There was once a carpenter（木匠）who was good at building houses. He had no other 1.（skill） and his boss was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another. After 10 years of working for 2.（冠词）same company, he finally got tired of it and decided to quit （辞职）. He wanted to try something new.
However, after 3.（ hear） this, his boss asked him to help with one final job before he left the team. He asked him to build one final house. 4.（连词）the carpenter didn't want to do this kind of work any more, he still agreed. He built the house, but his heart wasn't in it. He used cheap materials （材料）and rushed to finish the job 5.（quick）. It turned out to be the 6.（bad） house that he had ever built.
When he finished, his boss came to see him for the last time. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the worker 7.（介词）building the house. He then said, "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your 10 years of hard work. You know, you have built so many beautiful and grand houses for other people these years but not one for 8.（you） so I'm giving you this house as a gift. "
The carpenter was so 9.（surprise） that he was speechless. What a shame! He had never thought his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would have done it much differently. He regretted 10.（build） his final house so poorly.
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There was once a carpenter（木匠）who was good at building houses. He had no other 1.（skill） and his boss was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another. After 10 years of working for 2.（冠词）same company, he finally got tired of it and decided to quit （辞职）. He wanted to try something new.
However, after 3.（ hear） this, his boss asked him to help with one final job before he left the team. He asked him to build one final house. 4.（连词）the carpenter didn't want to do this kind of work any more, he still agreed. He built the house, but his heart wasn't in it. He used cheap materials （材料）and rushed to finish the job 5.（quick）. It turned out to be the 6.（bad） house that he had ever built.
When he finished, his boss came to see him for the last time. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the worker 7.（介词）building the house. He then said, "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your 10 years of hard work. You know, you have built so many beautiful and grand houses for other people these years but not one for 8.（you） so I'm giving you this house as a gift. "
The carpenter was so 9.（surprise） that he was speechless. What a shame! He had never thought his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would have done it much differently. He regretted 10.（build） his final house so poorly.
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In a faraway country, there were two carpenters (木匠) who were both so good at their job that no one could tell who was better.
One day, the country's king thought of a way to figure out which one was better. He would have them compete against each other in a contest. The winner would become the official royal（皇家的）carpenter.
The king sent for the two carpenters and the contest began. The carpenters were given three days to carve (雕刻) a wooden mouse. Whoever carved the most lifelike mouse would be the winner.
The first carpenter carved a fine mouse with vivid (生动的) and lifelike feature. The second carpenter's mouse, however, looked quite rough. In fact, it hardly even looked like a mouse at all.
The king and his ministers (大臣) agreed that the first carpenter was the winner.
The second carpenter said, "This judgment is unfair. We should ask a cat which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than humans, after all."
The king thought this was a good idea. He ordered his ministers to catch several cats and bring them to judge (评判) the carpenters' mice. Surprisingly, all of the cats were more attracted to the second carpenter's mouse.
The king asked the second carpenter, "How did you make the cats believe that your mouse looked more real?" The carpenter said, "Your Majesty, if you look closely, you can see that I carved a mouse holding a fishbone! The cats care not about how real it looks, but how delicious it might taste."
1.Whose carved mouse looked quite rough?
A.Neither of the two carpenters' B.Both of the two carpenters'
C.The first carpenter's D.The second carpenter's
2.Why did they catch some cats to judge the two carpenters' works?
A.Because they thought cats could recognize mice much better than humans.
B.Because people didn't like the two carpenters' carved mice.
C.Because they wanted to cancel the difficult contest.
D.Because they all wanted to become the official royal carpenter.
3.What’s the correct order of the following things?
① They caught some cats to judge the two carpenters' carved mice.
② The second carpenter became the final winner at last.
③ The king and his ministers agreed the first carpenter was the winner.
④ The king held a contest to choose the best carpenter.
A.①②③④ B.④③①② C.③②①④ D.④②①③
4.What's the best title of this article?
A.Two Silly Carpenters. B.An Unfair Contest.
C.A Clever Carpenter. D.A Mouse and Cats.
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An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休).He told his boss of his plans to leave the house business and live a more comfortable life with his wife enjoying his big family, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss the paycheck (薪金), but he really needed to retire. The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed, but this time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad materials and worked carelessly. It was an unlucky way to end his career. When the man finished his work and the boss came to check the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he has to live in the home he had built sadly.
So it is with us. We build our lives in an absent-minded way, willing to do less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shame, we fall into the situation we have created and find we are now living in the "house" we have built.
1.The elderly carpenter planned to live a more comfortable life alone.
2.The boss asked the man to build just one more house as a personal favor.
3.The man agreed with the boss, he used the good materials and worked carefully.
4.After checking the house, the boss didn't give it to the man as a gift.
5.From the story, we learn your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.
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An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.
The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work. 1..
When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”
2. If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.
Life is like the house. 3. Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It’s the only life you will build for yourself.4.And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.
A.We should build our house with others’ help.
B.Think of yourself as the carpenter.
C.Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.
D.He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.
E.What a surprise! What a shame!
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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing his bill for his work. .
My wife said to me，quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
| BILL One dining table June 10，2013 Cost of wood $ 17.00 Paint（油漆） $ 1.50 Work，8 hours（1 an hour) $ 8.00 Total（总计） $ 36.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
"Yes,” I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
"Me too” , said Henry. "If you wait, it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
"Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they，Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little embarrassed smile in his two blue eyes. It seemed that he had done wrong. I gave his bill back to him.
"If it isn't too much trouble, Henry, ” I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him $26. 50 and he ran away in a hurry.
1.When the writer got home, Henry _______.
A. was talking with the writer’s wife B. was waiting for him
C. had finished the dinning table D. had drunk ten cups of tea
2.Henry talked about weather when the writer was looking at the bill because _______.
A. he didn’t know how to say except weather
B. he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully
C. he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like
D. he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______dollars if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
A.26.50 B. 56. 50
C. 46.50 D. 20.00
4. When the writer gave him the money, Henry was _______．
A. embarrassed B. angry
C. surprised D. sad
5. From the story we know that Henry _______．
A. didn’t make a mistake in the bill
B. got $36. 50 for his work in the end
C. had written out the bill before the writer got home
D. wanted to try to get more money for his work
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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.
My wife said to me, quietly, “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10 , 1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
“Me too,” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won’t they , Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
A.Because it was a fine day indeed.
B.Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.
C.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
D.Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
A.Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.
B.Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.
C.Because paint would be more expensive.
D.Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
3.The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
A.26.50 B.56. 50 C.46.50 D.20.00
4.When the writer gave him the money, Henry was happy because_______ .
A.he got the money easily
B.be didn’t have to add up the cost again
C.he got what he should get for his work
D.he got much money for his work
5.From the story we know that_______ .
A.Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home
B.Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end
C.Henry made a mistake in the bill
D.Henry tried to get more money for his work
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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。
My wife said to me，quietly , “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table，dear，isn’t it?”
“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL One dining table June 10 , 1995Cost of wood 17.00Paint（油漆）1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00Total（总计）36.50
When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
“Me too，” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th , won’t they , Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
| A．Because it was a fine day indeed, |
| B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. |
| C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
| D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
| A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
| B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
| C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
| D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
| A．26.50 | B．56. 50 | C．46.50 | D．20.00 |
4. When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______ .
| A．he got the money easily |
| B．be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
| C．he got what he should get for his work |
| D．he got much money for his work |
5. From the story we know that_______ .
| A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
| B．Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
| C．Henry made a mistake in the bill |
| D．Henry tried to get more money for his work |
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Once upon a time, there was a king who was loved by his people. One day, the king planned to build a palace on the river bank. in a few days the palace was ready, And before bringing the king to show the palace, the minister wanted to take a final look first.
"Great!"the minister said, looking at the palace. Then suddenly his eyes fell on a hut （小屋） just a few steps away from the palace gate. "What is this hut doing here?" shouted the minister." Sir, it belongs to an old woman.
She has been living here for a long time, "replied a solider.
The minister walked up to the hut and spoke to the old lady. "I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything. "he said.
"I am sorry, Sir. I can not accept your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life, "the old lady said.
The minister tried to tell the old lady that her hut would make the new palace less beautiful. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the king. The matter was then taken to the king.The king thought for a while, and then let the old lady said."it will only add to the beauty of the new palace. "Then turning to the minister.the king told us not forget what seems ugly to us may be valuable to someone else.
1.Where did the king want to build a palace?
A.In the mountains. B.In the city. C.On the river bank D.Near the sea
2.Who lived in the hut?
A.The king B.An old lady C.The minister D.The solider
3.How did the minister plan to deal with the hut?
A.To buy the hut B.To pull down the hut C.To sell the hut D.To build a new hut
4.Why didn't the old lady sell her hut to the minister?
A.Because it was ugly to the king B.Because it was as beautiful as the palace
C.Because it was too old to live in D.Because it was valuable to her
5.What do you think of the king
A.He was kind B.He was brave C.He was impolite D.He was proud
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Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(废弃的).
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
1.Which sentence is True according to the passage?
A．The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.
B．The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.
C．What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.
D．Actually, the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.
2.What can we infer from the passage ?
A．The girl didn’t love or care for her parents
B．The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home
C．The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter
D．The girl made up her mind to go to the golden house at the beginning
3.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.
A．not all dreams will come true
B．girls often have amazing imagination
C．what we dream of may be just around us
D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart
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Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking(看好) but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror(镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased(很高兴) and he said to his sister, "How handsome(英俊) I am! I look much nicer than you!" The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). "Go away!" she said. Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, "You must always BE good as well as LOOK good." Then to the girl he said, "My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please him, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother."
1.Once a man had ____.
A. a good-looking boy
B. an ugly(难看的) girl
C. two good-looking children
D. a boy and a girl
2.The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ____.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. and his sister were good-looking
D. was handsome
3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ____.
A. she was stronger
B. what he said was wrong
C. she was not pleased with what he said
D. her father loved her
4. Father told the girl that ____.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing to be ugly
C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people's love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
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