Whentheworldwasveryyoungpeoplelivedinhotplaces.Theydidn’tliveincoldplacesbecausetheycouldnotkeepwarmthere.
Atfirstmendidn’tknowhowtomakeafire.Sometimestreeswerehitbylightning.Thenafirewasstarted.Peopletooksomeofthefireneartheirhomes.Afirewasveryimportantforthreereasons.Itkeptthemwarm.Wildanimalswerefrightenedwhentheysawit.Andwhenfoodwascookedittastedmuchbetter.
Butmendidn’tknowhowtomakeafire.Whentheyhadafiretheydidn’tletitstopburning.Ifitwentouttheycouldn'tstartitagain.Theyhadtowaitforlightningtostartanotherfire.Sometimestheyhadtowaitforyears.
Latertheylearnedhowtomakeafire.Butitwasnoteasytomakesomethingburn.Nowwehavematches.Wecancarrytheminourpocketsandmakeafirewhenwewantto.
1.Millionsofyearsagopeopledidn’tliveincoldplacesbecause________.
A.theywereafraidofcold
B.theydidn’tknowhowtokeepwarm
C.theycouldn’tmakeafire
D.theycouldn’tfindcoldplaces
2.Peoplefoundthat_______.
A.wildanimalsenjoyedfireverymuch
B.thecookedfoodtastedbetterthanuncookedfood
C.theuncookedfoodtastedmuchbetter
D.wildanimalsneededfiretokeepthemwarm
3.Nowwecanmakeafire___________.
A.incoldplaces B.inourpockets
C.ifitisnecessary D.intheforest
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage.
A.Peoplearemuchcleverernowthantheywerelongbefore.
B.Afirecouldbemadebylightning.
C.Wecanmakeafirewithmatches
D.Aftermanknewhowtomakeafireitbecameveryeasytoburnsomething.