（2）The old man was

C

C

when be lost his horse.
A．sad
B．happy
C．not sad
（3）Which one is TRUE according to the story？

C

C

A．The old man was happy when he had two horses.
B．The old man's son died because of the war.
C．The old man's son was lame after he fell off the new horse.
（4）He said this "good luck" might turn out to be misfortune in the end.
Here the word " misfortune" means

B

B

.
A．幸運(yùn)
B．不幸
C．祝福
（5）What can we learn from the story？

A

A

A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
B．Bad luck always brings good luck.
C．Good luck can never be bad.