Henry finds a job on a farm.He is the strongest and youngest.He eats more,sleeps more,but works less.He doesn’t like to use his head,so he knows little.He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的)work.He always says he’s tired and hopes to have a good rest.So he gets less money than others.
Winter is coming.The workers are getting ready for the next year.Only Henry does nothing.The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest.The young man has to go there with a chair.He feels lonely(寂寞的)in the forest and is afraid of the animals.So he looks around and sings loudly.Nobody knows what he’s singing.After three days,Henry doesn’t cut down any trees.The farmer feels strange.He wants to find out how the young man is working there.To his anger(生气),Henry is sitting on the chair,cutting the tree.”Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?”asks the farmer.”Because I can’t work if lying(躺着),sir.”
1.Henry doesn’t like to use his head,so_________.
A.he knows little knowledge(知识)
B.he is young and strong
C.he tries to be a farmer
D.he finds a job on a farm
2.Henry gets less money because_________.
A.he sleeps more
B.he does some unskilled work
C.he isn’t polite to the farmer
D.he eats more
3.Henry has to cut down the trees because_________.
A.he can do nothing except(除了)it
B.he likes to stay in the quiet forest
C.he can’t get on well with others
D.he is very strong
4.Henry is________ to stay in the forest.
A.glad B.angry C.safe D.afraid
5.Henry hopes to_________.
A.make the farmer happy B.get help
C.lie down in the forest D.cut down more trees
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Henry finds a job on a farm.He is the strongest and youngest.He eats more,sleeps more,but works less.He doesn’t like to use his head,so he knows little.He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的)work.He always says he’s tired and hopes to have a good rest.So he gets less money than others.
Winter is coming.The workers are getting ready for the next year.Only Henry does nothing.The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest.The young man has to go there with a chair.He feels lonely(寂寞的)in the forest and is afraid of the animals.So he looks around and sings loudly.Nobody knows what he’s singing.After three days,Henry doesn’t cut down any trees.The farmer feels strange.He wants to find out how the young man is working there.To his anger(生气),Henry is sitting on the chair,cutting the tree.”Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?”asks the farmer.”Because I can’t work if lying(躺着),sir.”
1.Henry doesn’t like to use his head,so_________.
A.he knows little knowledge(知识)
B.he is young and strong
C.he tries to be a farmer
D.he finds a job on a farm
2.Henry gets less money because_________.
A.he sleeps more
B.he does some unskilled work
C.he isn’t polite to the farmer
D.he eats more
3.Henry has to cut down the trees because_________.
A.he can do nothing except(除了)it
B.he likes to stay in the quiet forest
C.he can’t get on well with others
D.he is very strong
4.Henry is________ to stay in the forest.
A.glad B.angry C.safe D.afraid
5.Henry hopes to_________.
A.make the farmer happy B.get help
C.lie down in the forest D.cut down more trees
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Steven finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn't like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others. Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Steven does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he's singing. After three days, Steven doesn't cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger (生气), Steven is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. “Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?” asks the farmer. “Because I can't work if lying (躺着), sir.”
1.Steven doesn't like to use his head, so ______.
A.he doesn’t know much
B.he is young and strong
C.he tries to be a farmer
D.he finds a job on a farm
2.Steven gets less money because ______.
A.he eats more
B.he is ill in hospital
C.he isn't polite to the farmer
D.he is lazy and does some unskilled work
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Lazy people can get a lot of money.
B.Farmers can sit down and cut down many trees.
C.We can get a lot by working hard.
D.Steven is very brave and he isn’t afraid of animals.
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My father _______ working on the farm and he doesn’t want to change his life.
A. is used to B. was used to
C. used to D. get used to
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阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,完成81-85小题。
Tom lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job from then on. He was very worried. He had a big family to feed. His sons and daughters were often hungry. His wife was angry with him and she went away from his home.
One evening at about six, Tom went into the church (教堂) with a turkey(火鸡)in his hands. “ I took a turkey from a house, my pastor (牧师),” Tom said, “Would you like to take it away and forgive me?”
“ I won’t take the turkey away,” said the pastor, “Since you have known your fault, (错误) you must give it back to the host.”
“ I have tried,” cried Tom, “ But the host didn’t agree to take it back.”
“ I believe you,” said the pastor “You can take the turkey home and give it to your children.”
Tom thanked the pastor and went away.
When the evening prayer (祈祷) was over, the pastor went into his room. He looked for his turkey here and there but he didn’t find it.
1.Tom was worried because.
2.How did his children feel?
3.Tom has sons and daughters________, but he lost his job. (根据短文填入适当的词语)
4.The underlined word “give it back” means .
5.Whose turkey did Tom take from?
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One of Henry's feet(脚) is bigger than the other. “I can't find good shoes for my feet,” he says to his friend Dick. “Why not go to a shoemaker(鞋匠)?” Dick says. “A good one can make you the right shoes,” “Good idea!” Henry said. “But where can I find a good shoemaker?” “Oh, there is one in my town.” Dick says.
One day Henry goes to the shoemaker in Dick’s town and asks the shoemaker to make him right shoes. Henry goes to the shoemaker again a few days later and looks at the shoes. Then he says to the shoemaker angrily, “I tell you to make one bigger than the other. Why do you make one smaller than the other?”
1. Henry’s feet are ________.
A. very long B. very big
C. the same D. different in size(尺码)
2.His friend Dick _________.
A. can make shoes B. has longer feet
C. knows about a shoemaker D. always has a good idea
3.Henry and Dick lives ____________.
A. in the same town B. in the same building
C. in different towns D. with their parents
4. Why is Henry angry? Because he thinks _________.
A. the shoemaker makes the wrong shoes
B. Dick is not happy
C. he has different feet
D. the shoemaker doesn't make any shoes for him
5.Who do you think is wrong?
A. Dick B. Henry
C. The shoemaker D. Henry’s friend
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He has arms now and is able to pick the table up with one hand.
A. weakest B. weaker
C. strongest D. stronger
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He has __________ arms now and is able to pick the table up with one hand.
A. strongest B. weaker C. weakest D. Stronger
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Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be. He _____ to lose some weight. So he is on the diet.
He tries not to eat too _____ and he eats very little meat because it will make him _____. He also does exercise every _____. He swims very often, _____ he runs about two kilometers a day.
Now he is _____ than before. Henry's sister, Susan, is healthier than Henry. _____ is also younger and thinner than him. She does _____ every day, too. She doesn't _____ much meat. But she eats a lot of fruit and vegetables because she thinks ______ are better for her health.
1.A. wants B. likes C. goes D. want
2.A. many B. less C. much D. more
3.A. thin B. fat C. ill D. tired
4.A. month B. week C. day D. year
5.A. and B. because C. but D. when
6.A. later B. shorter C. longer D. stronger
7.A. She B. He C. They D. We
8.A. shopping B. housework C. homework D. exercise
9.A. drink B. eat C. cook D. buy
10.A. you B. them C. they D. we
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Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be. He __1.__ to lose weight (减肥). So he is on the diet (节食). He tries not to eat junk food and he eats _2._ meat. Because meat will make him fat. He doesn’t __3._ up late at night now because he keeps getting up early in the morning to play sports. He usually spends an hour __4._ in the river or two hours running in the park. Now he is __5._ than before. Henry’s sister, Susan, is healthier than Henry. __6.__ is younger than he. She does _7._ every day, too. She doesn’t eat much meat. But she eats __8._ of fruit and __9._ because she thinks they are good _10._ her.
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Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city. One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay. "
“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’
So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best,” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.
He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”
‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”
1.The manager told Harry______.
A. he could start work at once
B. he was the best salesman in the world
C. he wasn’t a good salesman
D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world
2.Harry could get the job if______.
A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets
B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets
C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets
D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager
3.Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.
A. he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything
B. he could give them away
C. he wanted to get the job
D. many people liked sweets
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