HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScotsabravepeoplelovetheircountry.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland.ButthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.Itlookedasifth

　　HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScotsabravepeoplelovetheircountry.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland.ButthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

　　OnenighttheleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonightmymen”hesaid“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”

　　Theywereallverytired.Sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsondutybuttheywereverytiredtooandonebyonetheyfellasleep.

　　TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheywentupthehill.ClosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenlyoneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedScotland.

　　Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikedit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

　　1.HundredsofyearsagotheRomans____.

　　A.camefromthenorththroughEnglandtomakewaronScotland

　　B.cametothenorthScotlandfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland

　　C.camefromthenorthofEnglandtofighttheScots

　　D.cametothenorthfromthesouthofBritaintofighttheScots

　　2.AttheshoutofaRomansoldieralltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill____.

　　A.begantofighttheRomanshard

　　B.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofight

　　C.wokeandroseimmediatelyreadytofight

　　D.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight

　　3.Theresultofthewaristhat____.

　　A.theRomanskilledalltheScots

　　B.theScotsweredefeated

　　C.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotland

　　D.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans

　　4.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle____.

　　A.islovelythoughnotbeautiful

　　B.gavethemhappiness

　　C.isakindofusefulplant

　　D.h