Long time ago, Mr. Fish, Mr. Fly, Mr. Wasp and Mr. Snail lived together in a small house. They divided the work among themselves. Mr. Fish was the biggest and the strongest. He was chosen to be the head of the house and his job was to find food. Mr. Fly who could fly very fast, was a messenger. Mr. Wasp was a guard because of his painful sting. And Mr. Snail, who could only move slowly, looked after the house.One day Mr. Fish went out the river nearby to look for food, but a fisherman caught him and had him as his meal. His friends were waiting at home without knowing what happened to him.
Then Mr. Fly was sent to look for Mr. Fish. Suddenly he saw a fish whose lips moved in and out in the surface of the river. It seemed that the fish was laughed at him so Mr. Fly flew lower. Since he was very hungry, he fell into the water and got swallowed by the fish.
Mr. Wasp and Mr. Snail were still waiting for Mr. Fish and Mr. Fly to return home. They were very hungry. Mr. Wasp could not stand it any longer. He flew out of the house to look for his friends. While he was flying his hunger became worse. He tightened his belt again and again until finally he broke into two. That was the end of his life.
Mr. Snail was alone at home. He was crying because he felt so lonely. Whenever he found some grass he would climb it up to look around for his friends. Even today snail still climbs up the grass to look around for his old friends.
22. The author wants to tell a story about …. *
Job distribution
The small house
A lonely snail
Why snails climb up grass
23. From the story, it can be said that Mr. Snail was very …. *
Attentive
Attractive
Responsible
Loyal
24. “…. He fell into the water and got swallowed by the fish” (paragraph 3)The word 'swallowed' can be best replaced with …. *
eaten
covered
smell
breathed