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There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.
Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said. Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”
1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.
A. one day B. two days C. three days D. half a day
2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.
A. stones B. earth C. wood D. water
3.What was in Alan’s bag?
A. An apple. B. A candy. C. A bottle. D. A candle.
4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?
A. Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.
B. Because he liked playing better than working.
C. Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.
D. Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.
5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?
A. Two thousand dollars. B. Twenty thousand dollars.
C. Two million dollars. D. Twenty million dollars.
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Many American children love their mothers’apple pies（苹果派）. So do adults! Apple pie is one of the most famous desserts (甜食)in America.
You can buy it in lots of restaurants. The apple pie is easy to make, so many people cook it at home, too. You just need apples, flour (面粉), sugar, butter and spices（香料）.
To make an apple pie, first peel and cut up the apples into pieces. Then mix them with spices and put them in a pie tin. Next, mix butter, sugar and flour. Put the mixture on the apple pieces and bake the pie for about 45 minutes. The smell of apple pie cooking is great. People usually eat apple pie with ice cream or cream.
In winter, a piece of warm pie is a wonderful way to warm up on a cold day. In summer, a plate of cold pie is a good way to cool down.
There are many different ways to make apple pies. Some families have their own secret ways and don’t tell other people about them.
Pies made with berries (浆果) are also very popular in America. But apple pie perhaps is the dessert that everyone loves most.
1.This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. why people like apple pies around the world
B. apple pie is very popular in America
C. about different kinds of apple pies
D. different ways to make apple pies
2.What should you have in your kitchen if you’re going to make apple pies?
A. Apples, flour, sugar, salt and spices. B. Berries, flour, butter, sugar and spices.
C. Berries, flour, sugar, butter and salt. D. Apples, flour, sugar, butter and spices.
3.Which is the correct step（步骤）to make an apple pie?
a. Mix them with spices and put them in a pie tin.
b. Put the mixture on the apple pieces and bake the pie for about 45 minutes.
c. Peel and cut up the apples into pieces.
d. Mix butter, sugar and flour.
A. a-b-c-d B. c-d-a-b C. c-a-d-b D. d-c-b-a
4.From this passage, we can say a plate of cold pie is _________.
A. a good way to cool down in winter
B. a terrible way to warm up in winter
C. a wonderful way to warm up in summer
D. a good way to cool down in summer
5.The last paragraph tells us that _________.
A. the writer likes the apple pies most
B. the writer loves pies made with berries
C. the writer doesn’t love the apple pies at all
D. the writer thinks pies made with berries are more popular
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Do you like eating ice cream？Do you know how ice cream spread in the world?
The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People put fruit juice into ice. Later，this idea spread to Italy. Nero，the emperor of Roma between 54 AD and 68 AD，liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains，get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey.
Around 1660，coffee shops serving ice cream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco Procopio.
Ice cream was probably to America in the early 1700s，and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice cream machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison，the wife of President Madison，was the first one to serve her guests ice cream in the White House.
Before ice cream was sold in stores，it was made and frozen(冷冻) at home. It took lots of work to mix cream，eggs，fruit，ice and salt，and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson，an American woman made the hand－turned ice cream freezer in 1846.Five years later，Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore，Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.
1.People in China and Italy ate ice with ________ many years ago.
A. cream B. coffee C. fruit juice D. eggs and salt
2.From the passage we know that Francesco Procopio ________.
A. was a Frenchman
B. made an ice cream machine
C. opened the first ice cream shop in Paris
D. opened the first successful coffee shop serving ice cream in Paris
3.We can learn from the passage that Dolly Madison ________.
A. brought ice cream to America
B. was once the president of America
C. opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore
D. was the first one to serve the guests ice cream in the White House
4.How did ice cream spread in the world?
A. China→Italy→France→America.
B. China→France→America→Italy.
C. Italy→China→France→America.
D. America→France→Italy→China.
5.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. how to make ice cream
B. the history of ice cream
C. why people like eating ice cream
D. ice cream shops around the world
