John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying ...

John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”

The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”

(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.

A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer

(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.

A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot

C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot

(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.

A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend

(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.

A. bought nothing                    B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot

C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital

(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.

A. two pounds      B. nothing      C. less than two pounds     D. a little money

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There was a bookseller（书商）．He did not like to pay for anything．One day a big box of books fell on his foot．

“Go to the doctor，” said his wife，“and show that foot to him．”

“No，”he said，“I'll wait until the doctor comes to our shop next time．Then I'll ask him about my foot．If I go to see him，I will have to pay．”

The next day the doctor came to the shop to buy some books．The bookseller told the doctor about his bad foot．The doctor looked at it and promised（答应）to help．He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it．“Buy this medicine（药）and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night，”he said．

“Thank you，”said the bookseller，“And now，sir，here are your books．”

“How much?” asked the doctor．

“Two pounds．”“ Oh，good，”said the doctor．“I won’t have to pay you anything today．”

“Why?” asked the bookseller．

“I look over your foot．I will not pay two pounds for that．If people come to my house，l ask them to pay only one pound for a small thing like that．But when I go to their house，I usually charge（收费）two pounds．And I came here today，didn’t I? Bye—bye!”

1.The bookseller didn't want to see the doctor because 　　　　　 ．

A．his foot wasn't hurt

B．He couldn't walk

C．He didn't have any money to pay the doctor

D．He didn't want to pay the doctor

2.The next day the doctor came to the shop 　　　　　 ．

A．to buy some books　　　　　　　 B．to buy medicine

C．to borrow some money　　　　　 D．to see the bookseller

3.The bookseller asked the doctor to pay 　　　　　 ．

A．nothing　　　　　　　　 　 B．two pounds

C．only one pound　　　　　 D．three pounds

4.The doctor paid the bookseller 　　　　　 ．

A．many money　　　　　　 B．much money

C．nothing　　　　　　　　 D．two pounds for books

5.Which of the following is right?

A．The bookseller liked to pay everything．

B．The bookseller's wife didn't want him to go to the doctor．

C．The doctor was cleverer than the bookseller．

D．The doctor didn't go to the shop to buy anything．

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There was a bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of books fell on his ___________. His wife asked him to see the__________ and show it to him.

"No. " he said," I'll wait__________he comes to our shop next time. Then I'll ask him__________my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to___________. "

The next day the doctor came to the shop to____________some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his foot. The doctor looked at it and then took out a piece of paper and wrote__________on it. "Buy this and put it on the foot, "he said.

"____________do I need to do it?" asked the bookseller.

"Twice a day, "answered the doctor.

"Thank you, "said the bookseller. " And now, sir, here are your___________ "

"How much?" asked the doctor.

“___________.”

"Good, "said the doctor. " I shall not have to pay you_________ money today. "

"_____________?" asked the bookseller.

"I examined（检查）your foot. I want two pounds____________that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a____________thing like that. __________ when I go to their houses, I usually charge（索价）two pounds. And I came here today, didn't I? Bye—bye! "

1.A.hand B.foot C.arm D.leg

2.A.hospital B.waiter C.doctor D.worker

3.A.as B.until C.though D.if

4.A.about B.at C.on D.in

5.A.take B.spend C.cost D.pay

6.A.read B.sell C.borrow D.buy

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

8.A.How long B.How many C.How often D.How old

9.A.money B.medicine C.idea D.books

10.A.None B.medicine C.Two pounds D.Three pounds

11.A.any B.some C.no D.little

12.A.When B.Where C.Who D.Why

13.A.for B.of C.by D.with

14.A.small B.big C.good D.bad

15.A.Yet B.But C.Or D.So

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John was ten years old and was a very lazy (懒的)boy. He had to go to school every day. He didn’t like school and didn’t want to do much work. His parents were doctors. They hoped that their son would become a doctor when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a dustman(清洁工).”

“A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That’s not a pleasant job. Why do you want to be a dustman?”

“Because I only have to work one day a week,” John answered.

“One day a week?” his mother asked. “What do you mean?”

“Well,” John answered. “I know that the dustman only come to our house and work on Wednesday, because I only see her on that day.”

1.John did not want to do much work at school because_________.

A. he was lazy　　 B. he didn’t like the teachers

C. he was good at its lessons　　 D. his parents would help him

2.John’s parents wanted him to become a doctor because____________.

A. they are doctors　　 B. he is lazy　　 C. it’s not busy　　 D. they are busy

3.John wanted to be a dustman because he thought ___________.

A. it was the easiest work　　 B. it was the most interesting work

C. it was much better than to be a doctor　　 D. a dustman didn’t have to work every day

4.John’s mother thought the dustman’s job was 　　　　 .

A. happy　　 B. light　　 C. not pleasant　　 D. not busy

5.Which of the following is right?

A. John was a student of a very big school.　　 B. John’s parents worked in the same hospital.

C. John was the only son of the family.　　 D. John didn’t know how dustmen did their work.

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John was ten years old, but he was still _______Grade One. He liked _______and didn’t work hard _______his lessons. His parents always wanted him_______a good boy.

This afternoon John _______back, he was very happy. He said to his parents, “Today our teacher praised（表扬） _______.”Of course his parents were happy, too. They said, “Tell us about it.” “ _______class she asked Tom _______easier question, but he couldn’t answer. And I answered it at once”.

“What question?”

“How much is one_______ one?”

“What did your teacher praised you?” asked his parents.

She said to Tom, “You’re the most foolish（愚蠢）student in our class and John is ________ than you.”

1.A. at　　 B. on　　 C. in　　 D. with

2.A. played　　 B. to play　　 C. play　　 D. is playing

3.A. in　　 B. at　　 C. for　　 D. with

4.A. to be　　 B. be　　 C. become　　 D. is

5.A. come　　 B. are coming　　 C. comes　　 D. came

6.A. I　　 B. my　　 C. me　　 D. mine

7.A. At　　 B. In　　 C. On　　 D. For

8.A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /

9.A. to　　 B. and　　 C. by　　 D. with

10.A. good　　 B. the best　　 C. best　　 D. better

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One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”

The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.”

The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”

1.The student was very hungry because ___________.

2.The man wanted to _______ the student .

3.The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

4.In fact, ___________.

5.The student  ___________.

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John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because　　　　　 .

A. the man was rich

B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man

D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because　　　　 .

A.he didn’t like sports

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was　　　　　 .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,　　　　 .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because　　　　　　 .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever

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Lucy would like to buy some _____，because she didn't have anything for breakfast this morning.

A. medicine　　 B. rubbish　　 C. letters　　 D. snacks

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There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more ________anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how ________he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数)his money for him. It ________the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire ________ he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad ________asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.

The little girl said, “Well, I worked ________six days, so I think you _  pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, ________ give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”

The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _    _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.

On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __  pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire ________to give the clever little girl all his money.

At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have ________ in it, you may try to work out this math problem..

1.A. as          B. so         C. than        D. then

2.A. many       B. much       C. often        D. far

3.A. both        B. some       C. most        D. all

4.A. cost        B. spent       C. used         D. took

5.A. that        B. what        C. how         D. if

6.A. and        B. but         C. so           D. or

7.A. asked      B. thought      C. told        D. spoke

8.A. in         B. on          C. for          D. at

9.A. had to      B. need        C. should       D. must

10.A. still       B. just         C. really       D. finally

11.A. kind       B. foolish      C. lovely       D. clever

12.A. his plan    B. her life      C. his place     D. her mind

13.A. two       B. four         C. six         D. eight

14.A. need      B. had         C. must        D. may

15.A. interest    B. interested    C. interesting    D. interests

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There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more ________anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how ________he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数)his money for him. It ________the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire ________ he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad ________asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.

The little girl said, “Well, I worked ________six days, so I think you _  pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, ________ give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”

The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _    _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.

On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __  pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire ________to give the clever little girl all his money.

At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have ________ in it, you may try to work out this math problem..

1.A. as          B. so         C. than        D. then

2.A. many       B. much       C. often        D. far

3.A. both        B. some       C. most        D. all

4.A. cost        B. spent       C. used         D. took

5.A. that        B. what        C. how         D. if

6.A. and        B. but         C. so           D. or

7.A. asked      B. thought      C. told        D. spoke

8.A. in         B. on          C. for          D. at

9.A. had to      B. need        C. should       D. must

10.A. still       B. just         C. really       D. finally

11.A. kind       B. foolish      C. lovely       D. clever

12.A. his plan    B. her life      C. his place     D. her mind

13.A. two       B. four         C. six         D. eight

14.A. need      B. had         C. must        D. may

15.A. interest    B. interested    C. interesting    D. interests

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