Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer. One day w...

Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer. One day while working in a field, he heard a cry for help. He immediately 1.(throw) his tools away. Following the sound, Fleming came to a deep bog (沼泽), in which a boy was screaming and sinking. Fleming tied a rope around 2. own waist and the other end 3. a tree, and walked into the bog. With great effort he pulled himself and the boy to 4. (safe). He quickly took the boy to his farmhouse, where Mrs. Fleming fed him, 5. (dry) his clothes, and sent him home.

The next day a carriage arrived. A well-dressed man stepped out, 6. (say) he was the father of the boy. “You saved my son’s life.” said the man. “7. can I repay you?”

“I don’t want payment.” Fleming replied, “Anyone would have done the same.”

Just then, Fleming’s son appeared at the door.

“Is he your son?” the man asked. “Yes.” said Fleming 8.(happy).

“I have an idea. Let me pay for his education. If he’s like his father, he’ll grow to be a man we’ll both be proud of.”

And so he did. Thus 9. farmer’s son attended the best schools, graduated from a medical college, and became the world-famous Nobel prize-winning scientist and discoverer of penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming.

It’s said 10. many years later the man saved from the bog caught pneumonia(肺炎).

Penicillin saved his life. His name? Sir Winston Churchill.

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His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke（补充） out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired（陷于泥坑）to his waist in black muck（淤泥） was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel（茅舍）.

"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).

What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

1.Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?

2.Why did the nobleman take the farmer's son and give him a good education?

3.What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?

4.Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?

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A poor farmer had a friend,who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day,his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him1.(take) it home and plant it.

The farmer was pleased with the gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that 2.he planted the tree in one of his fields,his neighbors would come at night and pick some of the apples.Finally he planted the tree in his wood3.no one could see it.But4.sunlight and good soil,the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in5.a poor place."What's the difference?"the farmer said6.(angry)."If I had planted the tree near the road,strangers7.(steal) the fruit."

"Yes,"said the friend,"8.at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit.Now you not only have robbed everyone9.the fruit,but also you10.(destroy)a good apple tree!"

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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?

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 with them

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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. 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 with 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 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 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.　 his farm belonged to the rich man

C. he liked 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 ate some of the apples.

C. They ran away.

D. They played.

3. The monkeys left the basket because　　　　　　　　 .

A. they had thrown apples on the ground

B. they were afraid of the hat

C. the farmer had politely asked them to get off

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　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. unhappy

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Jim was a farmer. He lived in a village far away from the town. One day he was  very ill , and everyone thought he would die . But his family wouldn’t give up. They decided to sent for a doctor in town . The doctor arrived the village two days later and looked over the man. The doctor wanted a pen and some paper , But there was no pen or paper in the village , because nobody could read or write .

The doctor looked around and picked up a piece of burnt wood. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house.“ Get the medicine for him right away, ” he said, “and he will soon get well.’ family and friends did not know what to do . They could not read the writing . Then the village baker had an idea . He took off the door of the house and took the door to the nearest town . He bought the medicine, and Jim was saved. After that Jim would not let anyone wash the magic words off the door .

1.People in the village thought James would die because ________ .

2. The doctor got to the village two days later because ________ .

3.When the doctor got to the village, he______.

4.The doctor wrote down the name of the medicine with_____ on_____.

5.What do you think of the people in the village?

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A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.

That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to 　　　　　　 .

A. buy some food for his family

B. buy some medicine for his wife

C. go to see a doctor

D. go to the cinema

2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because 　　　　　　 .

A. they were too bad

B. they were very expensive

C. it rained hard that morning

D. few people liked to go out on such a bad day

3.The farmer ran away quickly because 　　　　 .

A. the policemen were coming towards him.

B. his wife was waiting for him at home

C. he was afraid to see a dead man.

D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.

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A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地).” Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. ”When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison. the officer wanted to trap the farmer into the confession(供认), but the farmer didn’t admit he was the murderer.

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One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw　 1.__　　 elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked2.__　 ( close ) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs , just a head, a neck and upper body, 3.__　 ( dress ) in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back 4.___　 the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 5.___ smile just melted me 6.___ almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 7.__ life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and 8.___ ( bring ) me into her world; a world of smiles, love and　　 9.___ ( warm ). I’m a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught10.__ .

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