In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous.
An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings, especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections.
The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper, paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.
After seeing this, the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?” he asked.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why. But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.
1.According to the writer, the emperor_____.
A. loved beautiful paintings
B. did very well in painting
C. was good at painting roosters
D. Was very kind to the painter.
2.The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor.
A. only a few months
B. only five minutes
C. more than a year
D. five minutes every day
3.The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______.
A. the painter refused to draw rooster
B. the painter couldn’t draw rooster well
C. he couldn’t find the painter anywhere
D. he couldn’t wait to see his painting
4.In fact, during the whole year the painter______
A.escaped from the emperor to live quietly
B. worked hard at practice drawing roosters
C. was invited to other places to draw roosters
D. drew piles and piles of paper to make a living
5.From the passage we can learn that_______.
A. it’s hard for painter to success
B. it’s easy to paint in a short time.
C. hard work causes perfect result
D. emperor was hard to deal with
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In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous.
An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings, especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections.
The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper, paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.
After seeing this, the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?” he asked.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why. But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.
1.According to the writer, the emperor_____.
A. loved beautiful paintings
B. did very well in painting
C. was good at painting roosters
D. Was very kind to the painter.
2.The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor.
A. only a few months
B. only five minutes
C. more than a year
D. five minutes every day
3.The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______.
A. the painter refused to draw rooster
B. the painter couldn’t draw rooster well
C. he couldn’t find the painter anywhere
D. he couldn’t wait to see his painting
4.In fact, during the whole year the painter______
A.escaped from the emperor to live quietly
B. worked hard at practice drawing roosters
C. was invited to other places to draw roosters
D. drew piles and piles of paper to make a living
5.From the passage we can learn that_______.
A. it’s hard for painter to success
B. it’s easy to paint in a short time.
C. hard work causes perfect result
D. emperor was hard to deal with
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In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous.
An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings,especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections.
The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year.,but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper,paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.
After seeing this,the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?”he asked.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why.But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.
1.According to the writer, the emperor_____.
A. loved beautiful paintings B. did very well in painting
C. was good at painting roosters D. Was very kind to the painter.
2.The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor.
A. only a few months B. only five minutes
C. more than a year D. five minutes every day
3.The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______.
A. the painter refused to draw rooster
B. the painter couldn’t draw rooster well
C. he couldn’t find the painter anywhere
D. he couldn’t wait to see his painting
4.In fact, during the whole year the painter______
A.escaped from the emperor to live quietly
B. worked hard at practice drawing roosters
C. was invited to other places to draw roosters
D. drew piles and piles of paper to make a living
5.From the passage we can learn that_______.
A. it’s hard for painter to success B. it’s easy to paint in a short time.
C. hard work causes perfect result D. emperor was hard to deal with
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Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.
Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple”just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple orchard.
His first Apple Computer was a great success. Because of this, Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1.Steven Jobs always got into trouble with _______ in school.
A．his schoolmates B．his parents C．his teachers D．his brothers
2.Steven Jobs designed the first Apple Computer with his friend _______.
A．in his school B．in his company C．in his garage D．at home
3.Which of the following is not true?
A．Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college.
B．Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months.
C．Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple computer.
D．Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” just because he liked eating apples.
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Steven Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out(退学). But he was full of new ideas.
After that, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name“Apple”just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple orchard.
His first Apple Computer was a great success. Because of this, Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1.Steven Jobs always got into trouble with ________in school.
A. his schoolmates B. his parents C. his teachers D.his brothers
2.Steven Jobs designed the first Apple Computer with his friend ________.
A. in his school B. in his company C. in his garage D. at home
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Steven Jobs didn’t finish his college.
B. Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months.
C. Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple Computer.
D. Steven Jobs chose the name“Apple”just because he liked eating apples.
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In ancient China, there was a man called Zhou Yong. Before his father died, he left Zhou Yong a great number of gold ingots（元宝）. Zhou _____ them in a safe place in his home.
One day, Zhou decided to travel far away. He was afraid that ______would steal the gold ingots. But they were too heavy for him to bring______ with him. So he put all the ingots into a jar（坛子） and gave it to his friend Zhang San, telling Zhang that the jar was full of fresh red dates（红枣）.
A year later, Zhou came back home. One day before he came back, Zhang’s wife wondered what was inside the jar. She _____ opened it. She was shocked when she saw so _____ ingots inside. She then told Zhang about the ingots. They took the ingots out and _____ the jar with fresh red dates.
When Zhang ______ the jar to Zhou, Zhou opened it and asked," Where are my gold ingots?" Zhang denied（否认） that he had taken the ingots. After _____ about it for a while, they went to see the county magistrate（县官）.
When the magistrate asked Zhang what had happened, he answered, "Zhou said that there were fresh red dates in it when he gave me the jar a year ago. "
The magistrate ______ the jar and the red dates in it carefully. Then he said, "Bring the ingots back, Zhang San!"
Zhang still denied having taken them. But after the magistrate explained ______ he knew, Zhang finally admitted（承认） that he had taken the ingots.
How did the magistrate know that Zhang was lying?
1.A.threw B.dropped C.hid D.dug
2.A.thieves B.friend C.family D.brothers
3.A.along B.in C.into D.to
4.A.excitedly B.secretly C.happily D.sadly
5.A.much B.many C.more D.most
6.A.filled B.put C.brought D.made
7.A.returned B.took C.gave D.brought
8.A.talking B.arguing C.thinking D.telling
9.A.looked B.found C.examined D.saw
10.A.how B.what C.where D.which
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This story happened three years ago. Jack was an eight-year-old boy at that time. He was a good pupil. He was good at every subject at school. But he could not get up early. He often slept until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. So he was often late for school.
Jack’s mother didn’t want him to be late for school again. So she bought him a clock. She said to him, “ You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”
“Yes, Mum.” said Jack. After that Jack got up at twenty to seven when he heard the clock ring.
One day his mother forgot to make the clock ring at the usual time. And the next morning Jack didn’t get up.It was six forty-two at that moment.It was time for breakfast. Mother went to see him. Jack was still in bed and his eyes were open.
“Why didn’t you get up? ” Mother was angry.
“You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am waiting for the bell.”
“Mum, is the clock still sleeping ?” Jack asked.
1.How old was Jack when the story happened?
A. Ten. B. Nine. C. Seven. D. Eight.
2.Jack’s mother bought him a clock, because______.
A. she liked it B. she didn’t want Jack to be late for school
C. Jack liked it D. she lost one
3.What time did Jack usually get up after he had the clock?
A. 7∶20. B. 6∶20. C. 6∶40. D. 7:40.
4.What happened to Jack one day when the clock didn’t ring?
A. He didn’t get up all the morning. B. He got up early.
C. He got up late. D. He didn’t have breakfast.
5.Jack still stayed in bed to wait for ______.
A. the breakfast B. the bell C. his mother D. his bag
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Henry was not good at math. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still couldn’t ____ it.
“Never mind. I’ll sit next to the boy who’s the best at ____,” Henry thought, “and ____ his answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was ____ at the top of the class in math. Henry copied Allan’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a red star to the student who got the highest grade. It’s ____ for me to decide who I’ll give the star to, however, ____ two students, Henry and Allan, got the ____ grade.” After a moment she went on, “But I’ve decided to give the star to ____ this time.”
Henry was ____ when he heard this. He stood up and said, “But I got the same grade as Allan, madam.”
“That’s true.” The teacher said. “However, Allan’s answer to Question 6 was ‘I don’t know.’ , but ____ was ‘Nor do I.’.
1.A. retell B. answer C. understand
2.A. English B. math C. science
3.A. check B. copy C. keep
4.A. never B. almost C. always
5.A. hard B. easy C. unusual
6.A. because B. though C. until
7.A. low B. high C. same
8.A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody
9.A. afraid B. angry C. pleased
10.A. his B. mine C. yours
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Once upon a time, there was a king. He felt upset because his people didn’t obey him. At first, he didn’t _____ what to do. But one day he ordered an old wizard (男巫)—the wisest man in the kingdom—to _____ a magic potion(饮剂) which would get people to obey him. The wizard made a lot of potions. However, _____ of them worked.
One day, a young man traveled to the kingdom and _____ about it. He went to meet the king, saying that he knew how to _____ the problem. He gave the king two small pieces of paper and said, “Use the first _____ saying what you want your people to do, and use the second when they have done it. If you do like this, your people will obey you from the_____.”“Is that true?”, the king wondered but at last he decided to have a test. After a while, he saw a servant carrying a _____ in his arms. The king said, “Please, Alan, come here and let me see it.” Alan was so _____. He got close to the king. After ______ the turkey, the king said, “Thank you, Alan. You may go now.” Alan left, smiling. It ______! The king was very ______. He gave the man much money.
Before the man left the kingdom, the old wizard asked him what his ______ was. The man answered, “I got my magic from school when I was a little child. My teacher told me that ______ good manners one could get anything. Your king ______ needs good manners to get what he wants.”
1.A. know B. ask C. realize D. invite
2.A. lose B. make C. buy D. drink
3.A. all B. both C. none D. neither
4.A. heard B. cared C. talked D. thought
5.A. create B. discover C. cause D. solve
6.A. after B. before C. when D. as
7.A. face B. heart C. head D. manner
8.A. cat B. dog C. turkey D. duck
9.A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. scared
10.A. looking for B. looking after C. looking up D. looking at
11.A. solved B. avoided C. walked D. worked
12.A. sad B. happy C. nervous D. mad
13.A. strength B. power C. magic D. freedom
14.A. in B. on C. without D. with
15.A. just B. once C. never D. still
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He can always think up a good idea____ when others have problems.
A.in time B.on time C.at times D.at no time
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Along time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful . In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺）singing very beautifully.
One day, the emperor heard about this little bird’s beautiful . He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “Put her a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, . The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once . But the robot bird sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became each day.
After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴）him for his love and kindness.
1.A.park B.house C.garden D.door
2.A.noise B.voice C.sound D.noisy
3.A.in B.on C.for D.from
4.A.to sing B.sing C.sings D.singing
5.A.also B.so C.too D.either
6.A.jumping B.standing C.lying D.running
7.A.again B.two C.second D.twice
8.A.can B.could C.don’t D.couldn’t
9.A.weaker and weaker B.taller and taller C.better and better D.younger and younger
10.A.at B.to C.on D.in
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