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Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only art treasures to their collection．
One year，as winter approached， engulfed（吞没） the nation，and the young man left to in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was in action．The art collector awaited more news， he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．
Upset and ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a with a large package in his hands．
He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a of your son .I was the one he was when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”
As the two began to ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s， of fine art．“I am no ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”
As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （画像）of his son．Though the world would consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face detail．
Overcome with emotion，the man the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the he had been given．
1.A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest
2.A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war
3.A．save B．protect C．serve D．build
4.A．missing B．acting C．fighting D．dying
5.A．calmly B．anxiously C．quietly D．secretly
6.A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting
7.A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed
8.A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened
9.A．sad B．puzzled C．angry D．worried
10.A．farmer B．soldier 
C．painter D．seller
11.A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend
12.A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding
13.A．argue B．move C．talk D．eat
14.A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding
15.A．artist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter
16.A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still
17.A．for B．of C．in D．on
18.A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated
19.A．down B．up C．aside D．off
20.A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package
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Long ago, there was a rich man, who had a very big house with a lot of treasures and many servants. One day, two silver saucers were stolen from the cupboard. After a few days, another two saucers were stolen again. The rich man was very angry. He thought, “Someone must have stolen them. I must catch the thief, or another two saucers would be stolen in a few days.”
Then he had an idea. He called in all his servants and said. “Some of my silver saucers have disappeared. Someone among you must have taken them. Who has taken them?”
The servants looked at one another and kept quiet. Then the rich man said, “I shall catch the thief myself. I am giving each of you a stick. Look, all the sticks are of the same length, Keep the sticks. Bring them back tomorrow. The thief’s stick will two centimeters longer.”
That evening, Salleh, one of the servants, went home sadly. His wife asked him, “Why are you so sad this evening?”
“This stick will grow two centimeters longer tomorrow because I have taken the silver saucers,” he said.
“Oh, don’t worry. Cut off two centimeters from the stick,” his wife said. “In other words your stick will be of the same length as any of the other sticks.”
Hearing this, he was very happy. At once, he cut off two centimeters from the stick with a knife.
The next day, each of the servants brought back his stick. The rich man then measured each of the sticks. He found Salleh’s stick shorter by two centimeters. Salleh was the thief. He was caught and put in prison. The rich man got back the stolen saucers.
1.The silver saucers were kept in____
A. a cupboard B. a box
C. the kitchen D. the bedroom
2.The rich man found _____ silver saucers were stolen
A. two B. four
C. six D. three
3.The next day, the rich man knew that Salleh was the thief because Salleh’s stick _____.
A. remained the same length
B. was shorter by two centimeters
C. was longer by two centimeters
D. broke in two
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Salleh’s wife told him to return the stolen saucers
B. Salleh’s wife was angry with him
C. Salleh brought back the stolen saucer himself
D. Salleh did as his wife told him to.
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There was a very wealthy man who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted many physicians and was being ________ by several of them. He did not stop consulting a large number of_________ experts; he consumed heavy loads of_________ and underwent hundreds of injections(注射). But the _________ was more unbearable than before.
At last, a monk who was _________ to be an expert in treating such patients was _________ by the suffering man. The monk _________ his problem and said that he should concentrate _________ on green colors and not let his eyes _________ any other colors for some time. It was a(n)_________ prescription(处方),but he was desperate and made up his mind to try it.
The wealthy man gathered a group of _________ and purchased barrels of green paint and directed that every object his eyes were _________ to see should be painted green just as the monk had directed. When the monk came to visit him after a few days, the wealthy man's _________ ran with buckets of green paint and poured it on him since he was in red, _________ their master saw any other color and his ache would _________.
Hearing this, the monk _________ and said, "If only you had bought a pair of green glasses, which are worth just a few dollars, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all the other articles and also could have saved a large share of his _________. You cannot paint the_________ green. "
Let us change our_________ and the world will change too. It is _________ to shape the world. Let us shape ourselves first.
1.A.cheated B.robbed C.treated D.hurt
2.A.medical B.chemical C.technical D.physical
3.A.money B.food C.drugs D.paints
4.A.result B.ache C.stress D.anxiety
5.A.supposed B.required C.invited D.forced
6.A.taken care of B.thought highly of C.called for D.asked for
7.A.examined B.solved C.shared D.covered
8.A.mainly B.only C.simply D.mostly
9.A.land on B.drop on C.turn to D.fall on
10.A.difficult B.strange C.ordinary D.final
11.A.physicians B.experts C.painters D.artists
12.A.impossible B.unusual C.willing D.likely
13.A.friends B.children C.family D.servants
14.A.in case that B.so that C.in order that D.now that
15.A.break out B.come back C.get worse D.go up
16.A.nodded B.screamed C.laughed D.stared
17.A.fortune B.trouble C.time D.energy
18.A.room B.house C.garden D.world
19.A.mind B.vision C.plan D.way
20.A.unnecessary B.brave C.illegal D.foolish
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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing to cross a river1. he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2. the ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great 3. ( anxious) too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4. (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch（刻痕） on the side of the boat 5. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help 6. (get) his sword back. Shortly after the 7. (arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though 8. (spend) rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 9. well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 10. (relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.
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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing 1.(cross) a river, when he accidentally 2.(drop) his sword into the water. The people on board reminded him that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt 3.(anxiety), too. 4., he turned a deaf ear to that. And instead, he 5.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕) on the side of the boat 6. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help get his sword back. Shortly after the 7.(arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. After rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 8. well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 9.(relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick 10. strict rules without considering a changing environment.
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There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with his students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK. Then the professor asked about the cure for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?” “A full spoon,” answered the student. “Now you go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he entered the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
1.The students were afraid of the professor because ___________.
A. they often angered and disappointed him
B. their answers often astonished him
C. their answers seldom satisfied him
D. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
2.Before he left the room, the student probably ___________.
A. believed that he had passed the exam
B. thought five drops of medicine would cure the patient
C. knew he had made a mistake
D. felt he had not done well in the exam
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to this text?
A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.
B. The doctor will be in trouble if he has given the patient a full spoon.
C. Since one spoon is more than five drops, the patient will be all right soon after taking one spoon.
D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.
4. We can learn from this text that ___________.
A. someone died in the exam
B. the student would probably not pass the exam
C. the professor was pleased to see the students’ improvement
D. the slight change may not cause big difference in medical treatment
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A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
1.A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success
2.A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended
3.A．approached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted
4.A．picked up B．took out C．reached for D．handed in
5.A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold
6.A．away B．forward C．aside D．below
7.A．attitude B．order C．attention D．politeness
8.A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generous
ly
9.A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged
10.A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing
11.A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck
12.A．by nature B．by design C．in turn D．in circles
13.A．bought B．appreciated C．sacrificed D．shared
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There is no greater love than ________ who devotes his whole life ________ mankind.
A. that of a man; to benefiting B. a man; to benefiting
C. that of a man’s; benefits D. a man’s love; in benefiting
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Jack described his father, who ________ a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man.
A. might have been
B. would have been
C. should have been
D. must have been
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Jack descried his father, who _____a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-wiled man
| A．would be | B．would have been |
| C．must be | D．must have been |
C．painter D．seller
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