Once a general manager wanted to test his people, who had come from all over India, about their values of life. He announced that in their folders(文件夹), there is PVC pouch and in it there is a seed. When they return, they must put the seed in a pot with good soil and look after it very well. He would hold a competition at the next year’s seminar and the best plants would be awarded suitably.
Everyone did what was told to him. A year passed quickly. And the next year in a big hall, what a great scene! There were hundreds of pots and a great variety of plants-all except one. In this pot was soil, but no plant! The owner of the pot was standing quietly and feeling ashamed of himself.
The general manager called him on the stage. He asked him what happened and he told him the truth. He planted the seed, which he was given, and did what was to be done - but nothing happened!
The general manager declared(宣布) him the winner! Everyone was shocked.
It was announced, "Gentlemen! The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds. You planted them and nothing happened! You acted smartly and used some other seeds. This man was honest to his work and therefore, he did not cheat me or himself!"
1.What’s the general manager’s purpose of giving a seed to each of his employees?
A.He wanted to get some beautiful plants.
B.He wanted to improve his employees’ planting skill
C.He wanted to enrich his employees’ life.
D.He wanted to know whether his employees are honest.
2.The man in the passage failed to get the plant because .
A.he didn’t take good care of his seed
B.he wasn’t good at planting
C.his seed wasn’t as good as the other people’s
D.the seed had been boiled
3.Why was everyone shocked after they heard the general manager’s declaration?
A.They didn’t understand why the man failed to get the plant.
B.They didn’t understand why the man was the winner.
C.They didn’t know why the manager gave him the best seed.
D.They didn’t know why they couldn’t get the plants.
4.The author wanted to tell us the importance of by writing this passage.
A.being careful
B.being honest
C.knowing how to plant
D.knowing how to please the manager
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Once a general manager wanted to test his people, who had come from all over India, about their values of life. He announced that in their folders(文件夹), there is PVC pouch and in it there is a seed. When they return, they must put the seed in a pot with good soil and look after it very well. He would hold a competition at the next year’s seminar and the best plants would be awarded suitably.
Everyone did what was told to him. A year passed quickly. And the next year in a big hall, what a great scene! There were hundreds of pots and a great variety of plants-all except one. In this pot was soil, but no plant! The owner of the pot was standing quietly and feeling ashamed of himself.
The general manager called him on the stage. He asked him what happened and he told him the truth. He planted the seed, which he was given, and did what was to be done - but nothing happened!
The general manager declared(宣布) him the winner! Everyone was shocked.
It was announced, "Gentlemen! The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds. You planted them and nothing happened! You acted smartly and used some other seeds. This man was honest to his work and therefore, he did not cheat me or himself!"
1.What’s the general manager’s purpose of giving a seed to each of his employees?
A.He wanted to get some beautiful plants.
B.He wanted to improve his employees’ planting skill
C.He wanted to enrich his employees’ life.
D.He wanted to know whether his employees are honest.
2.The man in the passage failed to get the plant because .
A.he didn’t take good care of his seed
B.he wasn’t good at planting
C.his seed wasn’t as good as the other people’s
D.the seed had been boiled
3.Why was everyone shocked after they heard the general manager’s declaration?
A.They didn’t understand why the man failed to get the plant.
B.They didn’t understand why the man was the winner.
C.They didn’t know why the manager gave him the best seed.
D.They didn’t know why they couldn’t get the plants.
4.The author wanted to tell us the importance of by writing this passage.
A.being careful
B.being honest
C.knowing how to plant
D.knowing how to please the manager
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Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He wondered how he could find the right person. The king had an idea. He decided to hold a competition to decide which gentleman would win this great honor. The king announced that anyone who wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a light thing very quickly.
The first brave competitor arrived at the palace. His name was Peter. He brought bags full of feathers. With great confidence, he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.
The next day, another young man whose name was Bob tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace disappointed.
The competition went on day after day. Hundreds of competitors hoped to pass the test but no one succeeded. The king began to feel hopeless. Wasn’t anyone in the kingdom qualified to marry the beautiful princess?
One day, a young man called Mike arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the competition. Entering the room, the young man put out the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small candle and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.
The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.
1.Why did the king hold the competition?
A.To win his daughter.
B.To find a smart official.
C.To marry off his daughter.
D.To choose a new wise king after him.
2.What does the underlined word “qualified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Willing. B.Suitable.
C.Clever. D.Honest.
3.Who won the competition at last?
A.Peter. B.Bob.
C.Mike. D.Nobody.
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Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open. Japanese houses have empty spaces between the wooden walls. As he was tearing them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) there because a nail(钉子) from the outside had been into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt for it, and at the same time wanted to know more about it.
He knew very well that the had been knocked into the wall ten years before when the house was first . What had happened since then? The lizard had for ten years! To be trapped in a dark wall for ten years without ---it hardly seems possible, and is hard to . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for ten years without moving a single step since its was nailed! So he stopped his work and began to the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and it had survived.
A short time later another lizard with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply . Another lizard had been the trapped one for the past ten years.
“What love exists(存在) in this animal! What can love do? It can do ! Just think, one lizard has been taking care of for ten long years, without hope that its partner would be saved,” the man said to himself.
If a small animal like a lizard can like this , just imagine how we could if we tried.
1.A. finally B. normally C. hardly D. actually
2.A. left B. packed C. buried D. trapped
3.A. brought B. added C. knocked D. allowed
4.A. unfair B. free C. loose D. sorry
5.A. nail B. case C. door D. food
6.A. sold B. bought C. built D. ruined
7.A. slept B. survived C. escaped D. developed
8.A. bending B. climbing C. moving D. eating
9.A. accept B. feel C. imagine D. stay
10.A. head B. leg C. tail D. foot
11.A. inspect B. charge C. appreciate D. catch
12.A. why B. which C. when D. how
13.A. appeared B. prepared C. waited D. answered
14.A. frightened B. affected C. educated D. worried
15.A. setting down B. suffering from C. joining in D. looking after
16.A. weak B. tiny C. wild D. ugly
17.A. troubles B. wonders C. concerns D. receptions
18.A. another B. others C. itself D. all
19.A. looking for B. dealing with C. giving up D. watching over
20.A. love B. live C. fight D. think
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Once there lived a rich man 1. wanted to do something for the people of his town.
2. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he
4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 5. man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6. . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7. (say) to himself “The night 8. (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 9. (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Once there lived a rich man 1. wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved 2. (he) help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man,5. he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.6. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove7.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, saying to himself, “The night 8. (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength 9. (move) it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Once there lived a rich man,1. wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out 2. they were worth his help or not.
In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he 3. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.4., with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did 5. same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained 6. the stone but none tried to remove it.
Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,7. (say) to himself, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ” Then pushing and pulling with all his 8. (strong), the young man began to move the stone ... How 9. (surprise) he was! There was a bag of money under 10..
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Once there lived a rich man 1.wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted 2.(find ) out whether they deserved (值得) his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he put 3.very large stone. Then he
4.(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove (移走) the stone. Instead, with some 5. (difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 6. man came along and did the same thing, then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the stone but not tried to remove 7.. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone and said to himself , “ The night will be very dark. Some 8.(neighbor) will come along later 9. the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his strength (力量) to move it.
10. great his surprise was at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Once there lived a rich man 1. wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted 2. (find) out whether they deserve his help.
In the center of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
"Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued his way. 5. man came and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6.. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7. (say) to himself, "the night will be very dark. Some 8. (neighbor) will come along 9. (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone."
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it. How great his surprise was at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Once there lived a rich man1.wanted to do something for the people of his town.2.first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed3.very large stone. Then he4.(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.5.man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove6.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,7.(say) to himself: “The night8.(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone.He pushed and pulled with all his9.(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!10.the stone, he found a bag of money.
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There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip, so he packed his suitcase with cakes and a six-pack of beer, and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a cake.
She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her some beer.
Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, yet they never said a word.
As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. Before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the old woman returned to her home. Her neighbor was shocked by the look of joy on her face and asked, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”
She replied, “I ate cakes in the park with God.” But before her neighbor responded, she added, “You know, he’s much younger than I expected.”
1.What did the boy know before his journey?
A. He had little chance to meet God.
B. It would be long before he met God.
C. He would run into many difficulties on the road.
D. God would greet him with the most beautiful smile.
2.The old woman was happiest when .
A. the boy offered her a cake
B. the boy offered her some beer
C. the boy turned back and gave her a hug
D. she was looking at the pigeons in the park
3.What was God like in the eyes of the old woman?
A. He should be old enough.
B. He couldn’t be very talkative.
C. He must be kind to the young.
D. He must be happy all the time.
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