Once there was something wrong with a machine...

Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”

One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable （有道理的）but the $29,999 is exactly the value （价值）of wisdom （智慧）and knowledge.

1.The factory turned to the German engineer because _______.

A. he had nothing to do in the factory

B. there were no other people in the factory

C. the workers could not repair the machine

D. the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine

2.According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______.

A. only one dollar　　 B. $ 29.999

C. nothing　　 　　　　 D. less than the now part

3.The best title for the passage should be _______.

A. The Value of Knowledge　　 B. Helpless Workers

C. The Expensive Machine　　　 D. The Lucky Factory

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Once upon a time,there was a king,Something was wrong with his eyes.He_________all the doctors in his country and tried every treatment they suggested,but his eyes continued to hurt,In desperation(走投无路),the king sent for________old wise man,who lived on top of the________mountain in the country.The wise man asked the king some questions and checked his eyes with a strange machine.

At last he smiled and said,“You’d better not see other colors_________green.You must only see green instead of any other color.I will come to see you again in a month to see______you are doing it.”The king immediately asked his men________all the boxes of green paint they could find.Then he directed them to paint green everything he could see.

When the wise man retumed a month later,the king’s man______and greeted him with boxes of green paint. They painted him from head to foot before he______to see the king.When the wise man leamed why he had been painted green,he laughed loudly and said:“If you had put on a pair of

_____With green lenses(镜片),you could save all the money that was used to paint everything green. ”

No one________paint all the world green,but you can see a green world by changing your glasses.The only way to change the world is to change your attitude(态度).By changing your attitude,you can change the world.

1.A. sees　　 B. will see　　 C. saw　　 D. has seen

2.A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /

3.A. higher　　 B. highest　　 C. heavier　　 D. heaviest

4.A. except　　 B. besides　　 C. with　　 D. through

5.A. why　　 B. what　　 C. where　　 D. how

6.A. buy　　 B. to buy　　 C. bought　　 D. buys

7.A. ended up　　 B. put up　　 C. took off　　 D. ran out

8.A. allowed　　 B. was allowed　　 C. allows　　 D. is allowed

9.A. sock　　 B. socks　　 C. glass　　 D. glasses

10.A. may　　 B. must　　 C. can　　 D. should

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There was a pilot（飞行员）and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses（借口）.

“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out.

The first person stood up, “I’m a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He took a parachute and jumped out.

The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to attend（参加）an important match（比赛）. I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Two men were left—-- an old businessman and a young mountain climber. At this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” The young mountain climber smiled. “Don't worry,” he said. “We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack. ”

1.There are _______ people in the plane.

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6

2.All the people became worried because _________.

A.they couldn't find the parachutes

B.they got lost

C.they saw the pilot jump out first

D.the plane would be broken and they knew there weren’t enough parachutes for each person

3.The clever man jumped out with _________.

A.a parachute B.nothing C.the backpack of the climber's D.his own backpack

4.All the people thought of themselves except（除了……之外）_________.

A.the pilot B.the businessman C.the doctor D.nobody

5.From the story we know _________ would be dead.

A.the clever man B.the businessman C.the pilot D.nobody

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Your washing machine doesn’t work．Is there __________ with it?

A．wrong something　　　　 B．something wrong

C．wrong anything　　　 D．anything wrong

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

---There must be something wrong with the machine. It is making strange_______.

A. noise　　 B. noisy　　 C. voice

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The boy often 　　　　　 in the sofa to watch TV, so there was something wrong with his eyes finally.

A.laid B.lays C.lay D.lies

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An old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. There was something wrong 　　 　　　　　　 the old man’s hands, eyes and feet. The family ate together at the dinner table.

But it was rather 　　 　　　　 for the old man to eat successfully. The son and daughter-in-law became 　　 　　 with the old man. So they set a small table in the corner and let him eat 　　 　 while they were enjoying dinner at the dinner table. After the old man 　　 　 a dish or two, they put his food in a wooden(木头的)bowl.

The son and daughter-in-law even shouted at him when he 　　 a spoon or turned over the bowl. Sometimes the old man’s eyes filled with tears as he ate. The grandson watched it all in 　　 .

One evening before supper, the father found his son 　　 with a piece of wood on the floor. “　　 are you making?” he asked. The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mom to eat your food from when I　 　　 ”. The boy smiled and went back to work.

The parents were so surprised that they could speak 　　 . Then tears ran down their faces. Both of them knew what should be done　　 no word was spoken. That evening the husband took his father’s hand and gently took him back to the family table.

Later the old man ate every meal with the family. 　　 of the boy’s parents seemed to be angry when the old man made some trouble.

Children are good at learning from adults. Parents are their 　　 . Clever parents know what they say and what they do have a great 　　 on their children. Let us all take care of ourselves and those we love today and every day!

1.A. on　　 B. with　　 C. for　　 D. at

2.A. difficult　　 B. natural　　 C. easy　　 D. possible

3.A. friendly　　 B. upset　　 C. stressed　　 D. angry

4.A. together　　 B. luckily　　 C. alone　　 D. seriously

5.A. cooked　　 B. broke　　 C. made　　 D. sold

6.A. dropped　　 B. left　　 C. picked　　 D. bought

7.A. danger　　 B. style　　 C. health　　 D. silence

8.A. plays　　 B. to play　　 C. playing　　 D. played

9.A. When　　 B. What　　 C. How　　 D. Where

10.A. grow up　 B. open up　　 C. wake up　　 D. mix up

11.A. everything　 B. anything　　 C. somethingD. nothing

12.A. because　 B. or　　 C. though　　 D. unless

13.A. Both　　 B. Neither　　 C. All　　 D. Either

14.A. examples　 B. banks　　 C. hope　　 D. homes

15.A. time　　 B. chance　　 C. comment　　 D. influence

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_________ something wrong with my bike. Can I use yours?

A. It is　　　　　　　　　　　     B. It was　　　　　　         C. There is　　　　　　　　　     D. There was

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I was late for class yesterday __________ there was something wrong with my bike．

A. when　　　B. that　　 C. because　　　　 D. until

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

There was something wrong with my mother . She had only one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to appear in my school, being afraid that my classmates would________I had an ugly mother.

One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.

“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so______.

I wished my mother would just disappear from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying________.

At that time, I felt______to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room crying so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might_______me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a_______: I must study hard and leave my mother.

Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived______. I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother______one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t_______watching you live with only one eye.　 So I gave you mine. I was never_______with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did .”

I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!

1.A. run out　　 B. put out　　 C. come out　　 D. find out

2.A. happy　　 B. embarrassed　　 C. cool　　 D. pleased

3.A. everything　　 B. something　　 C. anything　　 D. nothing

4.A. worried　　 B. bad　　 C. good　　 D. annoyed

5.A. break　　 B. wake　　 C. lose　　 D. see

6.A. decision　　 B. difference　　 C. suggestion　　 D. mistake

7.A. luckily　　 B. healthily　　 C. busily　　 D. happily

8.A. if　　 B. unless　　 C. until　　 D. though

9.A. enjoy　　 B. stand　　 C. help　　 D. stop

10.A. excited　　 B. surprised　　 C. angry　　 D. proud

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