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A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.

He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.

“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.

He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”

The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!

1.Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______

A．When he was working

B．In his garden

C．In the forest where he was working

D．On his farm fields, where he was farming

2.Where do you usually see hares?______

A．In the street.       B．In the forest.       C．In the river.        D．In the sea.

3.Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______

A．she was very surprised.

B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree

C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything

D．she was very happy

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Bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many friends. He was proud ____ his friends.

One day Bunny rabbit heard the loud barking (狗叫) of wild (野蛮的) dogs. He was very_____ .He decided to ask for help. He ____ went to his friend deer. He said, “Dear friend, some wild dogs are running after me. Can you help me to let them away? The deer said, “That is right, I can. ____ now I am busy. Why don’t you ask bear_____ help?”

Bunny rabbit ran to the bear. “My dear friend, you are very strong. Please help me. Some wild dogs are after me, Please let them away,” he requested to the bear. The bear replied, “I am sorry. I am ____ and tired. I need to find some food. Please ask the monkey for help.”

Poor Bunny went to the monkey, the elephant, the goat and all his other ____. Bunny felt sad that nobody was ready to help him. He understood that he had to think of a way out by himself. He hid_____ a bush (灌木). He ____ very still. The wild dogs did not find the bunny. They went chasing other animals, Bunny rabbit learnt that he had to learn to survive by____, not depending on (依赖) his unhelpful friends.

1.A. of B. in C. to D. with

2.A. happy B. afraid C. helpful D. excited

3.A. slowly B. gradually C. quickly D. step by step

4.A. But B. And C. So D. Besides

5.A. to B. with C. for D. in

6.A. hungry B. sad C. delighted D. thirsty

7.A. animals B. dog C. family D. friends

8.A. on B. under C. in D. above

9.A. lied B. lying C. lain D. lay

10.A. himself B. him C. his D. he

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Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Da Niu. One day he was walking in the forest and found a bird. The bird’s was hurt（受伤）and it cried. Da Niu picked it up and took it home. He looked after it carefully every day. The bird got well soon.

One morning Da Niu enjoyed the sunshine next to the wall. The bird took his hat and flew away. Da Niu was very angry and ran after it. He shouted（大叫）, “What a bad bird you are!”

Suddenly he heard a big noise from his back. The wall he sat next to just now.（刚才紧靠近坐着的）fell down（倒下）.

1. Da Niu found the bird 　　　　 .

A. in the shop        B. at the zoo

C.in the forest.    D.on the farm.

2. How did Da Niu treat the bird when it was hurt?

A.He looked after it carefully.

B.He ran after it.

C.He shouted to it.

D.He was angry with it.

3.The underlined word “angry” means “ 　　　　 ”in Chines.

A.开心的            B.生气的

C.伤心的            D.大笑的

4.Why did the bird take Da Niu’s hat?

A.Because it was naughty.

B.Because Da Niu was unfriendly to it.

C.Because it wanted to save Da Niu’s life.

D.Because it wanted to throw it.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The bad bird                        B.The nice farmer

C.The farmer and the bird            D.The farmer’s hat

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Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 ,his father 16him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 17 with his father’s idea. “That isn't my job. I have 18   school work to do. ” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (许诺) to give you the best present(礼物） if you 19  finish one year’s work. ” Tom thought for a while and 20.

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 21  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops (庄稼) grew well.22the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me  23 you want. ”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the 24  present. No pains, no gains（不劳无获）. I think this is what you wanted 25  to know. ” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

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Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day， when he was 15， his father____him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was____with his father' s idea. "That isn' t my job. I have____school work to do. " Hearing this， his father said， "I promise (许诺) to give you the best present if you__________ finish one year's work. " Tom thought for a while and____.

Starting one Saturday， the boy got up early and worked____until evening， just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom' s crops (庄稼) grew well.________the last day of the year， the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year，" said the father. " Now， tell me________ you want "

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). "I’ve already got the____present. No pains， no gains. I think this is what you wanted____to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked　　 B. let　　 C. made　　 D. stopped

2.A. happy　　 B. unhappy　　 C. excited　　 D. worried

3.A. much too　　 B. so little　　 C. too much　　 D. a lot

4.A. shall　　 B. must　　 C. need　　 D. can

5.A. said　　 B. answered　　 C. agreed　　 D. began

6.A. hard　　 B. hardly　　 C. slowly　　 D. difficultly

7.A. At　　 B. On　　 C. In　　 D. By

8.A. where　　 B. which　　 C. how　　 D. what

9.A. least　　 B. worst　　 C. best　　 D. fewest

10.A. mine　　 B. I　　 C. my　　 D. me

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Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father　　 　 him to work on the farm for one year in his free time. Jim was　　 　　 with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have　　　　 　　 schoolwork to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I will promise(答应) to give you the best present if you　　 　　 finish one year's work. " Jim thought for a while and　 　　 .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked　　 　 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed　　 　　 . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me　　 　　 you want."

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the　　 　　　 present. No pain, no gain.(不劳无获） I think this is what you wanted me to　 　 ."

His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked　　     B. invited　　     C. promised　         D. helped

2.A. happy　　     B. unhappy　     C. excited　　     D. familiar

3.A. a few　　     B. so little　　     C. too much　　     D. too many

4.A. shall　　     B. must　　     C. need　　         D. can

5.A. refused　　     B. answered     C. agreed　　         D. began

6.A. hard　　     B. hardly　　     C. easily　　         D. difficultly

7.A. fast　　     　　 B. quickly　     C. slowly　　         D. immediately

8.A. that　　 　     B. which　　     C. how　　         D. what

9.A. least　　     B. worse　　     C. best　　         D. smallest

10.A. decide　　 　 B. like　　     C. take　　         D. know

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Ah Seng was a poor farmer. Every day, he worked in the field to look after his crops.

One hot afternoon, Ah Seng felt very tired. He went to have a rest under a tree. He sat down under the tree and enjoyed the cool breeze. Suddenly he saw a rabbit running to him quickly. It hit its head right against the tree and fell dead. Ah Seng was happy when he saw the dead rabbit. He went to pick it up and brought it home. He ate it for dinner that evening.

From that day. Ah Seng went to the field. But he didn't work. He just sat under the same tree every day.He hoped to pick up more dead rabbits. He waited and waited but there were no rabbits.

Soon, all of Ah Seng's crops died and he became poorer.

1.Ah Seng had a rest ________ one hot afternoon.

A. under tree　　 B. under bridge　　 C. at his home

2.Why did Ah Seng sit under the same tree?

A. He liked the tree very much.　　 B. There was only one tree in his field.

C. He wanted to wait for more dead rabbits.

3.The underlined word “it” refers to ________．

A. the field　　 B. the crop　　 C. the rabbit

4.After reading the passage，we can know Ah Seng was ________．

A. clever　　 B. silly　　 C. hard­working

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Ah Seng didn't find more rabbits.　　 B. Ah Seng's crops grew better.

C. Ah Seng found more dead rabbits.

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There was a small bridge over a river. One day a goat was going 　　 the bridge. When he was in the middle of the bridge, he met another goat. There was no 　　 for them to pass, so one goat said to the other, “Go back. There is no room for 　　 of us to cross.”

“Why should I go back?” said the other goat. “　　 don’t you go back instead?”

“You must go back”, said the first goat. “because I am 　　 than you.”

“But I don’t think so,” said the second goat.

“We will see about that,” said the first goat. And he 　　 his horns(角) to fight.

“Stop!” said the second goat. “If we fight, we will both 　　 into the river and drown. I have an idea—I will lie down, and you may 　 over me.”

Then the clever goat lay down on the bridge, and the other goat 　　 went over him. 　　 they passed each other, and went on their ways.

1.A. over B. through C. across D. above

2.A. space　 B. river C. door D. boat

3.A. both　 B. all　 C. either D. neither

4.A. How B. Where C. When D. Why

5.A. weaker B. stronger C. taller D. shorter

6.A. held B. cut C. put D. dropped

7.A. throw B. fall C. jump D. swim

8.A. run B. sit C. fly D. walk

9.A. excitedly B. carefully C. impolitely D. carelessly

10.A. Because B. But C. So D. However

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One day, a businessman was getting ready to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg! He was angry and threw a rock at the dog. After reaching his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers.During the meeting, he took out his anger on his managers. They were upset about this, and took out their own anger on the workers working under them. The businessman was still angry after returning home.His wife opened the door. She asked him, “Why are you so late today?" The man shouted at his wife, "Ididn't go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don't ask me stupid questions!" His wife was sad because he shouted at her for no reason. She turned her anger on their son. He was watching TV.　 "This is all you do. You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now!” The son became upset as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a rock and threw it at the dog. The dog ran away, barking in pain (疼).

Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger cn others. It's meaningless. We should learn to control (控制) our anger.

1.What made the businessman angry in the morning?

A. He went to his office early.　　 B. A dog bit him.

C. A dog got in his car.　　 D. He couldn't catch his dog

2.The man shouted at his wife because________.

A. he was tired after working the whole day　　 B. his wife asked a stupid question

C. he wasnt able to solve some problems at work　　 D. he was still angry

3.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Don't be angry with a dog.　　 B. Bite back if a dog bites you

C. Don't take out your anger on others.　　 D. Don't ask stupid questions

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A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

Multiple choice

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A．in a big bus        B．in a green jeep     C．in a red car        D．in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A．there was a traffic accident                B．the circus man broke it

C．it rushed into a shop                     D．the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A．he would pay for part of the damage

B．he would pay for all of the damage

C．he wouldn't pay for the damage

D．he would buy a new car

4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.

A．would check his new car

B．only checked his car

C．searched him

D．wouldn't believe what he had said,

5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.

A．the letter from the circus man             B．a newspaper from the country

C．the certificate of his                     D．the letter from the government

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