The Monkey

    A man went into the woods．He felled a tree，and began to cut it into pieces．He lifted one end of the tree on the stump，sat astride up-on it，and began to saw．Then he drove a wedge into the cleft，and began to saw farther along；then he removed the wedge，and put it in anew place．A monkey was sitting on a tree，watching him．When the man lay down to sleep，the monkey got astride on the tree and began to saw；but when he took out the wedge，the tree closed together again，and nipped his tail．He began to struggle and squeal¹．The man awoke，knocked the monkey down，and tied him with a rope．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①What did the man do？
    ②Who was watching the man working？
    ③What happened to the monkey？

1 squeal   

v.发出长而尖的声音；n.长而尖的声音

参考例句：

• The children gave a squeal of fright.孩子们发出惊吓的尖叫声。
• There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.小汽车突然停下来时，车闸发出尖叫声。