Hearing this, the assistant smiled and said, "Congratulations, you have been chosen.” This greatly annoyed the other participants. “How can you choose him as he has not gone through any of the tests?’, they demanded.

　　The assistant replied, “Our old priest used to say that only a ‘human being’ knows how to watch for other people's interests. All of you climbed the same path. But only this man thought about the others and cleared the path so that no one would get hurt. By this definition(定义), only he qualifies as a ‘human being’ and therefore only he should be the successor to the great old priest. ”

　　41. What happened immediately after the old priest died?

　　A. The assistant took the old priest's position.

　　B. Many people climbed to the temple to say goodbye to him.

　　C. The assistant shut the temple and started mourning for the old priest.

　　D. Word spread that there was an urgent need for the old priest's successor.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据Information soon travelled far and wide. A day was set for the selection of the successor (继任者).故选D。

　　42. Why was the young man late for the competition?

　　A. He had forgotten his way and thus had taken a longer route to the temple.

　　B. He removed all the sharp stones and thorns from the path leading to the temple.

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