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Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Little.　　　　　　　　 D. Sick.

2.How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

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Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.                   B. Nice.                     C. Little.            D. Sick.

2.How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

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Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.                   B. Nice.                     C. Little.            D. Sick.

2. How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

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Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.               B. Nice.         C. Little.                    D. Sick.

2.How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

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Long, long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything e1. in the world.

One day he asked the God to give him still more gold. The God decided to p2. him and said: “Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold.” Midas was excited w3. he heard this. “I shall be the richest man in the world,” he said to himself.

He got up early the next morning. When he touched his bed it turned to gold. He began to dress and his c4. became gold. Midas was delighted. The king went to have his b5.. He took a cup of milk, but it immediately turned to gold. Then he took a piece of bread, and that also g6. into gold. Midas now began to feel u7.. It was good to be the richest man in the world, but he was hungry, and he could not eat or drink gold. He went out into the garden.

His little daughter was there. When she saw her f8., she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.

Midas was now s9. and sad. He begged the God to take away the Golden Touch.

The God took away his Golden Touch and everything became n10. again. Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew now that gold did not bring happiness.

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Long long ago, there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.

One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to give him a lesson and said, “OK, and from now on, everything you touch will turn to gold.” Midas was so excited when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a boy. “It works!”

Not only stones, flowers, and the things of his house turned to gold, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him, Midas touched her hand. At once her body became cold. Midas was holding a gold girl!

At last, he asked the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bath in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: Gold did not bring happiness.

This is a Greek story. Now the idiom “have the Midas touch” means to have the ability (能力) to be successful, especially the ability to 　　　　　　　　 . Well, do you want to have the Midas touch and become a rich man?

1. What does the underlined word greedy mean in English?

A. 易怒的。　 B. 慷慨的。

C. 宽容的。　 D. 贪婪的。

2.With the gold-touch skill, Midas can turn everything into gold except ______.

A. the river　 　 B. the food

C. the flowers　 D. the stones

3.Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence (Line 2, Paragraph 5).

A. make money easily

B. drive a car safely

C. look after sick people

D. cook delicious food

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Long long ago, there lived a great man named Zun Nun. One day a young man came to visit him and asked1.（polite）, "Please, sir.2.are great people like you dressed in such a way?"

After3.（give） his ring to the young man, he said, "I will answer your question, 4. first you must take this ring to the market and sell it for one gold coin.Looking at the dirty ring, the young man said in surprise, "Could this ring5.（sell） at the price?" Then he went to the market, but 6.（somebody） wanted to pay a gold coin for such 7. ugly ring. He went 8. and said sorry to Zun Nun. "Now go to the gold shop at the back of the street, and show it to the shopkeeper. Don't give your price; just wait and let him tell you how 9. he would like to pay.

The young man went to the shop, returned and reported, " The people in the market don't know the value of this ring. The gold shopkeeper said he would pay one thousand gold 10.（coin） for it. " "That's the answer to your question, my young friend. A person cannot be valued only from his dress. "

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Long long ago, there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children. They had a hen. It laid a golden egg every day. The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life.

　　　 But the man was very greedy (贪婪的). He wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time. So, he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last. He decided to kill the hen and get all the eggs. He didn't want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise. He was so excited about his great plan. He even started to sing when he thought of the plan.

　　　 The next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man couldn't wait to take a knife and cut its body open. However, there was nothing but blood(血液) all around. There weren't any eggs at all. He was very sad because he would not get even one egg now.

Their life used to be comfortable with one egg a day, but now their life changed a lot.

How silly he was!

1.How many children did the man have?

2.Had the man's family lived a rich and comfortable life before he killed the hen?

3.Why did the man kill the hen?

4.What did the man get from the hen at last?

5.What do you think of the man in the passage?

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Long long ago, there was a bird made of stone. She lived in a beautiful forest between two mountains. The ___________ liked the forest very much, but she was very ____________, so she had to walk along the ground. She enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, but she also dreamed that one day, she would be able to __________ and enjoy viewing the beautiful countryside from up high.

But that ___________ was gone after the great fire. In the forest, all the plants and animals were dead. The stone bird was the only form of life able to survive the fire. However, when she saw what the forest was like, she was __________, and couldn’t stop crying. She cried and cried day by day. She __________ with such feeling that her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the bird turned into a pool of __________.

But when the __________ came out, the tears flew into the sky and became a happy little cloud. It could fly over the trees and __________ everything below.

Since then, the little cloud travelled all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside, and remembering what damage the fire brought to its own forest, the cloud is now very careful to __________ its rain down on any tree it sees burning.

1.A. bird　　 B. chick　　 C. fox　　 D. goat

2.A. weak　　 B. heavy　　 C. light　　 D. tall

3.A. walk　　 B. run　　 C. fly　　 D. jump

4.A. dream　　 B. house　　 C. food　　 D. friend

5.A. sad　　 B. tired　　 C. excited　　 D. bored

6.A. laughed　　 B. shook　　 C. nodded　　 D. cried

7.A. fire　　 B. air　　 C. water　　 D. stone

8.A. sun　　 B. moon　　 C. star　　 D. earth

9.A. look at　　 B. look for　　 C. look after　　 D. look down at

10.A. push　　 B. pull　　 C. pour　　 D. put

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Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot. The man is very tired and wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

　“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up.He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.

　“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only laughed.The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”

　And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap­maker was so tired ______.

A．that he wanted some food     B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest

C．that he had to stop for a rest   D．that he wanted to return home

2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A．put all his caps on his head    B．put all his caps on the ground

C．put all his caps in the tree     D．put one of his caps on his head

3.When the man woke up，he found ______.

A．each monkey had a cap on its head 　　

B．some monkeys were stealing his caps

C．the monkeys were laughing at him　　

D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on

4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.

A．to return his caps 　　     B．not to get away with his caps

C．to buy his caps 　　       D．not to laugh at him

5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.

A．they took pity on him 　　  B．the man had got angry

C．they didn't like the caps 　　D．they liked to do the same as the man did

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