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Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.
One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.
"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.
The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"
"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."
1.One day Aesop was ____.
A. stopping a man walking
B. talking in town
C. taking a walk in the country
D. watching a man walking
2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.
A. didn't answer at first
B. said that he couldn’t answer it
C. told him that he was clever
D. shook his head
3.From the text we know that ____.
A. Aesop wasn't very clever
B. the man didn't know the way to town well
C. the man knew how soon he could get to town
D. the man knew Aesop very well
4. The man got angry because ____.
A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything
B. he was very tired at that time
C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant
D. it would take him two hours to get to town
5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.
A. pleased B. angry C. sad D. hungry
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It was Sunday morning. A butcher(屠夫) heard the doorbell(门铃) and thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher took the note and read it. It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please. ”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.
Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.
After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.
The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”
The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”
1.Who was the customer that Sunday morning?
A.A big man. B. A butcher.
C. A dog. D.A little boy.
2.How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?
A. $20. B. $10. C. $5. D. $62.
3.How did the dog take the note?
A. In the bag. B. On its back.
C. In its mouth. D. Around its neck.
4.Which is NOT right according to the story?
A. The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop” button.
B. The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog.
C. The big man was pleased with his dog.
D. The butcher thought the dog was a genius.
5.What is the story mainly about?
A. A customer. B. A smart dog.
C. A butcher. D. A big man.
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In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution．They join environment clubs．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．
Here are some things students often do．
No-garbage lunches．How many lunch bags do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．
No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car including the students and the teachers．Cars give pollution to us, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike, or run!
Use your legs! It's lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic meters of water an hour? In a year, that would fill in a small river. In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．
We love our environment．Let's work together to make it better．
1.Environment clubs ask students ________.
A. to run to school every day
B. to take exercise every day
C. not to have lunch at school
D. To bring their lunches in bags that can be used again
2.From the passage we know the students usually have lunch ________．
A. at school B. in shops
C. in clubs D. at home
3.On a no-car day,________ will take a car to school．
A. both students and teachers B. only students
C. neither students nor teachers D. only teachers
4.After students mend toilets they save ________．
A. a small river B. a club
C. a lot of water D. a toilet
5.The writer wrote the passage to ask students to ________．
A. clean schools B. make less pollution
C. join clubs D. help teachers
