C
The lion had almost got the horse, Hwin. It was biting her legs, and there was no hope now in her red face, with her eyes open wide. “Stop,” shouted Shasta in Bree’s ear. “Must go back! Must help!” Bree always said afterwards that he never heard, or never understood this. Shasta thought for just one terrible hundredth of a second, and jumped. It nearly killed him, but before he knew how it hurt him, he was running back to help Aravis. He had never done anything like this in his life and hardly knew why he was doing it now. But he felt he couldn’t leave Aravis.
The lion was pulling Hwin down and Aravis was still just behind her. Shasta rushed past Aravis and threw himself between the lion and the horse. He had nothing in his hands, not even a stick or a stone. He shouted at the lion as one would at a dog.
“Go away! Leave her alone!” he shouted. And then, he felt the lion’s hot breath on his hand and saw its big mouth open to bite. Without thinking what he was doing, he gave the lion a hit in the face with his open hand.
Then everything happened at once. There was a scuffle (扭打) and a noise of teeth. Then Shasta found himself with his dirty face down on the grass. He picked himself up and saw that the lion left. Aravis was standing looking at him.
“I—I—I beat it,” Shasta was out of breath. “I fought it with my hand and I beat it.” He cried loudly. He was probably the dirtiest, most tear-stained, and most scared-looking hero that any country ever had.
(Adapted from The Chronicles of Narnia)
() 22. What did the lion want to do to Hwin?
A. To play with her.
B. To kill her.
C. To run beside her.
D. To find her.
() 23. How did Shasta feel after the lion left?
A. Happy but calm.
B. Afraid but proud.
C. Helpless and bored.
D. Angry and afraid.
() 24. What can we infer about Shasta from the passage?
A. He was always brave.
B. He had fought lions before.
C. He was afraid of Aravis.
D. He was a true friend.

22. B 23. B 24. D