HSK 5 > Reading Comprehensions
春秋时期，齐国和楚国是著名的强国。有一回，齐国的国王派自己的大臣晏子访问楚国。楚王想趁这个机会，找一个办法让齐国的使者丢脸，借此来 1 楚国的强大。楚王了解到晏子身材矮小，就命令手下的人在城门旁边开了一个很低的洞。晏子来到楚国的时候，楚王命令守门的士兵关闭了城门，让晏子从旁边的洞口爬进去。晏子看到这样的 2 ，明白了楚王的目的，他思考了一小会儿，便对 3 的人说：“这是一个狗洞，不是城门。我要是访问狗国，当然可以爬狗洞。请你们替我问一下楚王，我来访问的国家到底是楚国还是狗国？”楚王听了士兵的报告， 4 ，迎接晏子进城。
★请选出正确答案：
A具备 B显示 C发表 D领导
A情景 B景色 C背景 D奇迹
A说服 B批准 C咨询 D接待
A变得非常愤怒 B思考了很长时间 C只好命令打开城门 D发现晏子是个很有智慧的人
- chūnqiū 春秋 the Spring and Autumn Period [from approximately 771 to 476 BC] (HSK 9)
- shíqī 时期 period (HSK 5)
- guówáng 国王 king (HSK 5)
- pài 派 send | dispatch | (HSK 5)
- dàchén 大臣 secretary | minister (of a monarchy) | (HSK 6)
- Yànzi 晏子 Yan Zi [578–500 BC]:the prime minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period. (HSK 9)
- fǎngwèn 访问 pay a visit | access | (HSK 5)
- chèn 趁 avail oneself of | take advantage of | (HSK 5)
- shēncái 身材 stature | figure | (HSK 5)
- mìnglìng 命令 order | command | (HSK 5)
- dòng 洞 hole | cavity | (HSK 5)
- shìbīng 士兵 soldier (HSK 5)
- guānbì 关闭 close | shut | (HSK 5)
- biàn 便 then | so | (HSK 5)
- gǒudòng 狗洞 dog hole (HSK 9)
- bàogào 报告 report | make known | (HSK 5)
- yíngjiē 迎接 welcome | meet | (HSK 5)
- jùbèi 具备 possess | have | (HSK 5)
- xiǎnshì 显示 show | display | (HSK 5)
- fābiǎo 发表 issue (a statement) | publish | (HSK 5)
- lǐngdǎo 领导 lead | exercise leadership | (HSK 5)
- qíngjǐng 情景 scene | sight | (HSK 5)
- bèijǐng 背景 background (HSK 5)
- qíjì 奇迹 miracle (HSK 5)
- shuōfú 说服 persuade | convince | (HSK 5)
- pīzhǔn 批准 approve, ratify, authorize, give official approval (HSK 5)
- zīxún 咨询 seek advice from | hold counsel with | (HSK 5)
- jiēdài 接待 receive | admit | (HSK 5)
- fènnù 愤怒 anger | rage | (HSK 5)
- sīkǎo 思考 think deeply | ponder over | (HSK 5)
- zhìhuì 智慧 wisdom | intelligence | (HSK 5)
Answers: B显示 A情景 D接待 C只好命令打开城门