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A RICH(富有的) man was trying to find his daughter a birthday gift when he saw a poor man with a beautiful white horse. He told the man that he would give him $500 for the horse.
The poor man answered, “Sir, it doesn’t look so good.” And he walked away.
The next day the rich man came back. He would give the poor man $1,000 for the horse.
The poor man said again, “Sir, it doesn’t look so good.”
On the third day, the rich man took out $2,000 for the horse. He said he wouldn’t take no for an answer. The poor man said OK, and the rich man took the horse home.
The rich man’s daughter loved her gift. She climbed onto the horse, but then the horse ran right into a tree. It turned out that the horse was blind.
The rich man ran to see the poor man. He asked for an explanation(解释).
The poor man said, “I told you. It doesn’t look so good.”
1.The rich man , so he wanted to buy the horse.
A. liked the horse very much
B. didn’t see the special colour of the horse before
C. wanted to help the poor man
D. wanted to buy his daughter a birthday gift
2.The poor man said “It doesn’t look so good.” times(次数).
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
3.The underlined word “blind” means there was something wrong with the of the horse.
A. ears B. head C. eyes D. feet
4.The poor man said the horse didn’t look so good again and again to .
A. keep the horse himself
B. tell the rich man not to buy
C. sell the horse at a high price
D. show the horse was not beautiful
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A very rich (有钱的) man wants t help some people of his town．But first he wanted to find out if they deserved（值得） his help．So he puts a very big stone(石头) in the middle of the road．Then he stood behind a tree，waiting and watching．
Soon an old man came along with his cow．"Who put this stone in the center of the road？"says the old man，but he didn't try to move the stone away．He passes around the stone with some difficulties （费力地）and leaves．Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but nobody tried to move it．
Late in the afternoon，a young man came along．He saw the stone and said，"It will be dark at night．Some people will fall over the stone and get hurt(受伤)in the dark．"The young man then begins to move the stone．He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road．But to his surprise，under the stone he found a bag full of money and a note，"This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road．The person deserves help．"
1.Why does rich man put a stone in the center of the road?
A. He wants to build a new road.
B. He wants to make friends with the young man
C. He is bored and wants to do something interesting
D. He wants to find out the man who deserves his help
2.Only ________ coming along the road does something about the stone
A. the rich man’s son B. a young man
C. the rich man D. the old man with his cow
3.The phrase “complain about” means “ ______” in Chinese.
A. 移动 B. 拒绝 C. 抱怨 D. 感激
4.Why does the young man move the stone out of the road?
A. Because he is strong enough to move it.
B. Because he knows there is a bag of money under it.
C. Because he doesn’t want other people to fall and get hurt
D. Because he is the first man to find the stone.
5.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. one can get nothing through helping others
B. if we move stones in life, we will be rich
C. we should always think about ourselves
D. if we do well ,we can get something well in return.
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A poor (贫穷的) man goes to a rich (富有的) man's house. On the way, he sees a box under a tree. He opens it and sees some apples in it.
The man thinks, "I will have dinner in the rich man's house. He will give me nice food to eat. It will be very delicious." So he doesn't eat the apples. He throws them away (扔掉).
The man walks on and comes to a river. He can't go across it. He waits for some time, but there is no boat coming. "What a bad day! I can't go to the rich man's house today," he thinks.
The man has to go back home. He doesn't have any food at home. He is very hungry. He thinks of the apples. He goes back to the tree. He is very happy to see them near the tree, and he eats them quickly.
The story tells us: Do not throw away good things; you may need them some other time.
1.What does the word “delicious” mean(意思是)？
A.实惠的 B.方便的 C.美味的
2.Why can't the poor man go to the rich man's house?
A.He can't go across a river. B.He can't walk. C.He thinks of the apples.
3.The poor man sees ____in a box under a tree.
A.a boat . B.a river. C.some apples.
4.The poor man is____ to see apples when he goes back to the tree.
A.happy B.sad C.quick
5.Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.The poor man doesn't have any food at home.
B.The poor man is very hungry, so he goes home for dinner.
C.The poor man waits for some time, but there is no boat coming.
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A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man. "What kind of tree are you planting there. My good man?"
"This is a 
fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.
"A fig tree? The rich man was very surprised. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old."
"What!" shouted the rich man. "You're ninety years old, you are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. "The old man smiled and said, "Tell m
e, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, "Who planted the fig trees?"
"Why - why: I don't know."
"You see, sir." The old man said slowly, "our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said," you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.
1.The old man was planting _______ when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree B. a fig tree C. a pear tree D. a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree_______.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful D. just for fun
3.The sentenc
e in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means that_______.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B he didn't want to disturb(打扰)the old man
C. he couldn't communicate（交流）with the old man
D. he understood(理解)why the old man planted the young tree
4.We can express the main idea of this passage"_______" in Chinese.
A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉 B．光阴似箭，一去不返
C．君子爱财，取之有道 D. 财多惹祸，树大招风
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Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to ___________ things with. He decided to take ten servants (仆人)___________ him. They would___________ the things to sell and the food to ___________ on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to ___________ and asked to____________ with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, ____________ may go with us.___________ you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my ___________. you can’t carry a ___________ load (担子). You must ___________the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are ___________.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said ___________ and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were____________ except (除了……) the little servant. Do you know ____________? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.
1.A.eat B.buy C.change D.get
2.A.with B.for C.to D.of
3.A.take B.bring C.carry D.borrow
4.A.cook B.eat C.buy D.drink
5.A.the town B.the servants C.the road D.the rich man
6.A.stop B.stay C.go D.talk
7.A.you B.he C.I D.they
8.A.So B.If C.Because D.But
9.A.family B.guests C.servants D.things
10.A.heavy B.light C.small D.difficult
11.A.make B.choose C.pick up D.take
12.A.polite B.right C.clever D.foolish
13.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
14.A.excited B.sad C.tired D.lonely
15.A.who B.what C.that D.why
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There is a very rich(富裕的) man. He is very friendly to people and kind to his mother. He loves his mother very much.
His mother’s birthday is coming. He wants to give his mother a present(礼物). He thinks for many days, and then he has a good idea. He buys a parrot. The parrot is clever. So it’s very expensive. It’s 50,000 dollars. This is because the bird can talk in English, Chinese and other six languages(语言). It can also sing over ten famous songs. On her birthday, the mother gets the bird. However, she doesn’t know all these.
The next morning, the telephone in her house rings, and she answers the telephone. It is her son, “Do you like the bird mother?” “Oh, yes, very much!” answers the mother. “It tastes great! But you give me only one. Can you give me another one?”
1.The man gives his mother _____________ as her birthday present.
A. 50,000 dollars B. a telephone C. a parrot
2.The parrot is very expensive because _____________.
A. it is smart
B. it can sing famous songs
C. it can speak different languages
3.How many languages can the parrot speak?
A. eight B. six C. two
4.What is the end of the bird?
A. It leaves the woman’s home
B. It talks with the woman in different languages and sings famous songs for her
C. It lost its life
5.How do you think the man feels when he hears the news?
A. Relaxed B. Surprised C. Happy
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This is an old story. One day, a man was not happy when his six-year-old daughter made a box with some paper. The family didn’t have much money. So the father thought his daughter wasted (浪费) the paper. The next day, the little girl gave the box to her father and said, “Dad, today is your birthday. This box is for you.”
The man was happy. But he was not happy again when he found there was nothing in the box. “Why didn’t you put anything for me in the box?” He asked his daughter. The little girl looked at him and cried, “Dad, I put my love in the box. It’s all for you!”
The man felt sad and said sorry to his daughter. Sometimes, we can’t see love with our eyes.
1. What did the daughter do the next day?
A. She gave the box to her father.
B. She put some money in the box.
C. She gave some paper to her father.
D. She bought a gift to her father.
2.Why was the father was not happy again when he opened the box?
A. Because he didn’t like the box.
B. Because there was nothing in the box.
C. Because he thought his daughter wasted paper.
D. Because he didn’t have money
3.What is the meaning (意思) of the underlined (划线的) word “it”?
A. Box. B. Paper.
C. Love. D. money
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The family had lots of money.
B. The daughter wasted the paper.
C. The father didn’t like his daughter.
D. The daughter loved her father.
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Doctor Carl was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his families’ birthdays. Yesterday afternoon he remembered(记得) it was his wife’s (妻子的) birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a present. On his way home from hospital, he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When doctor Carl got home, he gave his wife the flowers and said, “Happy birthday to you, dear!” “It’s April 20th today. I remembered your birthday this year.” Mrs. Carl laughed and said, “My birthday was the day before yesterday, but thank you all the same. Better late than never!”
1.Where did Carl work?
A. In a hospital. B. In a store.
C. In a shop. D. In a family.
2.What did Carl buy for his wife’s birthday?
A. Some fruits. B. Some food.
C. Nothing. D. Some flowers.
3.What date is Carl’s wife’s birthday?
A. Today. B. The day before yesterday.
C. April 20th. D. April 18th.
4.Why did Carl forget his families’ birthday? Because _____ .
A. he is too old B. he works very hard
C. he is a doctor D. he is not busy
5.Where did he buy some flowers?
A. On his way home from work. B. On his wife’s birthday.
C. On his way to the shop. D. On his birthday.
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Doctor Carl was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his families’ birthdays. Yesterday afternoon he remembered(记得) it was his wife’s (妻子的) birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a present. On his way home from hospital, he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When doctor Carl got home, he gave his wife the flowers and said, “Happy birthday to you, dear!” “It’s April 20th today. I remembered your birthday this year.” Mrs. Carl laughed and said, “My birthday was the day before yesterday, but thank you all the same. Better late than never!”
1.Where did Carl work?
A. In a hospital. B. In a store.
C. In a shop. D.In a family.
2. What did Carl buy for his wife’s birthday?
A. Some fruits. B. Some food.
C. Nothing. D. Some flowers.
3.What date is Carl’s wife’s birthday?
A. Today. B. The day before yesterday.
C. April 20th. D. April 18th.
4.Why did Carl forget his families’ birthday? Because _____ .
A. he is too old B. he works very hard
C. he is a doctor D. he is not busy
5.Where did he buy some flowers?
A. On his way home from work. B. On his wife’s birthday.
C. On his way to the shop. D. On his birthday.
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--- ________ does the old man go to his daughter’s?
--- He has no money. He has to go there on foot.
A. How long B. How C. How often
fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.
e, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.
e in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means that_______.