After wandering （闲逛）around in the city for a long time， Tom finally found himself standing in front of the palace． He looked through its golden gate， hoping to take a look at a real prince（王子）．

    There were some guards（卫兵） standing at both sides of the gate． Tom， dressed badly， was moving nervously past them when he suddenly caught sight of a well﹣dressed boy who was followed by several servants． He was no doubt the prince！

    Tom was excited． He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him． However， a guard saw him and stopped him rudely（粗鲁地）．

    The young prince， whose name was Edward， was angry with the guard for his rudeness． He asked the guard to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace．

    The two boys became good friends． They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had dreamt about dressing like a prince， As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror， they were surprised to find that they looked almost like twins!

    The two boys were in each other's clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise（淤伤） on Tom's hand． He soon realized that it was caused by the guard who had stopped Tom rudely． In a moment， the young prince ran out of the room． He decided to punish the guard．

    However， the guard didn't realize that the prince was in Tom's old worn clothes． He hit Edward heavily on the ear and threw him out of the palace．

（1）Why did Tom look through the gate of the palace？　　

A． To talk with the guard．

B． To ask for a place to live in．

C． To have a look at a real prince．

（2）How did Tom feel while moving past the guards？　　

A． Nervous．

B．Excited．

C．Proud．

（3）When Tom was stopped， Edward got mad because of　　．

A． the bad manners of Tom

B． the strict rules of the palace

C． the rude behavior of the guard

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． Edward and Tom were twin brothers．

B． Edward was kind， caring and friendly．

C． Edward was tired of living in the palace．

（5）We can infer（推断） from the passage that　　．

A． blood is thicker than water

B． two heads are better than one

C． never judge people by their looks