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There was once a in whose name was Dionysius in ancient Greek. A man named Damocles admired his life, So the king invited Damocles to the palace to be in his place for one day.

All the servants treated him as their master. He sat down at a table, and there were costly wines rich foods and beautiful flowers, and delightful music. He rested himself among soft cushions, and felt that he was the happiest man across the world.

Then he chanced to raise his eyes toward the ceiling（天花板）. There was a sharp sword（剑）and it may fall at any time. The smile faded from Damocles, His face became pale. He wanted to be out of the palace.

“What is the matter?” said the king.

“That sword! That sword” cried Damocles. He was so frightened that he could hardly move.

“Yes,” said king. “I know there is a sword which may fall at any moment. But why should that trouble you? I have a sword over my head all the time. I may lose my life every moment.”

“Let me go,” said Damocles. “I was mistaken, and the rich and powerful are not so happy as they seem. Let me go back to my old home.” And so long as he lived, he never again wanted to be rich, or to change places, even for a moment.

1.The underlined word “fade” means_________.

A. 出现　　 B. 绽放　　 C. 消失　　 D. 涌现

2.Damocles cried because ____________.

A. the king invited him to the palace　　 B. there were many rich foods and costly wines

C. he was treated as the master　　 D. he saw a sword over his head

3.Which is the correct order for the story?

① Damocles was very happy to see many foods and wines.

②the king invited Damocles to the palace.

③Damocles sat in the sofa and enjoyed the life

④Damocles saw the sword and wanted to leave the palace.

A. ①②③④　　 B. ②①③④　　 C. ②①④③　　 D. ③④②①

4.The purpose of the king's invitation is _________.

A. to let Damocles enjoy the life as the king.

B. to show his richness to Damocles.

C. to help Damocles realize his dream.

D. to let Damocles know the two sides of one thing

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Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very ______ at it. He drew many beautiful interesting pictures, and many people ______ his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be ______ when he was a little older, and then they were going to ___these pictures for a lot of money.

Jimmy's pictures were quite different from other ______ because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on ______ of it, and the other half was always ______.

"That's very clever," everybody said. "______ other people have ever done that before."

One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom (底部) half of your pictures, ______ not on the top half?"

"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes (毛笔) can't ______ very high."

1.A.poor        　 B.sad        　　 C.glad     　　 D.good

2.A.bought     　 B.brought    C.sold     　　　 D.took

3.A.different   B.clever    　 C.famous   　　 D.rich

4.A.buy         　 B.show       C.leave    　　　 D.sell

5.A.men's       B.people's   　 C.boy's    　　 D.child's

6.A.half        　　 B.part       　 C.side     　　　 D.end

7.A.full        　　 B.empty      C.wrong    　　 D.ready

8.A.No          　 B.Some       C.Any      　　　 D.Many

9.A.then        　 B.and        　 C.but      　　　　 D.or

10.A.change      B.turn       　 C.pull     　　　　 D.reach

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Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4.The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

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Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4. The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased 　　　 B. angry 　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

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Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange____with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong____went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could____and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “____will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to____the bird for the meat.

Then the____bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you____simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird____, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird____it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became____again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the____: The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You____me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.____the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the____of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird____and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 B. bird　　 C. panda　　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 B. freely　　 C. slowly　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　 B. study　　 C. draw　　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Anybody　　 D. Everybody

5.A. find　　 B. borrow　　 C. smell　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　 B. helpful　　 C. clever　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　 B. four　　 C. five　　 D. six

8.A. for ever　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　 D. hard-working

11.A. songs　　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　 C. found　　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　 B. Unless　　 C. If　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 B. value　　 C. reason　　 D. connection

15.A. woke up　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

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Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in China. His name was Ma Liang. He loved to ______, but he didn’t have a brush. He was too ______ to buy one. He often used sticks to draw pictures on the ground. He said to himself, “_______ I have a brush, I don’t need to draw on the ground with ______.”

One night, when Ma Liang was asleep, he had a dream. In his dream, he _______an old man. The old man gave him a magic　 ______. The old man said to Ma Liang, “I give you a magic brush. You can use it to help the poor in your village.”

The next morning, when he _______, he found a real brush in his hands. Ma Liang felt very　 ______. He went to the village and decided to help the villagers. Some villagers said, “There has been a drought (干旱) and our crops (庄稼) are dying.” Ma Liang took out the magic_____and drew some _______. Then it began to rain. The villagers said thanks to Ma Liang.

1.A. run　　 B. jump　　 C. draw　　 D. dance

2.A. small　　 B. poor　　 C. old　　 D. new

3.A. Because　　 B. If　　 C. However　　 D. Before

4.A. flowers　　 B. grass　　 C. sticks　　 D. pens

5.A. found　　 B. met　　 C. talked　　 D. spoke

6.A. pen　　 B. pencil　　 C. brush　　 D. stick

7.A. stayed up　　 B. woke up　　 C. put up　　 D. cleaned up

8.A. interesting　　 B. interested　　 C. exciting　　 D. excited

9.A. hand　　 B. picture　　 C. brush　　 D. book

10.A. snow　　 B. wind　　 C. sun　　 D. cloud

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Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school (寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He_______returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at_________

One night as usual, Rakesh found _________asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green's room _______ and saw her _________ on bed. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He _______ the ladders and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall._________at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

_________got up and took away the_________from the wall. A few hours__________, Rakesh

returned. In the dark, he tried to climb______________from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very__________to be punished (惩罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground, said, "Rakesh，at least______________a warm coat with you when you go out at night.” Mrs.Green's

____________made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the______________lesson that he has ever had.

1.A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes

2.A.daytime B.weekends C.night D.noon

3.A.someone B.anyone C.no one D.everyone

4.A.loudly B.quietly C.happily D.quickly

5.A.sleeping B.reading C.watching TV D.running

6.A.took care of B.took away C.took a look at D.took out

7.A.And B.But C.So D.Because

8.A.He B.They C.She D.It

9.A.bed B.chair C.bushes D.ladder

10.A.ago B.before C.later D.late

11.A.up B.down C.out D.in

12.A.afraid B.glad C.sorry D.surprised

13.A.buy B.bring C.take D.borrow

14.A.kindness B.illness C.happiness D.sadness

15.A.worst B.best C.furthest D.smallest

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Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He

____returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at night .

One night as usual, Rakesh found everyone asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room ____ and saw her ____ . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He took out the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall. ______at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

She got up and took away the ladder____the wall. A few hours ____, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb ____ from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very ____ to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least ____ a warm coat with you when you go out at night."

Mrs. Green's ___ made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again.

1.A. never　　 B. always　　 C. seldom　　 D. sometimes

2.A. loudly　　 B. quietly　　 C. happily　　 D. quickly

3.A. sleeping　　 B. reading　　 C. watching TV　　 D. running

4.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. So　　 D. Because

5.A. on　　 B. up　　 C. from　　 D. down

6.A. ago　　 B. after　　 C. later　　 D. late

7.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. out　　 D. in

8.A. afraid　　 B. glad　　 C. sorry　　 D. surprised

9.A. carry　　 B. bring　　 C. take　　 D. borrow

10.A. kindness　　 B. illness　　 C. happiness　　 D. sadness

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Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 　 　 　 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at　 　 　 　 .

One night as usual, Rakesh found　 　 　 　 　 asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room 　 　 　 and saw her 　 　 　 . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He 　 　 　 　 the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall. 　 　 　 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

　 　 　 got up and took away the 　 　 　 from the wall. A few hours 　 　 　 , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 　 　 　 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very 　 　 　 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least 　 　 　 a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."

Mrs. Green's 　 　 　 made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the 　 　 　 lesson that he has ever had.

1.A. never　　　　　     B. always　　　     C. seldom　　　　     D. sometimes

2.A. daytime　　　　     B. weekends　　     C. night　　　　　     D. noon

3.A. someone　　　     B. anyone　　　     C. no one　　　　     D. everyone

4.A. loudly　　　　     B. quietly　　　　     C. happily　　　　     D. quickly

5.A. sleeping　　　     B. reading　　 　     C. watching TV　　     D. running

6.A. took care of　　     B. took away　     C. took a look at　     D. took out

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

8.A. He　　　　　　     B. They　　　　     C. She　　　　　　　     D. It

9.A. bed　　　　　　     B. chair　　　　     C. bushes　　　　     D. ladder

10.A. ago　　　　　　     B. before　　　　     C. later　　　　　　     D. late

11.A. up　　　　　　     B. down　　　　     C. out　　　　　　     D. in

12.A. afraid　　　　     B. glad　　　　　     C. sorry　　　　　     D. surprised

13.A. buy　　　　　     B. bring　　　　     C. take　　　　　　     D. borrow

14.A. kindness　　     B. illness　　　　     C. happiness　　　     D. sadness

15.A. worst　　　　     B. best　　　　　     C. furthest　　　　     D. smallest

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Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 　 　　 　 went back before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at 　　 　 .

One night as usual, Rakesh found　 　 　　 　 asleep（睡着的）. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room 　 　　 　 and saw her 　 　　 　 . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder（梯子） in the bushes, he hid it there. He________ the ladders and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall. 　 　　 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

________ got up and took away the 　 　　 　 from the wall. A few hours 　　 , Rakesh went back. In the dark, he tried to climb ________ from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very ________　 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, “Rakesh, at least ________ a warm coat with you, when you go out at night.”

Mrs. Green's ________ made Rakesh know his own faults（错误）. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the ________esson that he has ever had.

1.A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　 　 C. seldom　　　　 　　 D. sometimes

2.A. daytime　　　　 B. weekends　　 　 C. night　　　　 　　 　 D. noon

3.A. someone　　　 B. anyone　　 　 　 C. no one　　　　　 　　 D. everyone

4.A. loudly　　　　　 B. quietly　　　　 C. happily　　　　 　　 D. quickly

5.A. sleeping　　　　 B. reading　　　 C. watching TV　 D. running

6.A. took care of　 B. took away　　 　 C. took a look at　　 D. took out

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

8.A. He　　　　　　　 B. They　　　　 　　 C. She　　　　　　 　　 D. It

9.A. bed　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　 C. bushes　　　　 　　 D. ladder

10.A. ago　　　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. later　　　　　　 　 D. late

11.A. up　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 　 C. out　　　　　　 　　 D. in

12.A. afraid　　　　 B. glad　　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　　 　　 D. surprised

13.A. buy　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 　　 D. borrow

14.A. kindness　　　 B. illness　　　　 C. happiness　　　　 　 D. sadness

15.A. worst　　　　　 B. best　　　　 　 C. furthest　　　　 D. smallest

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