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Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen _______his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended（照顾得好） that every passer-by could not but ______for a glance.

One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed_______ the splendid garden, lost in admiration at the beauty of the scenery. Then, suddenly he ______ the old gardener was blind.　 _______ ,the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t _____ in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that I can tell you ____ reasons. First I was a ______when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can ______ them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s _____

“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man ______.

“Yeah, it’s _____ that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would ______ turn them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good_______. In the meantime, it also _____ a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man’s ______ astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and _____them as a link of minds so as to make_____ enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

I believe every flower has　 ______ with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though　 ______ to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1.A. tending　　 B. watering　　 C. loving　　 D. planting

2.A. live　　 B. stay　　 C. stop　　 D. run

3.A. on　　 B. in　　 C. at　　 D. for

4.A. realized　　 B. thought　　 C. felt　　 D. noticed

5.A. Excited　　 B. Shocked　　 C. Frightened　　 D. Satisfied

6.A. see　　 B. feel　　 C. hear　　 D. eat

7.A. one　　 B. two　　 C. three　　 D. four

8.A. teacher　　 B. gardener　　 C. farmer　　 D. painter

9.A. taste　　 B. touch　　 C. plant　　 D. appreciate

10.A. it　　 B. me　　 C. you　　 D. them

11.A. in surprise　　 B. with pleasure　　 C. with hope　　 D. in anger

12.A. possible　　 B. true　　 C. a pity　　 D. a shame

13.A. ever　　 B. still　　 C. even　　 D. never

14.A. mind　　 B. mood　　 C. future　　 D. life

15.A. introduces　　 B. Leaves　　 C. stands　　 D. offers

16.A. story　　 B. behavior　　 C. words　　 D. attitudes

17.A. serves　　 B. acts　　 C. works　　 D. looks

18.A. anybody　　 B. somebody　　 C. everybody　　 D. nobody

19.A. ears　　 B. eyes　　 C. soul　　 D. heart

20.A. refusing N　　 B. Trying　　 C. pretending　　 D. failing

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Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen　 　　 　　 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended(照顾得好) that every passer-by could not but　 　　 　 for a glance.

One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,　 　　 　 in admiration（赞美） at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 　　　　 the old gardener was blind.　 　 , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can't　 　　 　 in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that "I can tell you　 　　　 reasons. First I was a　 　　 　 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, yet I can　 　　 　 them. Third, I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's 　　 ."

"Me? But you don't know me," responded the young man 　　 .

"Yeah, it's 　　 that I don't know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never　 　　 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good　 　 . In the meantime, it also　 　　 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."

The old man's 　　 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 　　 them as a link of minds（心灵的连接） so as to make　 　　 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn't it one kind of happiness?

I believe every flower has 　　 with which they can see the kindness of the man's heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 　　 to see the beauty of blossoming（繁花盛开）, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1.A. loving 　 B. watering 　 C. tending 　 D. planting

2.A. stop　 　 B. stay 　　 　　 C. live 　　 　 D. run

3.A. kept 　　 B. dropped　 　 C. fallen 　　 D. lost

4.A. realized B. noticed 　 C. felt 　　 　 D. thought

5.A. Excited　 B. Frightened C. Shocked 　 D. Satisfied

6.A. feel 　　 　 B. see 　　 　　 C. hear 　　 　 D. eat

7.A. one 　 　　 B. two 　　 　　 C. three 　 D. four

8.A. gardener B. teacher 　 C. farmer D. painter

9.A. taste 　　 B. plant 　　 　 C. touch 　 D. appreciate

10.A. it 　 　　 B. me 　　　 　 C. them 　　 　 D. you

11.A. with pleasure B. in surprise 　 C. with hope　　　　 D. in anger

12.A. true 　　 B. possible 　 C. a pity 　　 D. a shame

13.A. put 　　 B. turn 　 　　 C. get 　　 　　 D. knock

14.A. mind 　 B. life 　 　　 C. future　 D. mood

15.A. introduces B. offers C. stands 　　 D. leaves

16.A. words 　 B. behavior C. story 　　 D. attitudes

17.A. treats B. acts 　 　　 C. works 　　 D. serves

18.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody

19.A. ears 　　 B. soul 　　 　　 C. eyes　　 　 D. heart

20.A. refusing 　 B. trying　 C. pretending D. failing

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Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a______old man who loved everything such as:animals, spiders, insects...

One day______walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly. He______it home.

A few days later, a small______appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours______it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop______any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go_____farther.

Then the man came up to help the______　 , so he took a pair of scissors and______the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then came out______.

____it had a swollen body and small, shriveled(皱缩的) wings. The man was______ about the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would _____ and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract(收缩) in time. However, neither happened!______________, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.

It never was able to______.

What the man in his kindness and haste(轻率) did not understand was that the restricting (限制)_____ and the struggle required for the butterfly to_______ the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its________ from the cocoon.

Sometimes ______are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as _______as what we could have been.

And we could never fly.

1.A. cold　　 B. kind　　 C. polite　　 D. upset

2.A. unless　　 B. if　　 C. while　　 D. because

3.A. took　　 B. moved　　 C. settled　　 D. based

4.A. bag　　 B. skin　　 C. pipe　　 D. opening

5.A. and　　 B. until　　 C. as　　 D. then

6.A. making　　 B. coming　　 C. getting　　 D. suffering

7.A. any　　 B. more　　 C. no　　 D. much

8.A. bug　　 B. butterfly　　 C. animal　　 D. fly

9.A. turn on　　 B. take part in　　 C. cut down　　 D. cut open

10.A. calmly　　 B. powerfully　　 C. easily　　 D. hardly

11.A. Gradually　　 B. Even　　 C. So　　 D. But

12.A. looked　　 B. lasted　　 C. concerned　　 D. began

13.A. enlarge　　 B. shorten　　 C. frighten　　 D. darken

14.A. At present　　 B. In ruins　　 C. In fact　　 D. On purpose

15.A. run　　 B. fly　　 C. move　　 D. walk

16.A. wing　　 B. tail　　 C. head　　 D. cocoon

17.A. go for　　 B. go through　　 C. go away　　 D. go into

18.A. freedom　　 B. track　　 C. Loneliness　　 D. route

19.A. struggles　　 B. cares　　 C. cracks　　 D. injures

20.A. weak　　 B. hopeful　　 C. joyful　　 D. strong

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Once there was an old man, who was completely broke (破产的), living in a tiny house. He had to live on a $105-a-month social security (保障) check.

At 65 years of age, he decided things had to change. So he thought about what he had to offer. His friends thought highly of his chicken recipe (烹饪法). He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe. He offered the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage (比例) on the items sold. Sounds like a good deal, right?

Unfortunately, not to most of the restaurants. He heard “NO” over l, 000 times, but he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He got rejected (拒绝) 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.

With that one success, the old man changed the way Americans eat chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, was born. The old man was Colonel Harland Sanders, who was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. His name and image (肖像) are still symbols of KFC now.

1.When the old man was broke, we can infer that ______.

A. he had a lot of fast food chicken restaurants

B. he gave away 105 dollars to others every month

C. he had no money and lived a poor life

D. his image became a symbol of KFC

2.In order to change his life, the old man decided ______.

A. to get a social security check

B. to sell fried chicken in the street

C. to tell his friends the secret of his recipe

D. to introduce his recipe to restaurants

3.The old man succeeded after he tried ______ times.

A. 1,000　　 B. 1,001

C. 1,009　　 D. 1,010

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Actions speak louder than words.　　 B. Always believe in yourself.

C. Far from eye, far from heart.　　 D. It’s never too old to learn.

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Once upon a time, there was a small town. There ___1___ ( live) a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was blind. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night.

One night as he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young ___2___ (travel). They saw that he was blind, yet carrying a lighted lamp. They started passing comments on him and made fun　 ___3___ him. One of them asked him, “Hey Man! You are blind and can’t see anything! Why do you carry the lamp ?”The blind man replied, “Yes, ___4___(unfortunate), I am blind and I can’t see anything ___5___ a lighted lamp which I　　 ___6___ (carry) is for the people like you who can see. You may not see the blind man　 ___7___(come )and end up pushing me. That is　 ___8___ I carry a lighted lamp”.The group of travelers felt ashamed and apologized for their___9___(behave). We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn　 ___10___ (see) things from others point of view.

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Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been 　 　　　 　 for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t 　　 even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its　 　　 to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He 　　 the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).

The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t 　　 eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.

The next morning when he woke up, he was 　　 to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never 　 　 anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”

He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, 　　 was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you 　　　 　　 for the rest of your life. 　　 me and I will always make delicious food for you.”

“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s 　　 cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.

“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must 　　 only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”

“I promise,” Malcolm said.

And so they got married. For many years they lived 　　 great happiness. His wife brought him 　 , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so 　　 that he was not 　　 　 with what he had. He quarreled with his 　 　 . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And 　　 he was alone again, living in his hut, 　　 his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.

He understood that he had been 　　 to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.

1.A. boating　　　　　 B. fishing　　　　　 C. hunting　　　　　　 　　 D. swimming

2.A. caught　　　 B. removed　　 　 C. bitten　　 D. held

3.A. fur　　　　 B. shade　　 C. poster　　 　　 D. way

4.A. took up　　 B. put up　　 C. added up　　　　 D. picked up

5.A. imagine　　 B. wait　　 C. help　　　　 D. expect

6.A. secure　　 B. amazed　 C. exciting　　　　 D. lively

7.A. smelt　　 B. tasted　　 C. sounded　　　　 D. looked

8.A. that　　 B. whose　　 C. which　　　　 D. who

9.A. intelligent　　　　 B. popular　　 C. happy　　　　 　　 D. attractive

10.A. Follow　　 B. Marry　　　　 C. Admit　　　　 　　 D. Accept

11.A. sister　　 B. mother　　　　 C. daughter　　 D. son

12.A. respond　　 B. promise　 C. select　　　 D. doubt

13.A. under　　 B. at　　 C. beyond　　　　　 　　 D. in

14.A. pigs　　　　 B. cattle　　 C. sheep　　　 D. chicken

15.A. puzzled　　 B. magical　 C. upset　　　　　 D. greedy

16.A. certain　　 B. surprised　　 C. satisfied　　　 　　 D. popular

17.A. wife　　 B. daughter　　 C. mother　　 　　 D. grandfather

18.A. in peace　　 B. in danger　　 C. in a way　　　 D. in a flash

19.A. wearing　　　 B. having　　 C. preparing　　　 D. replacing

20.A. artificial　　 B. mistaken　 C. severe　　 　　 D. informal

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said :“a cat had eaten up everything. I was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so I drank the poison to kill myself.”

1.In fact, it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　 B. himself　　 C. nobody　　 D. the servant

2.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

3.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　 B. bad　　 C. clever　　 D. kind

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A.the rich man B.the servant

C.both A and B D.neither A and B

2.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A.he wanted to kill the cat

B.he wanted to kill the servant

C.there was in fact poison in the bottles

D.did not want the servant to drink his wine

3.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A.nobody B.the servant C.the rich man D.cat

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Once upon a time, there was an island where 　　 1.　 great number of feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and others, including Love. One day, they 2.　　 (tell) that the island would sink (下沉), so they all began packing things and left except Love.

Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to stay 　 3. the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love was concerned 　　 4.　 her safety and decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by in a grant boat. Love asked, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness answered, “No, I can’t. My gold and silver is 　　 5.　 (important) than you.”

Love asked Vanity (虚荣) for help but was refused again.

Then love asked Sadness and Happiness for help, neither of 　　 6.　　 was willing to help.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. When 　 7.　 (hear) that, Love was so happy that she even forgot to ask 　　 8.　 the elder’s name was. When they arrived on land, the elder went on her own way. As it was the first time that Love 　　 9.　 (meet) the elder, she asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “But why?”

Knowledge smiled and said, “because it is only Time 10.　 is able to understand how valuable(有价值的) Love is.”

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been 　　 for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t 　　 even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its 　　 to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He 　　 the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).

The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t 　　 eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.

The next morning when he woke up, he was 　　 to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never 　　 anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”

He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, 　　 was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you 　　 　　 for the rest of your life. 　　 me and I will always make delicious food for you.”

“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s 　　 cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.

“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must 　　 only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”

“I promise,” Malcolm said.

And so they got married. For many years they lived 　　 great happiness. His wife brought him 　　 , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so 　　 that he was not 　　 with what he had. He quarreled with his 　　 . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And 　　 he was alone again, living in his hut, 　　 his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.

He understood that he had been 　　 to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.

1.A. boating　　 B. fishing　　　 　　　 C. hunting　　 D. swimming

2.A. caught　　 B. removed　　 C. bitten　　 D. held

3.A. way　　 B. fur　　 C. poster　　 　　 D. shade

4.A. took up　　 B. picked up　　 C. put up　　 　　 D. added up

5.A. wait　　 B. help　　　　 C. imagine　　 D. expect

6.A. exciting　　　　 B. secure　　 　　 C. amazed　　 D. lively

7.A. smelt　　 B. looked　　 　　 C. sounded　　 D. tasted

8.A. which　　 B. whose　　 　　 C. who　　　　 D. that

9.A. intelligent　 B. happy　　 　　 C. attractive　　 D. popular

10.A. Follow　　 B. Accept　　 　　 C. Admit　　 　　 D. Marry

11.A. sister　　 B. daughter　　 C. mother　　 　　 D. son

12.A. doubt　　 B. respond　　 C. select　　 D. promise

13.A. in　　　　 B. at　　 　　 C. under　　 D. beyond

14.A. sheep　　 B. pigs　　 C. cattle　　　　 D. chicken

15.A. puzzled　　 B. greedy　　 C. magical　　 D. upset

16.A. satisfied　　 B. surprised　　 C. popular　　 D. certain

17.A. daughter　 B. mother　　 　　 C. wife　　 D. grandfather

18.A. in peace　　 B. in a flash　　 C. in danger　　 D. in a way

19.A. wearing　　 B. having　　 　　 C. preparing　　 D. replacing

20.A. informal　 B. artificial　　 C. severe　　 　　 D. mistaken

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