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阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Last Saturday, a monkey, a tiger and an elephant had a race. The monkey said, "Let's run to that tall tree and see who gets there first." They started to run. It was a long way. At first the tiger ran faster than the elephant and the monkey. The elephant ran as fast as the monkey. But soon the elephant was tired. He asked the monkey to have a rest. The monkey said, "It's not very far. It's about one kilometre away. Come on, please." But suddenly the elephant got a bad cough. The tiger turned back and laughed at him. At last the monkey got first. The tiger could not laugh again.
Notes: 1. had a race 意为“进行赛跑”。
2. Let's run to that tall tree and see who gets there first 意为“让我们一起跑到那棵大树下,看看谁先跑到”。
3. The elephant ran as fast as the monkey 意为“大象与猴子跑得一样快”。
4. It's about one kilometre away 意为“大概有一千米远”。
5. But suddenly the elephant got a bad cough 意为“但是大象突然咳得很厉害”。
6. laugh at 意为“嘲笑……”。
()1. What's the meaning of the underlined word "race" according to the passage?
A. 游戏 B. 比赛 C. 测试
()2. Who ran the fastest at first?
A. The monkey. B. The tiger. C. The elephant.
()3. Did the monkey have a rest during the race?
A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn't. C. We don't know.
()4. Who won the race in the end?
A. The monkey. B. The tiger. C. The elephant.
()5. Why did the tiger lose the race?
A. The monkey and the elephant can run faster than the tiger.
B. The tiger got a cough during the race.
C. The tiger turned back to laugh at the elephant during the race.

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C