A long time ago there was once a poor boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there.

When Dick arrived in London, he found there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house. It belonged to a rich businessman who gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. But at night, rats ran around and kept him awake. So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London. The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep well at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick to take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Soon the businessman returned and he was very happy because Dick’s cat had caught all the rats on the ship.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. At last he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own.

1.Dick went to London because he wanted to ______.

A.see the beautiful sights there B.look for the cat that caught rats fast

C.marry the businessman’s daughter D.become a rich man

2.What did Dick do in the rich businessman’s house?

A.He cleaned the kitchen. B.He cooked food in the kitchen.

C.He cleaned the whole house. D.He drove the rats away from the kitchen.

3.The story has a ______ ending.

A.touching B.happy C.surprising D.sad

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