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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests(客人) came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host(主人) went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”

1.When the bell rang, the guests _______.

A. were shouting　　 B. were singing and dancing

C. were enjoying themselves　　 D. were waiting for the small man

2.The host _______ after the small man came in.

A. was glad to see him　　 B. asked him to have a drink

C. didn’t find him　　 D. knew who he was

3.The small man knew _______ in the house.

A. one of the people　　 B. some of the people

C. all the people　　 D. none of the people

4.The small man went to the house _______.

A. to find a man　　 B. to have a drink

C. to have a party　　 D. to see what was happening

5.Perhaps the small man’s wife got angry because _______.

A. he drank too much

B. he couldn’t find the man

C. he didn’t take her to the party

D. he kept her waiting for a long time

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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, "Come in!"and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him. But the host went to meet him, and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. "Do you know," he said, "nobody invited me to this party. I don't know you, 'I don't know your wife, and I don't know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests' cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.

1.What’s the date that day ?

A. Monday . .B It’s December 25th .

C. It’s Novermber 25th　　 D. It’s January 1st

2.Which sentence is Not true about the party ?

A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over .

B. There were lots of people at the party .

C. There were some drinks at the party .　　　　　　　　

D. Not all the guests knew each other

3.How long did the small man stay at the party ?

A.　 For an hour . B. For　 half an hour .　 C. For 90 minutes . D. For a while

4.Why did the small man stay at the party ?

A. He was the host’s neighbor .

B. He was a friend of the host’s .

C. He wanted to say “Have fun ” to the people at the party

D. He wanted to look for the person whose car was in front of his gate .

5.The best title is ___.

A.　 A small Man　 B. A　 Strange Guest　 C. A Friendly Host　 D. A funny Man

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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went，but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I don't know you. I don't know your wife and I don't know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car，but one of your guests' car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”

1.When the bell rang，the guests________．

A.were shouting B.were singing and dancing

C.were enjoying themselves D.were waiting for the small man

2.The host________ after the small man came in.

A.was glad to see him B.asked him to have a drink

C.didn't find him D.knew who he was

3.The small man went to the house________．

A.to find the car's owner B.to have a drink

C.to have a party D.to see what was happening

4.Perhaps the small man's wife got angry because ________．

A.he drank too much B.he couldn't find the man

C.he didn't take her to the party D.he kept her waiting for a long time

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

There was a big tree in the forest. It was tall and　 ___________. Next to it was a small herb(小草). One day, the big tree said, “I grow well. No one can __________ me.” While the herb replied, “Dear friend, you shouldn’t be so___________yourself. Even the strongest tree will ____________ one day.” But the tree didn’t listen to the herb and he continued to praise___________ .

One night, a strong wind began to blow. It was so strong that almost 　 _________ was blown in the air. ___________ the tree stood firmly(稳固地). Then the ____________ came. It rained heavily, however, the tree ____________ stood strong. At the same time, the herb bowed low against the ground. ___________ this, the tree began to make fun of the herb.

On another day, there was a storm in the ___________. The storm kept growing stronger and the tree finally fell down. When the storm ____________ and everything was in silence, the herb stood straight. He ____________ and found the fallen tree. Then he said, “Now you know __________I told you is the truth.”

We should realize that sometimes____________ down doesn’t mean you are not strong enough. It’s a way of protecting yourself.

1.A. weak 　　 B. thin 　　　　 C. strong 　　　　　 D. sick

2.A. close 　　　 B. plant 　　　　　 C. hurt 　　　　 　 D. relax

3.A. proud of B. afraid of　　 C. interested in D. worried about

4.A. start 　　　 B. end 　　　　 　 　 C. fall 　　　　　 　 D. move

5.A. myself 　　 B. herself 　　 　 C. itself 　　　　　 D. himself

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

7.A. And 　　 　 　 B. But 　　　　 　 C. Or 　　　　 　　 D. So

8.A. snow 　　　 B. cloud　　　　　 C. rain 　　　　 　 D. wind

9.A. almost 　　 B. still 　　　　　 C. just 　　　　　 　 D. even

10.A. Hearing B. Smelling 　　 C. Treating 　　 　 D. Seeing

11.A. trees 　　 B. mountains 　　 C. forest　　　　 　 D. grass

12.A. stopped B. began 　　 　　 C. finished 　　 　 D. kept

13.A. came out B. pointed out 　 C. tided up 　　 　 D. looked around

14.A. what 　　 B. when 　　　　 C. why 　　　　　 　　 D. where

15.A. falling B. bowing 　　 　　 C. walking 　　 　　 D. Lying

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Tina lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水) and quite a few houses were washed away. 1..

Tina took in one of the families which had lost everything. 2. Tina's friends could not understand why she wanted to give so much when she already had so many children to support.

"Well," Tina explained to her friends, "At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. 3. "

"The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, 'We won't be able to have much for Christmas. I'm going to get just one present for us all. 4.’She came back with a little girl who had no parents. 'Here's our present,' she said to her own children."

"The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sister. 5."

根据文章的内容，将下面的句子还原到文中。

A.Now I'll go and get it.

B.But Tina's house was high enough to escape (逃)it.

C.Her husband had been killed in the war and she had many children, just like me now.

D.She shared her home until the family could build another house.

E.I was that Christmas present.

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There _______ a big cake and many candies at the party yesterday.

A. was           B. were            C. is                   D. are

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Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One sunny morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. “What a good day!” She said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in the front the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, “Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?” The man answered, “I have no money to buy any food. I haven’t had meals for days. I’m dying(快死) of hunger.” “Poor boy,” said Jane, “come to the back door.” Then she walked into the house again. “The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It’s so kind of her.” The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, “the grass is taller behind the house.”

1.What was the weather that day?

A. Windy.　　 B. Sunny.　　 C. Rainy.　　 D. Snowy.

2.What was the man eating when the woman saw him?

A. Some grass.　　 B. Some bread.　　 C. Some fruit.　　 D. Some chicken.

3.Where did Jane see the man eating?

A. At the street　　 B. In front of her house.　　 C. Behind her house.　　 D. In her house.

4.What did Jane want the man to do?

A. To help her cut the grass.　　 B. To eat food in her house.

C. To eat grass in her house.　　 D. To eat grass behind her house.

5.Which statement is TRUE?

A. Jane was very kind, and she gave the food to the man.

B. The man didn’t get any food from Jane.

C. The man was rich. He hasn’t had meals for days.

D. The man eat some food in Jane’s house.

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Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. “What a good day!” she said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in front of the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, “Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?” The man answered, “I have no money to buy any food. I haven’t had meals for days. I’m dying of hunger.” “Poor boy,” said Jane, “come to the back door.” Then she walked into the house again. “The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It’s so kind of her.” The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, “The grass is taller behind the house.”

1.What was the weather like that day? It was________.

A．windy            B．rainy             C．sunny            D．cloudy

2.What was the man eating when the woman saw him?

A．Some grass                            B．Some rice

C．Some bread                           D．Some food

3.Where did Jane see the man eating?

A．In her house

B．At the garden

C．In front of her house

D．Behind her house

4.What did Jane want the man to do?

A．Help her cut the grass

B．Eat food in her house

C．Eat grass behind her house

D．Eat bread in her house

5.Which statement is TRUE?

A．Jane was very kind, and she gave the food to the man.

B．The man was rich. He hasn’t had meals for days.

C．The man didn’t get any food from Jane.

D．The man eat some food in Jane’s house

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There _______a big river in front of the house but now it has turned into farmlands.

A. used to have　　 B. used to be　　 C. is used to having　　 D. is used to be

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It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry， but there was not any meat in the house. Considering (考虑) that there was no better way， Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper， and wrote the following words on it， "Give my dog half a pound of meat." Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently (温柔地) ， "Take this to the butcher (屠户). And he's going to give you your lunch today."

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth， the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully， recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy， and ate the meat up at once.

At noon， the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it， he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day， the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual， it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time， the butcher did not take a look at paper， and gave the dog its meat， for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (消费者) .

But， the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise， it came for the third time at six o'clock， and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself， "This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?"

Looking at the piece of paper， he found that there were not any words on it!

1. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite _______.

A. cruelly　　　　 B. fairly　　　 C. kindly　　　　 D. friendly

2. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it _______.

A. might do it much harm

B. could do it much good

C. would help the butcher

D. was worth many pounds

3.From its experience， the dog found that _______.

A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words on it could bring it meat

B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

4. At the end of the story， you'll find that _______.

A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

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