Once upon a time there lived an old man. He h...

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑

2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".

A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他

3.The second old man ________the three brothers.

A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)

4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.

A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　    C. nobody 　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　        B. cat 　　        C. the rich man 　    D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　            B. bad 　　        C. clever 　　        D. kind

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Once upon a time, there was a very old man _______ Yu Gong. He lived with his family in a village and there were two big and high mountains near his house. They _______ a long time　　 getting to the other side.

One day, Yu Gong told his family that they must move the mountains to the other places. _______this, everyone in his family was laughing at him. One of his sons said: “ Are you kidding? ” “ No, I’m serious and all of you must do it with me.” Everyone was _______ at that time. They really didn’t want to do it, but they had to do because the oldest man in his family was _______ important person at that time.

The next day everyone in Yu Gong’s family started to dig the mountains. They put the stones and the earth _______ the sea. One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children _______　 the mountains. He told Yu Gong he would never do it. But Yu Gong said though he was _______　 and would die, his family could continue to move the mountains. Then they kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally a god was _______ moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to help Yu Gong move the mountains away.

The story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible ________ you try to make it happen.

1.A. names　　 B. is　　 C. called　　 D. has

2.A. took　　 B. spent　　 C. cost　　 D. paid

3.A. Hearing　　 B. Doing　　 C. Seeing　　 D. Watching

4.A. tired　　 B. thirsty　　 C. excited　　 D. silent

5.A. most　　 B. more　　 C. much more　　 D. the most

6.A. to　　 B. on　　 C. up　　 D. into

7.A. climbing　　 B. visiting　　 C. digging　　 D. watering

8.A. well　　 B. healthy　　 C. weak　　 D. strong

9.A. such　　 B. so　　 C. very　　 D. quite

10.A. unless　　 B. if　　 C. even　　 D. or

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　

C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2..The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　C. nobody 　　　　D. the servant       　　

3..The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles    B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat                 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　B. cat 　　C. the rich man 　　D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　B. bad 　　C. clever 　　D. kind

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man                           B．the servant 　

C．both A and B                           D．neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat           B．himself           C．nobody           D．the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant        B．cat               C．the rich man       D．nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy              B．bad              C．clever            D．kind

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home; the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　    C. nobody 　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because_______.

A. there was in face poison in the bottles

B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant   B. cat   C. the rich man   D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy   B. bad   C. clever   D. kind

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant(仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine(酒) and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A、the rich man　　 B、the servant　　 C、both A and B

2.The rich man_______who drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A、didn’t know　　 B、wondered　　　 C、knew

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because　　 .

A、there was in fact poison in the bottles

B、he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C、he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A、the servant　　 B、cat　　　 C、the rich man

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A、lazy　　　 B、bad　　　 C、clever

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant

C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　　　 B. himself　　　 C. nobody　　　 D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　　 B. cat　　　 C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　　　 B. bad　　　 C. clever　　　 D. kind

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There once was an old man aged 50．who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.

The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.

After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”

“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.

The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”

“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

2.The underlined words “ahead of'” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.

3.The father was moved when ______.

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

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