47.I.Reading A father's sons were always fighting.He couldn't stop their fight with words,so he decided to teach them a lesson.He told his sons to bring him a bunch(把) of sticks.He took the sticks and gave them to his eldest son and asked him to break them.The eldest son tried his best to do so,but was not able to do it.The other sons tried and were also unsuccessful.The father then separated(分開) the sticks and put one into each son's hand.He asked his sons again to try and break the sticks.They broke them easily.All the sons understood his father and after that,they never fought again.
(1)How many sons did the father have?
A.Two B.Three C.Less than three D.More than three (2)Who brought the sticks?
A.The father B.The oldest son C.The youngest son D.All his sons (3)Why did the father want a bunch of sticks?
A.To beat his sons B.to teach his sons a lesson C.to play a game D.to tell his sons how to beak them (4)What can we know from the passage above?
A.The sons got on well with each other. B.The father didn't like his sons. C.The father's words were helpful to his sons. D.At last his sons understood what their father meant. (5)What do you think of the father?