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Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.

He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole (洞)at the bottom(底).

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A. In a market.　　 　 B. In a small store.

C. In a big store.　　 D. In a bookshop.

2.He put his happiness into________.

A. the red box　　　　 B. the yellow box

C. the black box　　　 D. the white box

3.A few days later, the black box was_______.

A. big　　　　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The man lived in a big city.

B. The man didn’t find the truth.

C. The man threw the boxes away.

D. There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title（题目）of the passage?

A. The Yellow Box.　　 B. A Good Market.

C. A Silly Man.　　　 　 D. Two Boxes.

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Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.

He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A.In a small store. B.In a market. C.In a big store. D.In a bookshop.

2.He put his happiness into________.

A.the red box B.the white box C.the yellow box D.the black box

3.A few days later, the black box was ________.

A.big B.heavy C.light D.small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The man lived in a big city. B.The man didn’t find the truth.

C.The man threw the boxes away. D.There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Two Boxes B.A Good Market C.A Silly Man D.The Yellow Box

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Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village.　 One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at the first sight. So he bought them.

After he got home, he didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.

Then he smiled to himself and said, "Happiness is for me. Let sadness go."

1. He put his happiness into________.

A. the red box　　　 B. the yellow box

C. the black box　　 D. the white box

2.A few days later, the black box was still__________.

A. light　　　　 　 B. heavy

C. big　　　　　　　 D. small

3.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. To buy more boxes when we go to the market.

B. To put our memories into the box

C. To forget the sadness and remember the happiness.

D. To forget all the happy and sad things.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The Yellow Box　 B. A good Market

C.　 A Silly Man　 D. Two Boxes

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Long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at first sight. So he bought them.

After he got home, he didn't know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn't know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.

Then he smiled to himself and said, “Happiness is for me. Let sadness go.”

1.Where did the man buy the boxes?

A.In a market. B.In a small store. C.In a big store. D.In a bookstore.

2.He put his happiness into ________.

A.the red box B.the yellow box C.the black box D.the white box

3.A few days later, the black box was still ________.

A.light B.heavy C.big D.small

4.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.We should buy more boxes when we go to the market.

B.Try not to put our memories into the box.

C.It's better to forget the sadness and remember the happiness.

D.We should forget all the happy and sad things.

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Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to rest a little. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

“Where are my caps?”Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.

“Give me back my caps!”The man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’ t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried,“If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”

And what do you think happened? The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected(收集) all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap-maker was so tired ______.

A. to have a rest

B. that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest

C. that he had to stop for a rest

2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A. put all his caps on his head

B. put all his caps on the ground

C. put one of his caps on his head

3.When the man woke up, he found______.

A. each monkey had a cap on its head

B. some monkeys were stealing（偷） his caps

C. the monkeys were laughing at him

4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.

A. to return his caps     B. not to get away with his caps  C. to buy his caps

5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.

A. they took pity on him

B. they liked to do the same as men did

C. they didn’ t like the caps

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Long long ago, an old man lived with his three sons. He had 17 horses. One day, he died. In his will (遗嘱), the old man said that the eldest son would have half of the 17 horses, the second one would get one third and the youngest one would get one ninth!

All of them were very puzzled (困惑的) to read the will. They spent several days thinking how to divide 17 horses, but couldn’t find the answer.

They finally asked a wise (智慧的) man in their village for help. The wise man quickly found a way. He asked them to bring all 17 horses to a large place. Then he brought one of his horses and made the number of the horses become 18.

He asked the first son to read the will. He should get half of the horses. It was 18/2---9 horses.

The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He could get one third of the horses. It was 18/3---6 horses.

The third son got one ninth of the horses. It was18/9---2 horses.

There were 9+6+2 horses, which came to 17 horses.

The wise man solved this problem easily and took back his horse.

1.The old man lived ______________.

A.in a small town B.in a village C.with his two sons D.with a wise man

2.What does the underlined word “divide” mean in Chinese?

A.分配 B.喂养 C.收集 D.售卖

3.How many horses should the second son get?

A.2 B.3 C.6 D.9

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The youngest son could get three horses.

B.The wise man got his horse back at last.

C.The three sons asked the wise man for help at first.

D.The wise man asked them to take all the horses to his home.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.It’s not easy to be a wise man. B.Maths is important in our daily life.

C.It’s difficult to solve a problem. D.Any problem has a way to solve.

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A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter-in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked, “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?” The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1.The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ______.

A. teach their son a good lesson　　 B. stay away from trouble

C. punish him for his shaking hand　　 D. give him peace and comfort

2.The old man dropped his dish _______.

A. out of carelessness　　 B. to ask for a new one　　 C. against his own will　　 D. to draw his son's attention

3.By making that small bowl, the grandson wanted to ______.

A. follow his parents' example　　 B. eat the way his grandfather did

C. enjoy making things with his own hands　　 D. show his parents how clever he was

4.The end of the story suggests the old man would _______.

A. no longer drop his dishes　　 B. continue to eat in the kitchen

C. stop shaking his hands while eating　　 D. live a comfortable life in the family

5.What does the writer want to tell us with the story?

A. The young should look after the old.　　 B. Family members should have meals together.

C. It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes.　　 D. Parents should set a good example for their children.

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Many years ago, there was a young man. He lived in a small village. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man in his village. The old man asked him, "My boy, why don't you work hard when you are young?"

The young man replied without care, "Why do I have to work hard now? I'm young, so I have lots of time! I haven't made any plans for my future yet."

"Time waits for no man!" the old man said. Then he asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

"I can't see anything!" the young man said.

The old man lighted a match（火柴）and said to the young man, "Before the match goes out, get something in the house as you like."

By the weak light（微光）, the young man tried to see the things in it. But before he found something, the match went out, and the house became dark again at once.

Before I could get something, the match had gone out, "the young man said angrily.

The old man said, "My boy, your youth（青春）is like the burning match, which can only last for a short time. So you must work hard!"

1.The young man lived in a__________.

A.small city B.small village C.big city D.big town

2.The old man asked the young man why he didn't_______.

A.work hard B.hang out C.play games D.make plans

3.The old man led the young man into a dark_______.

A.shop B.museum C.house D.kitchen

4.What did the young man get before the match went out?

A.A match. B.A picture. C.Something. D.Nothing.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.Youth is short like a burning match. B.It's dangerous to light matches.

C.Young people have a lot of time. D.We need to look after ourselves.

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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden . on the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King . The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .

When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself . “It’s only an orange . Why did the King give so much money for it ? . I’ll take my gold cup to the King . He’ll give me more money .”

The next day when the King received the gold cup . He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup !　 I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange .

1.The poor man had an orange tree _____

A. beside his garden　　 B. outside his garden

C. in his garden　　 　　 D. near his garden

2.The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football .

A.all the oranges on the tree were like

B. one of his oranges was as big as

C. what was on his tree was

D. one of his oranges was bigger than

3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?

A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange

B. Because he could sell the orange to the King .

C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges

D. Because he wanted to get much money

4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King . He thought ___

A. the King would give him the biggest orange

B. the King would give him a new house

C. he could get much more money than the poor man

D. The King would give him something wonderful

5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .

A. the biggest orange

B. a lot of money than he expected

C. what he wished to get

D. Nothing

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Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.

1.The story tells us _____________

A. How Effendi fooled(捉弄) the king

B. When the king would die

C. Why the Minister died

D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

2. The Prime Minister died because _______.

A. effendi killed him

B. effendi said he would die

C. he was badly ill

D. he fell to the ground from the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?

A. In this way the king would know when he would die

B. He wanted to find an excuse（借口） to kill Effendi

C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death

D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die

4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.

A. he hoped to live a long life

B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn’t believe Effendi

D. he knew he would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.

B. The king was afraid of death

C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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