Once upon a time, there was a(an) _________village. People there were kind.
A. own B. alone C. lonely D. only
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Once upon a time, there was a(an) _________village. People there were kind.
A. own B. alone C. lonely D. only
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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.
Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.
The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.
So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.
The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.
While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”
So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.
Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!
1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.
A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired
C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad
2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?
a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.
b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.
c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.
d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.
e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.
A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.
B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.
C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.
D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.
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Once upon a time, there was a very old man _______ Yu Gong. He lived with his family in a village and there were two big and high mountains near his house. They _______ a long time getting to the other side.
One day, Yu Gong told his family that they must move the mountains to the other places. _______this, everyone in his family was laughing at him. One of his sons said: “ Are you kidding? ” “ No, I’m serious and all of you must do it with me.” Everyone was _______ at that time. They really didn’t want to do it, but they had to do because the oldest man in his family was _______ important person at that time.
The next day everyone in Yu Gong’s family started to dig the mountains. They put the stones and the earth _______ the sea. One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children _______ the mountains. He told Yu Gong he would never do it. But Yu Gong said though he was _______ and would die, his family could continue to move the mountains. Then they kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally a god was _______ moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to help Yu Gong move the mountains away.
The story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible ________ you try to make it happen.
1.A. names B. is C. called D. has
2.A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
3.A. Hearing B. Doing C. Seeing D. Watching
4.A. tired B. thirsty C. excited D. silent
5.A. most B. more C. much more D. the most
6.A. to B. on C. up D. into
7.A. climbing B. visiting C. digging D. watering
8.A. well B. healthy C. weak D. strong
9.A. such B. so C. very D. quite
10.A. unless B. if C. even D. or
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Once upon a time , there was _________ emperor called Henry .
A. a B. an C. / D. the
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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.
One night，the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.
The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.
The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.
1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。
1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.
2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.
3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?
________________________________________________
4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?
________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________
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Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around.People_________coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that ________ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_________ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you_________.” The poor man looked at the vase ________. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to_________ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be _________.” the poor man looked at the vaseand thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _________ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint thewalls. His house turned into _________ place immediately.
The poor man_________ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. hated B. enjoyed C. forgot D. imagined
2.A. carried B. changed C. caused D. repaired
3.A. service B. advice C. knowledge D. care
4.A. peace B. mess C. happiness D. regret
5.A. sadly B. nervously C. proudly D. surprisedly
6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. keep off
7.A. ugly B. dirty C. empty D. full
8.A. Although B. But C. So D. Because
9.A. large B. dark C. comfortable D. strange
10.A. rang up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. cut up
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Once upon a time, there was an owl(猫头鹰) in the middle of a dark forest. All the animals knew that he was the wisest among of them. So they often went to him and told him their problems. Then the owl always told them to solve their problems.
One day, a little bird came to the owl. She was .
“What’s wrong with you?” asked the owl.
“I’m not happy at all, Mr. Owl . I don’t want to be a bird any more. ”the bird .
“ Why don’t you want to be a(n) ?” asked the owl.
“Because I am so small and weak, ”she cried. “I want to be as big and strong as the lion. He is important, but I am not. ”
Then the owl said in her ear. Then the bird dried her tears and away. One week later, the bird came back. “Thank you very much, Mr. Owl. You are so ,”she said to the owl. “I’m very happy now. Every day, I watch out for （监视）lions and tigers. they come near, I shout as loudly as I can. Then they all run and hide. They often me for that. I am useful and important now. ”
The wise owl smiled and said: “Dear, no one in the world is useless.”
1.A. both B. all C. either D. none
2.A. how B. why C. what D. when
3.A. crying B. smiling C. singing D. sleeping
4.A. agreed B. advised C. replied D. asked
5.A. lion B. bird C. tiger D. owl
6.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
7.A. ran B. flew C. drove D. swam
8.A. bright B. silly C. polite D. impolite
9.A. After B. When C. So D. But
10.A. leave B. thank C. laugh at D. worry about
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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.
One night， the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.
The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.
The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.
1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。
1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.
2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.
3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?
________________________________________________
4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?
________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________
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Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved buying and looking at clothes. One day, two brothers came to the city. They told the emperor that they could make beautiful clothes for him, but he must give them silk and gold. The brothers were bad people. They kept all the silk and gold for themselves. They told the emperor the clothes they made were special because only clever people could see them. When the emperor put on the clothes, all he could see was his underwear. But he didn’t want people to think he was stupid, so he said the clothes were beautiful. Then he walked around the city in his new clothes until one boy shouted, “The emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”
1.The emperor loved buying and looking at clothes.
2.The brothers were good people.
3.They kept all the silk and gold for themselves.
4.The brothers told the emperor that only clever people could see the clothes.
5.The emperor didn’t wear the clothes made by the brothers .
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Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .
When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is！” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.
As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.
“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”
He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .
Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.
1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.
A. there were always many people to see him
B. everyone went home in a hurry
C. some people would take photos of him
D. no one would like to talk to him
2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.
A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed
B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome
C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself
D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself
3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.
A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends
B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him
C. Narcissus was talking to himself.
D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.
4.The story is mainly about_______.
A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything
B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was
C. how to teach children to learn better
D. what to do when you met a handsome boy
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