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Once upon a time,there lived a poor farmer and his wife.One day,having _______ their day’s labor and eaten their simple _______,they were sitting by the fire.And then they had a quarrel over who should _______ the door—it was blown open by the _______.
“Darling,shut the door!” said the man.
“_______,do it yourself!” the woman answered.
“I will not shut it,and you shall not shut it,” said the man,“but let the one who speaks the _______ word shut it.”
His words _______ the wife,so the old couple,well satisfied,went to _______ in silence.
In the middle of the night they heard a _______,and looking around,they found that a wild dog had ________the room,and that he was busy ________ their food.Not a word,however,would either of these ________ people say,and the dog,having eaten as much as he wanted,went out of the house.
The next morning the woman went ________ by herself.
When she was ________,a barber entered and said to the husband,“Why are you ________ here alone?” The farmer didn’t say a word.The barber then shaved(剃)his head,but still he did not ________.He shaved off half his beard,but even then the man kept silent.“The man is crazy!” cried the barber,and he ________ escaped out of the house.
At this moment the man’s wife ________ from the shop.She,seeing her husband in such a(n)________ condition,cried,“Ah!What have you been ________?”
“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer,“so,please shut the door.”
1.A. found B. divided C. began D. finished
2.A. breakfast B. supper C. lunch D. soup
3.A. shut B. paint C. repair D. answer
4.A. cloud B. snow C. wind D. air
5.A. All right B. No problem C. Good idea D. No way
6.A. last B. only C. first D. same
7.A. troubled B. pleased C. angered D. surprised
8.A. chair B. field C. bed D. table
9.A. noise B. knock C. voice D. song
10.A. filled B. left N C. cleaned D. entered
11.A. preparing B. eating C. smelling D. cooking
12.A. weak B. careless C. silly D. patient
13.A. shopping B. swimming C. walking D. dancing
14.A. free B. in C. ill D. out
15.A. singing B. sleeping C. sitting D. working
16.A. look B. speak C. stand D. arrive
17.A. quickly B. happily C. carefully D. sadly
18.A. returned B. ran C. came D. moved
19.A. dangerous B. nervous C. angry D. strange
20.A. drinki
ng B. doing C. offering D. taking
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Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
1.A. boating B. fishing C. hunting D. swimming
2.A. caught B. removed C. bitten D. held
3.A. fur B. shade C. poster D. way
4.A. took up B. put up C. added up D. picked up
5.A. imagine B. wait C. help D. expect
6.A. secure B. amazed C. exciting D. lively
7.A. smelt B. tasted C. sounded D. looked
8.A. that B. whose C. which D. who
9.A. intelligent B. popular C. happy D. attractive
10.A. Follow B. Marry C. Admit D. Accept
11.A. sister B. mother C. daughter D. son
12.A. respond B. promise C. select D. doubt
13.A. under B. at C. beyond D. in
14.A. pigs B. cattle C. sheep D. chicken
15.A. puzzled B. magical C. upset D. greedy
16.A. certain B. surprised C. satisfied D. popular
17.A. wife B. daughter C. mother D. grandfather
18.A. in peace B. in danger C. in a way D. in a flash
19.A. wearing B. having C. preparing D. replacing
20.A. artificial B. mistaken C. severe D. informal
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Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife Doris lived __1._(happy) together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy visited _2.__.
“Fred, you’re a good farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled __3. each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We’re very healthy and happy.”
“You work very hard _4. _ you make very little money. Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck Fairy.
“We’re poor, but we have enough food __5.__(eat).” replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy __6._ clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.
“__7._we haven’t got many clothes, we’ve got enough.” said Doris.
“Well, what about 8. nice new house?” asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I love my small old house very much. I __9. _(live) here since I was born. We don’t need a new house,” said Fred.
“You’re quite different _ 10.__ others. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happy forever.” Then the Luck Fairy disappeared and never came back.
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Once upon a time a farmer had a dog and a rabbit. One day he organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see1.animal would find them first.
The2.(cheer) and optimistic rabbit threw himself into looking for the carrot,3.(dig) here and there, totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit,4.(lie) down and began to complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field.
The rabbit dug for hours, and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this5.(be), even for the rabbit.6.the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field7.(leave) to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel right to8.the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone.
This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to9.right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone10.he only complained and didn't try at all.
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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His ____ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was ____ with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to ____ coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a ____ place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the ____ for his unlucky life.
Then, the poor man ____ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶). “This will save you from ____,” the wise man ____. The poor man took the ____ from the wise man and wanted to ____ it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he ____ such a beautiful thing? But then he started ____ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his ____, put it on the table and started watching it again.
“It’s not ____ for such a beautiful thing to be ____,” the poor man thought. So he ____ some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even ____. “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man ____ again.
So the poor man started ____ his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, ____ rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.
1.A. child B. home C. health D. village
2.A. treated B. built C. filled D. covered
3.A. consider B. forget C. enjoy D. avoid
4.A. quiet B. dirty C. cold D. wet
5.A. reason B. result C. problem D. change
6.A. helped B. thanked C. met D. protected
7.A. danger B. death C. poorness D. trouble
8.A. said B. shouted C. cried D. wrote
9.A. money B. vase C. table D. flower
10.A. draw B. study C. throw D. sell
11.A. bring B. buy C. like D. need
12.A. washing B. looking at C. repairing D. showing off
13.A. house B. farm C. shop D. school
14.A. important B. right C. possible D. easy
15.A. big B. empty C. old D. safe
16.A. planted B. borrowed C. stole D. picked
17.A. more beautiful B. stranger C. more expensive D. stronger
18.A. expected B. thought C. believed D. doubted
19.A. cleaning B. checking C. moving D. choosing
20.A. or B. for C. but D. and
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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His _______ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was _______ with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to _______ coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a _______ place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the _______ for his unlucky life.
Then, the poor man _______ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶). “This will save you from _______,” the wise man_______ . The poor man took the _______ from the wise man and wanted to sell it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he ________ such a beautiful thing? But then he started ________ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his house, put it on the table and started watching it again.
“It’s not ________for such a beautiful thing to be empty,” the poor man thought. So he pick some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even ________. “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man ________ again.
So the poor man started cleaning his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, ________ rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.
1.A. child B. home C. health D. village
2.A. treated B. built C. filled D. covered
3.A. consider B. forget C. enjoy D. avoid
4.A. quiet B. dirty C. cold D. wet
5.A. reason B. result C. problem D. change
6.A. helped B. thanked C. met D. protected
7.A. danger B. death C. poverty D. trouble
8.A. said B. shouted C. cried D. wrote
9.A. money B. vase C. table D. flower
10.A. bring B. buy C. like D. need
11.A. washing B. looking at C. repairing D. showing off
12.A. important B. right C. possible D. easy
13.A. more beautiful B. stranger C. more expensive D. stronger
14.A. expected B. thought C. believed D. doubted
15.A. or B. for C. but D. and
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A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A. his farm belonged to the rich man B. he liked the rich man
C. he was poor D. the rich man’s children liked apples
2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played.
C. They ate some of the apples. D. They ran away.
3.The monkeys left the basket because
A. they had thrown apples on the ground
B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C. they were afraid of the hat
D. the farmer was angry wit h them
4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .
A. pleased B. unhappy C. excited D. moved
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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.
“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.
“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”
1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because________.
| A．he was poor |
| B．he liked the rich man |
| C．his farm belonged to the rich man |
| D．the rich man’s children liked apples |
2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
| A．They jumped and jumped. |
| B．They played. |
| C．They ran away. |
| D．They ate some of the apples. |
3.The monkeys left the basket because ________.
| A．they had thrown apples on the ground |
| B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off |
| C．they were afraid of the hat |
| D．the farmer was angry wit h them |
4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt ________.
| A．pleased | B．moved | C．excited | D．unhappy |
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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
1. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A. he was poor
B. he liked the rich man
C. the rich man’s children liked apples
D. his farm belonged to the rich man
2. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played.
C. They ran away. D. They ate some of the apples.
3.. The monkeys left the basket because
A. they had thrown apples on the ground
B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C. they were afraid of the hat
D. the farmer was angry with them
4.. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt
A. pleased B. moved(感动)
C. excited D. unhappy
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Once upon a time there lived a king. One day, the king _______ some of his servants to dig a pond outside his palace. As soon as the pond was dug, he made a(n) _______ to his people who gathered around him, _______ that one person from each _______ should bring a glass of milk during the night, and pour it into the pond _______ the pond would be full of milk by the next morning. When hearing the order, everyone present said yes and then went home. One man was _______ to take the milk during the night, but suddenly he came up with a good idea. Since everyone would_______milk, he would just take a glass of water and pour it inside the pond. He thought it would be so _______ that no one else would _______ it. So he just poured the water into the pond and went back home. He felt rather ________, because he saved a glass of milk for his family.
The next morning, the king came to ________ the pond outside his palace with all his ministers. But much to their surprise, they saw the pond only filled with water! What had happened was that everyone was ________ just like others: "I don't have to put in milk, someone else will do it." So when it comes to helping poor people, do not think that others will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don't do it, no one else will do it. Whatever you do, be true to your words. And it will make a big difference.
1.A.encouraged B.ordered C.invited D.advised
2.A.effort B.deal C.announcement D.note
3.A.suggesting B.requiring C.supposing D.expecting
4.A.group B.school C.village D.family
5.A.so that B.even though C.as though D.now that
6.A.pleased B.determined C.eager D.prepared
7.A.bring B.drink C.add D.buy
8.A.fast B.dark C.easy D.noisy
9.A.hear B.believe C.discover D.like
10.A.worried B.surprised C.disappointed D.satisfied
11.A.visit B.dig C.decorate D.fill
12.A.imagining B.deciding C.thinking D.reminding
ng B. doing C. offering D. taking