单选题 One day a poor man was cutting a tree near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧子) fell in-to the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then a fairy (tiller) came out and asked him what was the matter.
"I have lost my axe." he said, "It fell into the water when I was cutting the tree."
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, "Is that yours?"
"No." said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, "is this yours?"
"No." again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe.
"Yes, that is mine." called out the happy man.
"I know it." said the fairy, "1 only wanted to see whether you are honest, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe with the old one./

单选题 What happened while the poor man was cutting a tree near a river?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段第二句Suddenly his old axe fell into the water．可知是他的斧子掉进了河里。所以应选C。

单选题 How many axes did the man have?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段第三句He felt very sad because he lost his only axe．可知他只有一把斧子。所以应选A。

单选题 How many axes did the fairy give the man?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 根据最后一段…now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe with the old one．可知仙女最后把三把斧子都给了他。所以应选C。