A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of...

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.” He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.”

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How’s your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, “Why?” “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be________.

A.the farmer’s friend B.a milk factory C.a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow________.

A.couldn’t lie down B.didn’t eat the pills C.couldn’t make any noise D.was ill

3.The vet taught the farmer how________.

A.to blow the tube B.to make the cow take the pills

C.to take the medicine D.to put the tube in his mouth

4.What was mainly the end of the story?

A.The vet took the medicine. B.The farmer took the medicine.

C.The cow took the medicine. D.The cow was all right.

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A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

"What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived. "My cow's ill," the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." "How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube(管子)and said," Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That will make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. "How's your cow?" the vet asked. "No change," the farmer said, "and I'm feeling very strange myself." "Oh?" the vet said, "Why?" "I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it." "And?" the vet asked. "The cow blew first," the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be 　　　　 .

A. the farmer's friend　　　 B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows　　 　 D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow 　　　　 .

A. was ill　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise 　　　　　　 D. couldn't lie down

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.　 　 B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.　　　　　　　 D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how 　　　　 .

A. to blow the tube

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine

D. to put the tube in his mouth

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A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

"What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived. "My cow's ill," the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." "How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube(管子)and said," Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That will make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. "How's your cow?" the vet asked. "No change," the farmer said, "and I'm feeling very strange myself." "Oh?" the vet said, "Why?" "I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it." "And?" the vet asked. "The cow blew first," the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be 　　　　 .

A. the farmer's friend 　　 B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows　　 D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow 　　　　 .

A. was ill　　　　　　 　　　　 　 B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise D. couldn't lie down

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.　　 B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.　　　　　　　 D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how 　　　　 .

A. to blow the tube

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine

D. to put the tube in his mouth

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The farmer and his cow

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow. One day it was ill, the farmer was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” the vet asked the farmer when he arrived. “My cow is ill,” said the farmer.” I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and doesn’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”

The vet looked at the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “ and she needs to take some strong medicine.”

He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “ Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

“How should I give them to her? The farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked worried.

“How’s your cow?” asked the vet.

“No change,” the farmer said, “ and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”

“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put the two pills down it.”

“And?” the vet asked.

“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1. From the story, we know that a vet is ________.

A. the farmer’s friend

B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows

D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______.

A. couldn’t lie down

B. didn’t eat pills

C. couldn’t make any noise

D. was not well.

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. A bottle of pills.　　 B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.　　　　　　　 D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how to _______.

A. blow the tube

B. make the cow take the pills

C. take the medicine

D. put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came and gave the farmer another cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited outside the vet’s house the next day.

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The farmer and his cow

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow. One day it was ill, the farmer was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” the vet asked the farmer when he arrived. “My cow is ill,” said the farmer.” I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and doesn’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”

The vet looked at the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “ and she needs to take some strong medicine.”

He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “ Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

“How should I give them to her? The farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked worried.

“How’s your cow?” asked the vet.

“No change,” the farmer said, “ and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”

“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put the two pills down it.”

“And?” the vet asked.

“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1. From the story, we know that a vet is ________.

A. the farmer’s friend　　　　　　 B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows　　　　　　 D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______.

A. couldn’t lie down　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t eat pills

C. couldn’t make any noise　　　　 D. was not well.

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. A bottle of pills.　　 B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.　　　　　　　　 D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how to _______.

A. blow the tube　　　　　　 B. make the cow take the pills

C. take the medicine　　 D. put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came and gave the farmer another cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited outside the vet’s house the next day.

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The old farmer is counting ______ money and _______ cows he had.

A. the amount of, the number of　　 B. an amount of, a number of

C. the number of, the amount of　　 D. a number of , an amount of

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American country music is very old.In the west of America, cowboys (牛仔)had to look after cows and watch them all day and all night, because the cows sometimes ran away.Cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous.They often drank strong coffee to stay awake at night.They also sang to cows to make them quiet.They also sang when they traveled to towns for fun.

In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England or France and Canada.They enjoyed their own kind of music.When they visited their friends and families during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life.It talks about love, jobs, homes, friends and farms and so on.People in many parts of the world like American country music.

1.American country music ________．

A. is hardly enjoyed by people　　 B. is only loved by cowboys　　 C. has a long history

2.Why did cowboys sing songs?

A. Because their life was full of happiness.

B. Because they needed to sing to cows to make them excited.

C. Because they wanted to be fun when they traveled to towns.

3.People from Ireland, France and several other countries often sang country music because ________．

A. they lived in the south of America

B. they usually visited their friends and families during the holidays

C. they liked the music of their own countries

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Cowboys looked after and watched cows day and night because they liked their cows very much.

B. Country music talks about our lives.

C. Only Americans like country music.

5.Which of the following may not be described by country music?

A. Love.　　 B. Volunteer work.　　 C. Farms.

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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 　　 all the time, watering and fertilizing施肥them.

One day a young man went by the 　　 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 　　 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said,” I can tell you four 　 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. 　　　　 , although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 　　 .”

“ Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s 　　 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 　　　 our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 　　　 his wonderful music, but his music has 　　 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.A. flowers         B. trees         C. vegetables    D. grass

2.A. study            B. garden        C. kitchen         D. balcony

3.A. blind             B. famous         C. smart         D. friendly

4.A. stories            B. reasons    　　 C. excuses         D. conclusions

5.A. And             B. But             C. Second         D. Third

6.A. me                 B. you             C. my mother    D. my son

7.A. true             B. hard             C. cool             D. fair

8.A. broke             B. hurt     　　　 C. pleased        D. treated

9.A. write             B. hear             C. play            D. believe

10.A. changed         B. discovered      C. encouraged    D. made

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Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”

Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.

Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.

“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.

A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.

1.The passage tells us that _________.

2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

3.In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),

Manuel _________.

4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.

5. From this passage, we can learn that ________.

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Tom is good at playing basketball and he always plays 　　 　　　　 of all.

A. careful　　 B. most carefully　　 C. carefully

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