Many years ago， there was an old man who had ...

Many years ago， there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter， the second in spring， the third in summer， and the youngest son in autumn.

When the sons came back， the old man asked them to say what they had seen. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds(花蕾) and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful， and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed（弯） down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were right， but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter， you will miss the hope of your spring， the beauty of your summer， and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man.

It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1. In which season did the fourth son go and look at a pear tree?

A. Spring .　 B. Summer.　　 C. Autumn.　　 D. Winter.

2.Which son thought the tree was ugly?

A. The first one. 　　 B. The second one.

C. The third one.　　　 D. The fourth one.

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The old man just played a joke on his sons.　　

B. The four sons all liked the tree.

C. The third son said the tree was beautiful.

D. The pear tree was near his home.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Every tree has four seasons.　

B. Father’s love is great.

C. Don’t judge a life by one difficult time.

D. Life is different for everyone.

5.What do you think of the old man?

A. Selfish.　　 B. Silly.　　　 C. Fair.　　 D. Wise.

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There was a man who had four sons. He hoped that his sons could learn not to judge(评判) things too ___________. So he gave them each of his four sons a question, asking them to go and look at a pear tree during different ___________.

The first son set out in the winter,the second in the spring,the third in the summer and the youngest son in the autumn.

When all of them returned home, he called them together to __________what they saw.

The first son said the tree was ugly and there was __________there.

The second son said the tree was covered with ___________buds and full of hope.

The third son didn’t have the same idea as his two brothers, saying that it was full of ____________. He said they smelled sweet and looked beautiful.

The last son____________ with all of them, saying that there were lots of fruit___________the tree, and the tree was full of life.

The man told his sons that they were all right, ___________each of　 them only saw the tree during one season. He told his sons that they cannot judge a tree only by one season.

If you give up during the coldness of winter, you'll miss the___________of spring, the beauty of summer,and harvest of autumn in your life.

1.A. clearly B. slowly C. quickly D. carefully

2.A. years B. seasons C. months D. weeks

3.A. describe B. draw C. discuss D. decide

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

5.A. green B. black C. purple D. blue

6.A. leaves B. pears C. flowers D. birds

7.A. agreed B. disagreed C. helped D. shared

8.A. with B. to C. at D. on

9.A. if B. while C. when D. because

10.A. hope B. life C. beauty D. future

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There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判断) things too quickly. So he s1. them to go and watch a pear tree that was far away. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the fourth son in autumn.

When they had all come back, he called them together to d2.　 what they had seen. The

first son said that the tree was ugly and there was nothing in it. The second son said no—green' buds (花蕾) c3. the tree and it was full of promise .The third son had different ideas .he said it was f4. with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son d5. with all of them, he said it was ripe(成熟) and there there was a lot of f6., life and harvest.

The man then told his sons that they were all right, but they had each seen one s7.of the

thing. He told that they cannot judge a tree, or a person by only one season and they can only be

judged at the e8., when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the h9. of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn. Don't let the sadness of one season b10. the happiness of the rest. Judge after you know enough about that !

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Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, 1. . But his sons were all born to be lazy, which made him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve(饥饿)to death.

One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons, in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. 2. ”

In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening, digging and digging all through the land. Three days had passed, 3..They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father. There is no gold in the land.

“Since the land has been dug soft,　 4.?” Their father answered.

The sons went off. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops. “5.,” said the proud father.

A. they found what they were looking for

B. If you work together, you may find it

C. so he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village

D. This is the real gold, my sons

E. but they didn’t find what they were looking for

F. what about the plan.

G. why don’t you plant some crops there

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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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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感动 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 will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on依靠 in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

thirty years younger than him。

B．who earned a lot of money

C．who lived on him for food and clothing

D．who died two years earlier than him

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

A．behind　 B．over　 C．in front of　 D．under

3.The father was moved when ______.

A．he thought his son was worried about him

B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him

C．his son would earn his own living when he died

D．he found his son worried about his money

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

A．he liked his father very much

B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died

C．his father was getting older and older

D．His father would get less and less money

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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.

One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."

1.What did the old man have in his garden?

A. An orange tree    B. Watermelons    C. The king    D. A gold cup

2.What did the old man find one day?

A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.

B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.

C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..

3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?

A. A rich man.    B. The king,    C. Himself.    D. His friend.

4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A. He was happy for the old man.

B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C. He wanted to get the orange.

D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

5.Was the rich man very happy at last?

A. Yes, he was.   B. No, he wasn’t.    C. We don’t know.    D. Yes, he is.

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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .

When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”

The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup !　 I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”

1.The poor man had an orange tree _____________.

A. beside his garden　 B. outside his garden

C. in his garden　　 　　 D. near his garden

2. The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.

A .all the oranges on the tree were like

B. one of his oranges was as big as

C. what was on his tree was

D. one of his oranges was bigger than

3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?

A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.

B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.

C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges.

D. Because he wanted to get much money.

4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.

A. the King would give him the biggest orange

B. the King would give him a new house

C. he could get much more money than the poor man

D. the King would give him something wonderful

5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .

A. the biggest orange

B. a lot of money than he expected

C. what he wished to get

D. nothing

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Long long ago, an old man lived with his three sons. He had 17 horses. One day, he died. In his will (遗嘱), the old man said that the eldest son would have half of the 17 horses, the second one would get one third and the youngest one would get one ninth!

All of them were very puzzled (困惑的) to read the will. They spent several days thinking how to divide 17 horses, but couldn’t find the answer.

They finally asked a wise (智慧的) man in their village for help. The wise man quickly found a way. He asked them to bring all 17 horses to a large place. Then he brought one of his horses and made the number of the horses become 18.

He asked the first son to read the will. He should get half of the horses. It was 18/2---9 horses.

The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He could get one third of the horses. It was 18/3---6 horses.

The third son got one ninth of the horses. It was18/9---2 horses.

There were 9+6+2 horses, which came to 17 horses.

The wise man solved this problem easily and took back his horse.

1.The old man lived ______________.

A.in a small town B.in a village C.with his two sons D.with a wise man

2.What does the underlined word “divide” mean in Chinese?

A.分配 B.喂养 C.收集 D.售卖

3.How many horses should the second son get?

A.2 B.3 C.6 D.9

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The youngest son could get three horses.

B.The wise man got his horse back at last.

C.The three sons asked the wise man for help at first.

D.The wise man asked them to take all the horses to his home.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.It’s not easy to be a wise man. B.Maths is important in our daily life.

C.It’s difficult to solve a problem. D.Any problem has a way to solve.

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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, 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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