Three Wishes

Three explorers, an Englishman, an American and an Australian were lost in the jungle. They had left home six months before to explore the jungle and got lost. They had no food left, and they were weak and ill.
They knew that if they did not find a village soon, they would die.
Then, during the night, they were visited by a jungle spirit(精灵，神灵).
“I’m the spirit of the jungle,” it said. “I feel sorry for you. You may have three wishes.”
“Does that mean three wishes each, or three wishes between us?’ the American explore asked.
“I will give each of you one wish,” the spirit of the jungle said.
The English explorer, who was very polite, said to the American and Australian explorers, “Please, you wish first.”
The Australian explorer, who was almost as polite as the Englishman said, “Please, you wish first.”
One breaks a rule? “Very well,” the Englishman said, “I don’t have
to think for a minute. I know exactly what to wish for. I wish to
be back home with my wife and family.”
Immediately he disappeared.
“That’s wonderful,” the Australian explorer said. “My wish
is similar. I’d like to be back in Australia.”
And immediately he disappeared.
The American was left alone.
“And what is your wish?” the spirit of the jungle asked him.
“Those two explorers were nice men,” the American explorer
said. “We became close friends. To tell you the truth, I am
feeling rather lonely here without them I wish they were back
here again.”

选择最佳答案：

1. Where were the three men exploring?_________.
A. England. B. America.
C. China. D. The jungle.
2. Why did the jungle spirit offer them three wishes?______.
A. Because he enjoyed their company.
B. Because he pitied them
C. Because he wanted them to stay
D. Because they were going to die
3. How many wishes did the three men have between
them?_______
A. 1. B. 3. C. 9. D. 6.
4. The American man wished that ________.
A. the other two would return
B. he could go back with them
B. the jungle spirit would go away
D. he could be sent back to America
5. Three men didn’t go back home because the American
Explorer________.
A. didn’t want to go home B. felt no way to go back
C. was feeling lonely D. wanted to go to England

三个愿望

有三名分别是英籍、美籍、及澳大利亚籍的探险家在森林里失踪。他们在六个月之前离家到森林里探险，及后失去踪影。他们缺乏食物、身体虚弱并且生病了。

他们明白，要是他们未能及时找到有人居住的村庄，他们将要面对死亡率。

后来，森林精灵在晚上探望他们。

“我是森林里的精灵”它说“我感到对不起你们，我现在给你们三个愿望吧。”

“是每一个人三个愿望？还是给我们三个愿望呢？”那位美国探险家问。

“我会给你们每一个人一个愿望。”森林精灵说。

那位非常有礼貌的英国探险家对美国和澳大利亚的探险家说：“请你们先说吧。”

那位澳大利亚探险家，就像英国探险家一样，也是非常有礼貌的，他说：“请你们先说吧。”

到底是哪一位先说呢？“好吧！”英国人说：“我不需考虑，我知道我最渴望的是什么，我想马上回到家里，回到我的妻子和家人身边。”那英国人马上消失了。

“太好了！”澳大利亚人说：“我有相近的愿望，我想回到澳大利亚。”他也马上消失了。

这时，只剩下美国人一人。
“哪你的愿望是什么呢？”森林精灵问他。
“这两位探险家都是非常好的人，”美国人说。“我们已经成为了好朋友，告诉你一个事实，他们离开了，我感到非常孤单，我希望他们能够回到这里。”

答案：
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C