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It Started to Rain

No umbrella, a heavy shower and a classmate who has two.

Change of state with le at the end of a sentence (xià yǔ le, it has started to rain), and the past with le after the verb. Short reasons are joined with yīnwèi and suǒyǐ.

昨天(zuótiān)早上(zǎoshang)天气(tiānqì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，所以(suǒyǐ)小(Xiǎo)林(Lín)没有(méiyǒu)带(dài)雨伞(yǔsǎn)。

下午(xiàwǔ)上(shàng)完(wán)课(kè)，天(tiān)阴(yīn)了(le)。一会儿(yíhuìr)就(jiù)下雨(xiàyǔ)了(le)，雨(yǔ)下(xià)得(de)很(hěn)大(dà)。

小(Xiǎo)林(Lín)在(zài)学校(xuéxiào)门口(ménkǒu)等(děng)了(le)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)，雨(yǔ)还是(háishi)没有(méiyǒu)停(tíng)。他(tā)不(bù)知道(zhīdao)怎么(zěnme)办(bàn)。

这(zhè)时候(shíhou)，他(tā)的(de)同学(tóngxué)小(Xiǎo)美(Měi)走(zǒu)过来(guòlai)。小(Xiǎo)美(Měi)说(shuō)：“我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)两(liǎng)把(bǎ)雨伞(yǔsǎn)，这(zhè)把(bǎ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)吧(ba)。”

小(Xiǎo)林(Lín)非常(fēicháng)高兴(gāoxìng)。他(tā)说(shuō)：“太(tài)谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)了(le)！明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)还(huán)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。”

Words: 72
Sentences: 11
Words per sentence: 6.5
in the vocabulary: 0 %
measured level: 1
Reading time: 1 min

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Why did Xiao Lin not take an umbrella?

2. How long did he wait at the entrance?

3. Why could Xiao Mei give him an umbrella?