Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near...

Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near the ocean. It was ______ for him to do all the farm work alone. ______ he wanted to hire (雇佣) someone for help. But most people didn’t want to work on farms there because of the awful storms across the ocean.

One day, a middle-aged man came for an interview. The farmer asked, “Are you good at ______work?” The man answered, “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows.” The farmer didn’t understand what he meant, but he still hired him.

The man started to work on the farm. He kept busy every day. The farmer was satisfied ______ his work. One night, the wind blew ______. When the farmer heard it, he jumped out of the bed and rushed into the man’s room. He ______ at the man, “Get up! Hurry! A storm is coming! We have to tie things up before the wind blows them away.” But the man said, “No, sir I’ve already told you I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer was very ______ and planned to fire (解雇) him from his job after the storm. He hurried outside to ______ the storm. To his surprise, he discovered that cows and chickens were in place and doors of the farmhouse were closed tightly. ______ was in its right place. Nothing could be blown away by the storm.

Just then the farmer ______ the man’s words. He was able to sleep well because he had done what he could to protect the farm from storms. When one is well prepared, he has nothing to fear.

1.A.difficult B.easy C.different

2.A.Or B.So C.And

3.A.farm B.factory C.shop

4.A.for B.of C.with

5.A.heavily B.softly C.lightly

6.A.looked B.laughed C.shouted

7.A.happy B.angry C.excited

8.A.prepare for B.ask for C.search for

9.A.Nothing B.Everything C.Something

10.A.told B.forgot C.understood

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Once there lived a farmer who owned a land along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Even after letting out several advertisements to look for someone to take care of his farm, no one seemed to sign up for it.

People were reluctant to work along the Atlantic, it had frequent storms. These storms were cruel, violent and destroyed every building and crop field they touched.

After months of advertising and request refusals, a man came to the farmer for the job.　　 “Do you have any skills or experience to work on a farm like this?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I may not have enough experience, but I can sleep when the wind blows,” replied the man.

Although the farmer wasn’t sure if the man was the right person for the job, the farmer was too desperate to have someone to help him on the field that he hired him anyway. The man worked well around the farm. The farmer was pretty satisfied with the man.

Then one stormy night, the strong wind blew hard and woke the farmer. The farmer immediately got off his bed and headed towards the quarter where his helper was sleeping.

“Wake up!” the farmer shouted, throwing the soundly asleep man off the bed, “A storm is coming. Tie things down before they get blown away.”

The man sat up and said, “No, sir. I told you I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer turned red with fury after listening to this. He controlled all his will to fire the man because at the moment it was more important to secure his fields and barn than to argue　 with his helper. The farmer ran out to tie the things up and was surprised by what he saw.

All of the chickens were in the cages, the cows were in the barn, the doors were closed, and the shutters were firmly secured. Everything was tied down so that nothing could be blown away.

The farmer smiled. Now, he understood what the man meant by when he said he could sleep when the wind blew. He went off to bed and slept soundly through the storm.

Word Bank

desperate 急切的hire　　 雇佣　 secure　 保 护　 barn　　 谷仓; 畜棚

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined word “reluctant” mean?

A.不情愿的 B.很失望的 C.极震惊的 D.有信心的

2.Why did the farmer decide to hire the man?

A.Because the man said he was really experienced.

B.Because the man could sleep well when the wind blew.

C.Because the farmer believed the man could do things well.

D.Because the farmer wanted the man to have a try for the job.

3.How did the farmer feel at first when the man refused to get up on that stormy night?

A.Excited. B.Worried. C.Angry. D.Surprised.

4.Why did the farmer smile in the end?

A.Because the storm became weak.

B.Because he understood what the man meant.

C.Because the man helped him get all things done.

D.Because he successfully tied all things up by himself.

5.What can we learn from this text?

A.When you’re prepared, you have nothing to fear.

B.Life is always full of chances if you try hard enough.

C.Don’t worry too much about things that may never come.

D.It’s difficult to wake up a person that pretends to be sleeping.

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Once there was a farmer who owned a donkey. The donkey was now too ________ to work. One day, it fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer thought neither the donkey nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. ________ he called his neighbors together. He told them ________ had happened and asked them to help carry dirt to bury the old donkey in the well. At the beginning, the donkey was very sad. But as more and more dirt hi his back, an idea came to him: he should shake it off and climb up! “Shake it off and climb up! he told himself again and again. No matter how it ________, the old donkey fought hard to shake the dirt off and climb up! Before long the tired old donkey had stepped over the wall of that well! The dirt hadn’t ________ him, but had helped him. It was all because of his attitude that he saved himself.

1.A.fat B.lazy C.old D.slow

2.A.And B.But C.Because D.So

3.A.how B.what C.which D.that

4.A.tried B.fell C.hurt D.threw

5.A.killed B.carried C.helped D.buried

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There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a 　　　　 road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.

Near the farm gate, there was a large 　　　　 in the road. This hole was always full of water.

The drivers of the cars that passed by could not 　　　　 how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably shallow (浅的). Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive 　　　　 because it was very deep.

The farmer did not spend much time 　　　　　　 on his farm. He spent most of time watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor (拖拉机) and demanded a lot of 　　　　 for doing this.

One day, a driver of a car said to him: “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole 　　　　 .”

“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”

1.A. busy B. wide C. nice

2.A. stone B. bag C. hole

3.A. understand B. see C. hear

4.A. out B. away C. along

5.A. walking B. living C. working

6.A. food B. money C. questions

7.A. day and night B. from now on C. again and again

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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons 　　　 　 farm work. When the farmer was　　　 　 , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a 　　　 　 of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you 　　　 　 　　 it.” The sons tried to 　　　 　 　 him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them　　　 　 more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold.　 　　　 　 　 they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had 　　　 　　 the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very 　 　　　 　 to have done all their work for nothing.

The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was　 　　 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.

1.A. enjoyed         B. hated            C. cared             D. minded

2.A. sick             B. lonely             C. dead                D. dying

3.A. box             B. bag                 C. pot                 D. bucket

4.A. miss             B. hate             C. care             D. want

5.A. make             B. order             C. let                 D. get

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

7.A. Since            B. And                 C. So                 D. But

8.A. turned up         B. turned on        C. turned over         D. turned around

9.A. uncomfortable     B. disappointed        C. angry             D. worried

10.A. picked         B. collected        C. sold                 D. found

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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons　　 farm work. When the farmer was　　　　 , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a　　 　　 of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you 　　　　 it.” The sons tried to　　　 　　 him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them　　　　 more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold.　　　　 they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had　　　　 　　　　　　 the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very　　　　 to have done all their work for nothing.

The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was　　　 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.

1.A. enjoyed             　　 B. hated                C. cared                 D. minded

2.A. sick                 B. lonely             C. dead                D. dying

3.A. box                 　　 B. bag                 C. pot                 D. bucket

4.A. miss                 B. hate                 C. care                 D. want

5.A. make                 B. order                 C. let                 D. get

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

7.A. Since                B. And                 C. So                 D. But

8.A. turned up             B. turned on            C. turned over         D. turned around

9.A. uncomfortable         B. disappointed        C. angry                 D. worried

10.A. picked                 B. collected            C. sold                 D. found

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Once there was a farmer who lived on a farm in Africa. One day, a wise man visited him and told him about the value of diamonds (钻石). He said, “If you had a diamond as big as your thumb (大拇指), you could have your own city. If you had a diamond as big as your fist (拳头), you could probably have your own county.”

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep well. He was very unhappy because he was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted to become rich. The next morning he sold his farm to a man and went to look-for diamonds. He travelled all over Africa, Europe and America, but couldn’t find any diamonds. He became so sad that he threw himself into a river and died.

Two years later, the man who had bought the farmer’s farm found a stone on the farm. He put the stone on a shelf in the living room. One day the wise man visited him and saw the stone. He checked the stone carefully and said that it was a diamond. The man was happy and excited because there were many “stones” on the farm.

So you see that sometimes what you want is always by your side, but you don’t realize its value.

1.Why couldn’t the farmer sleep well?

A.Because the wise man left. B.Because his farm was sold.

C.Because he couldn’t find any diamond. D.Because he wanted to be rich.

2.The diamonds were found by the man in ________.

A.Africa B.Europe C.America D.Asia

3.What’s the right order of the story?

①The farmer couldn’t find any diamonds and killed himself.

②A wise man told the farmer that diamonds are valuable.

③The man sold his farm and went out for diamonds.

④The man who had bought the farm found lots of diamonds on the farm.

A.②③④① B.②③①④ C.③①④② D.③④②①

4.The writer wants to tell us that ________.

A.we must try our best if we want to succeed B.life is valuable

C.we should realize the value of what we have D.we can be rich by accident

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There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.

He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).

Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but  still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.

The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”

So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.

The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .

1.A. important  B. expensive  C. useless  D. interesting

2.A. finding     B. searching  C. watching  D. studying

3.A. money     B. danger    C. work    D. help

4.A. saw       B. found     C. looked   D. watched

5.A. somewhere  B. anywhere  C. nowhere  D. everywhere

6.A. way        B. chance    C. lesson   D. present

7.A. In all    B. That’s all   C. After all  D. Above all

8.A. came   B. knew   C. succeeded   D. stopped

9.A. spoke   B. added  C. talked    D. replied

10.A. badly   B. better   C. worse   D. Well

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There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

1.A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

2.A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

3.A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

4.A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

5.A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

6.A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

7.A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

8.A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

9.A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

10.A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

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There was a farmer named Hafiz in Africa who was happy. He was happy because he was satisfied with his life.

One day a wise man came to him and told him about the _____ of diamonds and the power that went along with them.

The wise man said, "If you have a diamond the size of your finger, you can have your own city. If you have a diamond the size of your fist, you can _____ own your own country." And then he _____.

That night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was _____ and dissatisfied. The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and Europe but couldn't _____ any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broken. He got so _____ that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and died.

Back home, the person who had bought his _____ was watering the sheep at a stream. Across the stream, the light of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room.

That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is Hafiz back?" The new _____ said, "No, why do you ask so?" The wise man said, "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said, "No, that's just a stone I _____ up from the stream. Come, I'll show you there are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was covered _____ mountains of diamonds.

1.A.name B.value C.price D.place

2.A.hardly B.seldom C.probably D.never

3.A.went away B.went against C.gave away D.passed away

4.A.unhappy B.worried C.satisfied D.patient

5.A.buy B.sell C.make D.find

6.A.pleased B.sad C.excited D.surprised

7.A.house B.sheep C.farm D.diamond

8.A.owner B.singer C.dancer D.speaker

9.A.made B.bought C.borrowed D.picked

10.A.for B.with C.about D.down

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