Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor th...

Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvests(收成）for years.

"If God lets me ______ the weather, then everything will get better," he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the ______ for crops(庄稼）to grow than God does"

God heard his words. "Well, I give you one______. " he said, "You will be in control of all kinds of ______. Let's see what your crops will grow like."

On hearing this, Joe was excited and ______ right away, "Sunny!" ______ the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "______! " The sky was ______with dark clouds at once, then after a while, the field was filled with water.

In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger and becoming crops, Joe felt really ______.

Then the harvest season came. He went to the field to get his crops ______ his heart suddenly went down when he found the crops even hadn't grown a grain（谷粒）. He was quite shocked and started to______. Once again, God heard him.

"Do you want to know ______ you still don't get the good harvest you want?" God said. "You never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or ______ that could make the air fresher and the roots（根）stronger. _______ strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit."

After he realized this, Joe asked God to ______ the power. It turned out that only through life's challenges would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A.control B.punish C.catch D.change

2.A.most B.least C.worst D.best

3.A.week B.month C.season D.year

4.A.weather B.water C.crops D.fields

5.A.sang B.shouted C.asked D.answered

6.A.Luckily B.Happily C.Suddenly D.Specially

7.A.Sunny B.Windy C.Rainy D.Snowy

8.A.connected B.painted C.followed D.covered

9.A.satisfied B.disappointed C.surprised D.embarrassed

10.A.And B.But C.Though D.Because

11.A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.worry

12.A.what B.why C.when D.where

13.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing

14.A.On B.Without C.From D.Through

15.A.give back B.go back C.take back D.come back

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Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn’t good harvest for years. “If God let me control the weather, ______ will get better,” he complained, “I know better than God does because I am a (an) ______farmer.”

God heard his words. “Well, I will give you one year,” God replied. “You will be in charge of the weather. Let’s see what your crops grow like.” Joe was so ______ that he couldn’t believe what he heard. But he still wanted to have a try. He shouted, “Sunny!” ______ the clouds went away. “Unbelievable!” He thought to himself and tried again, “rain!” The sky became cloudy right away and heavy rain poured down. ______, in the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching his crops growing bigger and bigger, he felt happy.

When the harvest season came, he ______ his basket and sickle（镰刀）to the field, looking forward to a big harvest. But his heart sank to the ______when he found his strong crops had not grown any grain（谷粒）at all. Puzzled and disappointed, he started crying, which was heard by God again.

“How about your crops?” God asked. Joe ______ the crops, without a word. “Do not you have your wish to control the weather?” God asked again. “Yes, but I just can’t understand it. I have given them what they need. How could it be?” Joe ______. “That’s because you never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course they won’t grow any fruit.”

It turned out that only through ______, would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A. everything　　 B. something　　 C. anything　　 D. nothing

2.A. clever　　 B. experienced　　 C. polite　　 D. patient

3.A. angry　　 B. sorry　　 C. surprised　　 D. upset

4.A. Normally　　 B. Generally　　 C. Fortunately　　 D. Suddenly

5.A. Still　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Besides

6.A. brought　　 B. carried　　 C. packed　　 D. pulled

7.A. bottom　　 B. part　　 C. side　　 D. top

8.A. believed in　　 B. looked up　　 C. paid for　　 D. pointed to

9.A. mentioned　　 B. noted　　 C. suggested　　 D. wondered

10.A. rainstorms　　 B. chances　　 C. challenges　　 D. Discoveries

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Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn’t good harvest for years. “If God let me control the _______, then everything will get better,” he complained, “I know better than God does because I am a clever farmer.”

God heard his words. “Well, I will give you one year,” God replied. “You will be in charge of the weather. Let’s see what your crops grow like.”

On hearing this, Joe was so _______ that he couldn’t believe what he heard. But he still wanted to have a try. He shouted, “Sunny!” Suddenly the clouds went away.

“Unbelievable!” He thought to himself and tried again, “rain!” The sky became cloudy right away and heavy rain poured down.

In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and _______. Watching his crops growing bigger and bigger, he felt satisfied.

When the harvest season came, he went to the field, looking forward to a big harvest. But his heart sank to the bottom when he found his strong crops had not grown any grain（谷粒）at all. Puzzled and _______, he started crying. Once again, God ________ him.

“Don’t you have your wish to control the weather?” God asked again. “Yes, but I just can’t understand it. I have given them what they _______. How could it be?” Joe _______. “That’s because you _______ asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course they won’t grow any fruit.” After he realized this, Joe asked God to _______ the power.

It turned out that only through life’s challenges, we would succeed in harvest the _______ of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A. time　　 B. world　　 C. weather　　 D. way

2.A. surprised　　 B. sorry　　 C. angry　　 D. worried

3.A. windy　　 B. rainy　　 C. cloudy　　 D. snowy

4.A. excited　　 B. embarrassed　　 C. nervous　　 D. disappointed

5.A. refused　　 B. heard　　 C. thanked　　 D. punished

6.A. know　　 B. have　　 C. offer　　 D. need

7.A. mentioned　　 B. noted　　 C. suggested　　 D. wondered

8.A. almost　　 B. never　　 C. always　　 D. just

9.A. take back　　 B. take off　　 C. give up　　 D. put out

10.A. taste　　 B. money　　 C. fruit　　 D. discovery

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Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvest for years.

"If I can _________ the weather, then everything will get better, "he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the best for crops(庄稼）to grow than anyone else does. "

"Well, you are given one year, "a fairy said. "You will be in charge of all kinds of_________. Let's see what your crops will grow like. "

On hearing this, Joe was excited and immediately _________ "Sunny!"Suddenly the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "Rain!"The sky was_________with dark clouds right away. Then after a while, heavy rain poured down.

Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger, Joe felt very ________. Then, the harvest season came.

He went to the field to get his crops. _________ his heart suddenly sank(低落）when he found the strong crops even hadn't grown a grain(谷粒）. He was quite confused(困惑的）and started to cry. Once again, the fairy heard him.

"Do you want to know why you _________ don't get the good harvest you want?"the fairy asked. "That’s because you never________ for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or _________ that could make the air fresher and the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit. "

After he realized this, Joe asked the fairy to take back the power . It turned out that only _________ life’s challenges would we reap（收获）the fruit of life .

1.A.control B.bring C.catch D.change

2.A.water B.sunshine C.sky D.weather

3.A.agreed B.ordered C.shouted D.hoped

4.A.filled B.busy C.covered D.pleased

5.A.satisfied B.active C.brave D.tired

6.A.And B.Though C.But D.So

7.A.even B.just C.still D.nearly

8.A.reached B.asked C.looked D.cared

9.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing

10.A.with B.by C.over D.through

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A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so 　 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds（伤口）. After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it 　　 get well soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the　 　 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 　 　 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ 　　 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had　 , and the friend felt quite 　 　 .

“What a pity!” said the friend. “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and 　 　 it into the air. The eagle was 　 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another 　 . This time he carried the eagle to the　 of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he 　 　 the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright 　 of the rising sun. Then he 　 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.A. polite　　　 B. brave　 C. kind　　　 D. proud　

2.A. would　　　　 B. should C. must　　　 D. need

3.A. food　　　　 B. sounds C. water　　 D. habits

4.A. walk　　　　 B. sleep　 C. talk　　　 D. drink

5.A. missed　　　 B. enjoyed　 C. lost　　 D. forgot　

6.A. When　　　　　 B. Why　　　 C. How　　 D. What

7.A. suffered　　 B. experienced　 C. happened D. found

8.A. puzzled　　　　 B. sorry　　 C. amazed D. worrying　　

9.A. pulled　　　　 B. moved　　 C. took　　 D. threw

10.A. frightened　 B. guilty　　 C. excited　 D. angry

11.A. drink　　　　　 B. meeting　 C. rest　　 D. try

12.A. top　　　　　　 B. foot　　　 C. center　 D. side

13.A.tied　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　 C. filled　　 D. held

14.A. sight　　　　 B. light　　　　 C. space　　 D. shape

15.A. easily　　　 B. hardly　　　　　 C. quickly　 D. powerfully

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A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his fielD． He was so 　　 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds（伤口）．After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it 　　 get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 　　 　 of all the chickens in the yarD． It learned to 　　 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽)．For many years, the eagle 　　 his new life on the farm．
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “　　 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had　　 , and the friend felt quite 　　 .
What a pity!” said the frienD． “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and 　　 it into the air．The eagle was 　　 , and cried loudly．Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle．The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another 　　 ．This time he carried the eagle to the 　　 of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he 　　　　　 the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright 　　 of the rising sun．Then he 　　 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky．This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds．
1.A． polite　　　　 B． brave　　　　　 C． kind　　　　 D． proud
2.A． would　　　　 B． should　　　　 C． must　　　　 D． need
3.A． food　　　　　 B． sounds　　　　 C． water　　　　 D． habits
4.A． walk　　　　　 B． sleep　　　　　 C． talk　　　　 D． drink
5.A． missed　　　　 B． enjoyed　　　　 C． lost　　　　 D． forgot
6.A． When　　　　　 B． Why　　　　　　 C． How　　　　　 D． What
7.A． suffered　　 B． experienced　 C． happened　　 D． found
8.A． puzzled　　　 B． sorry　　　　　 C． amazed　　　 D． worrying
9.A． pulled　　　　 B． moved　　　　　 C． took　　　　 D． threw
10.A． frightened B． guilty　　　　 C． excited　　 D． angry
11.A． drink　　　　 B． meeting　　　　 C． rest　　　　 D． try
12.A． top　　　　　 B． foot　　　　　　 C． center　　　 D． side
13.A． tied　　　　 B． put　　　　　　 C． filled　　　 D． held
14.A． sight　　　　 B． light　　　　　 C． space　　　　 D． shape
15.A． easily　　　 B． hardly　　　　 C． politely　　 D． powerfully(强有力地)

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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor1.　　　　　　　　　 He decided to study medicine so that he could help people who were ill.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. 2.　　　　　　　　 So he wished to write a new one.

3. 　　　　　　　　 　　 He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He always went on long journeys to collect herbs and talked with old peasants. 4.　　　　　　　　　　

After many years of hard work and study, 5. 　　　　　　　　　　 At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

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Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small pool about five centimeters deep outside it.

Joe stopped and watched the man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he must be quite mad(发疯的).

Joe pitied the man, so after a while he went up to him and said kindly, "Hello, would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?"

The fisherman was glad to accept his offer(主动提议). Joe bought him a few drinks and finally said to him, "You've been fishing outside here, haven't you? How many did you catch this morning, if I may ask?"

“You are the eighth,” the fisherman answered happily.

1.Before lunch Joe usually had_______.

A. a drink at the bar　　 B. tea at the bar　　 C. dinner at the bar　　 D. a drink with the fisherman

2.Who took pity on the fisherman?

A. Nobody.　　 B. Only Joe.

C. Everyone who passed by him.　　 D. Some of the people who passed by him.

3.The poorly dressed man_______.

A. must be mad　　 B. must be hungry　　 C. must be thirsty　　 D. was not mad at all

4.The fisherman pretended(假装) _______．

A. to be mad　　 B. to be fishing　　 C. to be poor　　 D. to have no job

5.The fisherman fooled_______.

A. all the people　　 B. most of the people

C. Joe as well as the other seven people　　 D. eight people except Joe

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His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day late in the afternoon, while working to support his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby pond(池塘).He dropped his tools and ran to the pond. There, up to his neck in the water, was a terrified boy, crying and struggling to free himself. Obviously the boy did not know how to swim. Fleming jumped into the pond and quickly swam toward the boy. He saved the boy who could have been a terrible death.

The next day, a very cool carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s house. A well-dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Fleming saved the day before.

“I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.”

“No, I can’t accept any payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the farmhouse, confused by who was visiting them.

“Is that your son?” the nobleman asked.

“Yes,” the farmer replied proudly.

“I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him with me. I promise you that I will give him a good education. If the boy is anything like his father, he’ll grow up to be a man you can be proud of.”

And he did. In time, Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London and went on to become a famous doctor.

Years later, the nobleman’s son became seriously ill. Who saved him? The farmer’s son did.

It’s important to help people no matter how successful you are in life. You never know when you are going to be the one who needs the help.

1.What happened to Fleming one afternoon?

A. He fell into a pond by accident.

B. He fell asleep near a pond.

C. He made a lot money from his job.

D. He saved a boy out of a pond.

2.According to the story, Fleming ________.

A. accepted the nobleman’s payment

B. didn’t accept money for helping others

C. hoped to get more money by refusing

D. asked the nobleman to support his son’s education

3.Which of the following about Fleming’s son is NOT true?

A. He took the place of the nobleman’s son.

B. He got a college education.

C. He became a famous doctor.

D. He cured the nobleman’s son.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. Don’t try to get payment for helping others.

C. An act of kindness always helps.

D. You can get a lot more by helping the rich.

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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come al night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily."If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!"

1.What did the farmer's friend give him one day?

A.An apple.

B.Some apples.

C.A young tree.

D.Some young trees.

2.Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?

A.He thought strangers would steal the fruit.

B.He thought the tree would die.

C.He thought his children would take the fruit.

D.He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.

3.Where did the farmer plant the young tree?

A.Near the road.

B.In his field.

C.In his woods.

D.Near the house.

4.Why did the young tree die in the end?

A.Strangers pulled out the tree.

B.His neighbors cut down the tree.

C.His children broke the tree.

D.There was less sunlight and poor soil.

5.What does the story tell us?

A.We should care about others' feelings.

B.We should learn to share beautiful things.

C.The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.

D.The young tree can grow up one day.

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