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阅读五：The Chinese idiom 东施效颦 (dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2) literally means a ludicrous imitation of beauty. It is written by Zhuang Zhou in the Pre-Qin Period.Long ago there lived a famous beauty, Xi Shi. One day Xi Shi had a pain in her chest which caused her to hold her bosom and frown in pain. When an ugly woman (called Dong Shi) from the same village saw Xi Shi out walking, she took notice of Xi's behavior. Like everyone in the village, Dong Shi knew that Xi Shi was the acme (巅峰) of beauty and so, in the hope of appearing to be more beautiful, she decided to imitate Xi Shi. Dong Shi put her hands on her bosom and knitted her eyebrows so that she was also frowning.However, such an attempt was fundamentally flawed as the true reasons for Xi Shi's beauty went much deeper. In fact, rather than becoming more beautiful, Dong Shi simply made herself look even uglier. When a rich man in the village saw her, he shut his doors tightly and did not go out. When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children and gave her a wide berth (空位). Everyone was horrified at how ugly she had become.Today, Chinese people use the expression to describe people who are making a fool of themselves by trying to imitate behaviors that they do not really understand. (Adapted from Learning Mandarin in Chinese http://tcfl.tingroom.com/2014/11/5826.html)阅读五（1）What did people think of Dong Shi when she tried to imitate Xi Shi?

A. People thought that she became more beautiful.
B. People were indifferent to her imitation.
C. People were horrified that she even became uglier.
D. People appreciated what she had done to become more beautiful.

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A. People thought that she became more beautiful. B. People were indifferent to her imitation. C. People were horrified that she even became uglier. D. People appreciated what she had done to become more beautiful.

How did wheelwright Bian convince the duke that what he was reading was nothing, but rubbish left by a dead man?

Which of the following statements does not conform to the lesson Zhuangzi wants to convey through the fable Wheelwright Bian on Making Wheels?

What did the piglets do when they noticed their mother was dead?

What conclusion can we draw from the story Piglets Feeding on Dead Mother's Milk?

A. People thought that she became more beautiful.
B. People were indifferent to her imitation.
C. People were horrified that she even became uglier.
D. People appreciated what she had done to become more beautiful.