Once, there was an old horse and a little hor...

Once, there was an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse_________ the little horse to send same wheat to a mill (磨坊). The little horse was very_________ . He carried the wheat and ran happily toward the _________ .But there was a river in front of the little horse. He stopped and did not know _________ to do next.

Just then, Aunt Cow was passing by. The little horse asked, “Aunt Cow, please tell me. Can I cross the river?”

Aunt Cow answered, “It is not deep. You can cross it.”

When the little horse began to cross the river, a little squirrel _________ him, “Little horse, don’t cross it. You will be drowned (淹死). Yesterday one of my friends was drowned in this river.”

The little horse was very afraid. _________ he decided to go home and asked his mother. The old horse asked, “Why do you take the wheat back? What’s wrong with you, my child?”

The little horse answered sadly, “There is a river _________ me. Aunt Cow said it was not deep. But the little _________ said it was deep. What shall I do?”

The old horse said, “My child, you should try to cross the river by _________. If you do not try, how do you know the river is deep or not?”

The little horse carried the wheat and returned to the riverside. At last, he __________in crossing the river. Now, he knows how deep the river is.

1.A.asked B.helped C.invited D.warned

2.A.worried B.sad C.happy D.nervous

3.A.river B.mill C.house D.farm

4.A.why B.what C.when D.where

5.A.shouted at B.looked for C.listened to D.talk about

6.A.Quickly B.Slowly C.Finally D.Quietly

7.A.behind B.next to C.in front of D.near

8.A.squirrel B.horse C.cow D.child

9.A.himself B.yourself C.herself D.yourselves

10.A.succeeded B.began C.finished D.enjoyed

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Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

Two men on the road said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market. "The farmer thought that it was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

　Next, an old men stopped them and said, "Why are you walking, farmer?  It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she said, "It isn't far to the market. Let your poor horse have a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again.

It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

简略回答问题。

1.Why did the father and son walk first? _________________________.

2.What does the story tell us?  _____________________

3.He set out one morning with his son.  (划线部分提问)

______  ______  he set out with his son?

4.You have a horse (否定句)

You _______   _________  a horse.

5.She said, "It isn't far to the market.”（改为宾语从句）

She said _______   _______ far to the market.

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Once there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.

Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸）and saw them swimming in the pond. The little talked to the ducks and they quacked（嘎嘎叫）back.

Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn’t want to eat. Can you guess why?

1.The story is mainly about _______.

A. eating chicken　　 B. sitting by the pond

C. living on a farm　　 D. ducks and a little girl

2.The ducks were _____________.

A. yellow and orange　　 B. yellow and white

C. white and orange feet　　 D. white and black

3.First the little girl _________.

A. didn’t eat　　 B. sat on the bank

C. walked to the pond　　 D. talked to the ducks

4.At the end of the story, the ducks were probably ______

A. under the water　　 B. on the plate

C. in the wooden house　　 D. swimming in the pond

5.The little girl didn’t eat because ______

A. she wanted nice cakes　　 B. the food was ducks

C. the food was too hot　　 D. the plate was empty

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Once there was a little girl in a village．She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm．The year she was four，she knew some ducks．The ducks were white with orange feet．They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much．

Every day they walked down the road to the pond(池塘)．The ducks went into the water．The little girl sat on the bank and saw them swimming in the pond．The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked(嘎嘎叫)back．

Then one day the ducks were gone(不见了)．No one would say anything about them．The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner．The food looked a little like chicken．The girl didn't want to eat．Can you guess why？

1.The story is mainly about____________．

A. eating chicken　　 B. sitting by the pond

C. 1iving on a farm　　 D. ducks and a little girl

2.The ducks were　　　　 .

A. yellow and orange　　 B. yellow and white

C. white with orange feet　　 D. white and black

3.First the little girl 　　　　　 .

A. didn't eat　　 B. sat on the bank　　 C. walked to the pond　　 D. talked to the ducks

4.At the end of the story，the ducks were probably　　　　　 .

A. under the water　　 B. on the plate

C. in the wooden house　　 D. swimming in the pond

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The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer knows that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer?

Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A．before it was dead

B．before it become too tired

C．before the market was over

2.The two men on the road ____.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

3.What did the two old women say?

A．It's a long way to market.

B．Can't you see how tired boy is?

C．Why aren't you walking?

4.The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A．the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did not know why he was walking

5.The young woman was most sorry ____.

A．for the old man

B．for the horse

C．for the farmer's young son

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Once there was a farmer who lived on a farm in Africa. One day, a wise man visited him and told him about the value of diamonds (钻石). He said, “If you had a diamond as big as your thumb (大拇指), you could have your own city. If you had a diamond as big as your fist (拳头), you could probably have your own county.”

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep well. He was very unhappy because he was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted to become rich. The next morning he sold his farm to a man and went to look-for diamonds. He travelled all over Africa, Europe and America, but couldn’t find any diamonds. He became so sad that he threw himself into a river and died.

Two years later, the man who had bought the farmer’s farm found a stone on the farm. He put the stone on a shelf in the living room. One day the wise man visited him and saw the stone. He checked the stone carefully and said that it was a diamond. The man was happy and excited because there were many “stones” on the farm.

So you see that sometimes what you want is always by your side, but you don’t realize its value.

1.Why couldn’t the farmer sleep well?

A.Because the wise man left. B.Because his farm was sold.

C.Because he couldn’t find any diamond. D.Because he wanted to be rich.

2.The diamonds were found by the man in ________.

A.Africa B.Europe C.America D.Asia

3.What’s the right order of the story?

①The farmer couldn’t find any diamonds and killed himself.

②A wise man told the farmer that diamonds are valuable.

③The man sold his farm and went out for diamonds.

④The man who had bought the farm found lots of diamonds on the farm.

A.②③④① B.②③①④ C.③①④② D.③④②①

4.The writer wants to tell us that ________.

A.we must try our best if we want to succeed B.life is valuable

C.we should realize the value of what we have D.we can be rich by accident

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Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big 　　 in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something 　　 in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her. 　　 the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to 　　 out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked 　　 . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she 　 　 .

That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was 　 　 in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them 　 , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”

1.. A. mirror                    B. box　　     　　         C. suitcase

2.. A. expensive            　　 B. dangerous        　　　　　 C. terrible

3.. A. So                 　　 B. But　　     　　         C. And

4.. A. carry　　                 B. put            　　　　　 C. find

5.. A. inside　     　　         　　 B. outside　         　　　　　 C. through

6.. A. agreed　             　　 B. accepted                C. failed

7.. A. something　             　　 B. nothing    　　　　     　　 C. somebody

8.. A. angrily        　　         B. happily　　　　             C. freely

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Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it， so the old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters， “Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said， “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter， “This horse is very interesting. It can sing， dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish， too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said， “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said， “All right， take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

1.The people in the restaurant all ran out because___________.

A．they wanted to see the old man

B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish

C．the waiter said there came the horse

D．there was no fire over the stove

2.All the people in the restaurant rushed out ________but _________ didn’t.

A．to see the horse sing… the old man

B．to watch the horse play games… the waiter

C．to look for the horse… the old man

D．to see the horse eat fish… the old man

3.Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because ________.

A．his horse liked eating fish

B．he was cold

C．he wanted to sit by the fire， but wasn’t able to do so at first

D．he himself also liked to eat fish

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Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it, so the old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters, “Take some fish to my horse.” The waitor and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said, “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

1.The people in the restaurant all ran out because___________.

A．they wanted to see the old man

B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish

C．the waitor said there came the horse

D．there was no fire over the stove

2.All the people in the restaurant rushed out ________but _________ didn’t.

A．to see the horse sing… the old man

B．to watch the horse play games… the waitor

C．to look for the horse… the old man

D．to see the horse eat fish… the old man

3.Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because ________.

A．his horse liked eating fish

B．he was cold

C．he wanted to sit by the fire, but wasn’t able to do so at first

D．he himself also liked to eat fish

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There is an old saying: Like father like son. Here is a story about it．

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气) and never gave a way to others. One day his father decided to 1.　　　　　　　　　 some friends to dinner. He asked his son to buy some meat in town．When the son got what his father wanted, he turned back2.　　　　　　　　　　 walked towards the town gate. Just then, a man was coming from outside. The gate wasn’t 3.　　　　　　　　　　 enough to let two men in and4.　　　　　　　 at the same time. But 5.　　　　　　　　　　　　 of them would give way to the other. They stood face 6.　　　　　　　　　　　 face inside the gate hour after hour. Waited for a long time, his father was worried, “What shall I do? My son hasn’t returned yet. I can’t wait any 7.　　　　　　　 .” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he8.　　　　　　　　 his friends at home and went to town to look for his son.

“You may take the 9.　　　　　　　　 home for my friends. Let me stand here against him 10.　　　　　　 ,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened. What do you think of the father? If everyone teaches their children in this way, there will be no peace in the world．

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