Once a king travelled around his country and ...

Once a king travelled around his country and one day he was very tired and he wanted to have a rest. Now he stood on the road between two houses, the one large and beautiful, the other small and poor. The large one belonged to a rich man, and the small one belonged to a poor man. He went to the large one. The rich man looked at the traveler from head to foot, and because the king was wearing old clothes, and did not look like one who had much money. He said, “No, I cannot take you in, my rooms are full of things. Go away quickly,” and with this words he closed the door and left the king standing there. So the king went across to the small house and knocked. The poor man opened the little door and let the traveler come in. The poor man's wife welcomed him, then she cooked some potatoes and carrots. The king sat down with the man and his wife, and he enjoyed their food very much. When they finished the supper and it was bed-time, the woman asked the king to have a sleep at their home. The next day the king gave a lot of money to the poor man and thanked him a lot.

1.What was the richer man like?

A. Kind.　　 B. Generous.　　 C. Homorous.　　 D. unfriendly.

2.What did the poor man give the king to eat?

A. Some hamburgers.　　 B. Some meat.　　 C. Some vegetables.　　 D. Some fish.

3.What does the underlined word “belonged to” mean?

A. 给予　　 B. 属于　　 C. 拥有　　 D. 归纳于

4.How long did the king stay at the poor man’s home?

A. One night.　　 B. Two nights.　　 C. Three nights.　　 D. Four nights.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A. The poor man’s wife was very kind, too.

B. The king was wearing old clothes at that day.

C. The rich man didn’t let the king go into his house.

D. The king didn’t feel happy at the poor man’s home.

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Mr. Green was traveling around the country in his car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”

“Yes.” The old man answered. “I’ll show you the way.”

He got into Mr. Green’s car and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here.”

Mr. Green stopped and looked at the house. “But this isn’t a hotel.” He said to the old man.

“No,” the old man answered, “This is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”

1.Where did Mr. Green want to sleep that night?

2.Why did Mr. Green stop his car?

3.Where did the old man promise(答应) to take Mr. Green?

4.Why didn’t the old man stop Mr. Green when they passed the hotel?

5.How far was it from the place where Mr. Green met the old man to the Sun Hotel?

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One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then 　　 down to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

　　 the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible 　　 　 , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too 　　 　　 　 . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to　 　　 　 for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no 　　 　　 　 . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

“Oh,” the rich man shouted 　　 　　 　 . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he 　　 　　 　　 ?”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he 　 　　 　 you. Then can you expect to get money 　　 him?　 ”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put　　 　　 B. set　　　　　 C. sat　　　　 D. turned

2.A. So　　 B. But　　 C. And　　 　　 D. Though

3.A. song　　 　　 B. word　　 C. bell　　 D. noise

4.A. late　　 B. slow　　 C. hard　　 D. quick

5.A. pay　　 　　 B. look　　　　 C. wait　　　　 D. care

6.A. idea　　 　　 B. mistake　　 C. money　　 　　 D. answer

7.A. quietly　　 B. angrily　　 　　 C . happily　　 D. heavily

8.A. speak　　 B. tell　　 C. talk　　 D. say

9.A. helped　　 B. thanked　　 C. warned　　 D. ordered

10.A. for　　 B. from　　 　　 C. with　　 　　 D. about

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One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes　　　　 , a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to　　　 tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a loud 　　　 , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too 　　　 . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to 　　 it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no 　　 . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

“Oh,” the rich man shouted 　　 . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he 　　　　 ? ”

“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he 　　 you. Then can you hope to get money 　　 him?　 ”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. later　　　　　　　 B. ago　　　　　　 C. late　　　　 D. after

2.A. the other　　　　 B. other　　　　　 C. others　　 D. another

3.A. song　　　　　　　　 B. word　　　　　 C. bell　　　　 D. noise

4.A. slow　　 　　　　 B. late　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　 D. quick

5.A. wait for　　　　　 B. look for　　　 C. pay for　　 D. care for

6.A. idea　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　 C. money　　　 D. mistake

7.A. angrily　　　　　　 B. quietly　　　　 C. happily　　 D. heavily

8.A. speak　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　 C. say　　　　 D. talk

9.A. helped　　　　　 B. warned　　　　 C. thanked　　 D. said

10.A. from　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 　 　 C. with　　　　 D. about

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The Magic Medicine

There once lived in China a very foolish king and his queen．One day the queen had a baby daughter．When they saw their baby，they both cried out，“My goodness！How small it is！It’s hairless and toothless！It’s a monster！”They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her．

“When she drinks your medicine，she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth，”the king said．“If you don’t do this．you’ll have a beating．”The doctors thought it impossible，but they dared not say anything against the king’s order．Just then an old doctor stepped forward．“Oh，we shall certainly obey your order，”he said，“but it takes time．We have to dig a mineral from Mount Kunlun when the snow melts for the second time．The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years．So we need twelve years．”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess．On her twelfth birthday，they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth．The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents．

1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue？The baby was________．

A．toothless　　 B．hairless　　 C．unusual　　 D．small

2.The doctors would be beaten if________．

A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B．they refused to obey the king’s order

C．the baby daughter grew to the right size

D．the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because________．

A．they needed a lot of different plants

B．they needed a lot of different minerals

C．this would give the baby time to grow up

D．they had to dig a mineral when the snow melted for the second time

4.The doctors thought it impossible________．

A．for them to change the king’s order

B．for them to prepare the medicine in twelve years

C．for the small baby to drink the medicine

D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair at once

5.________，the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents．

A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D．If the daughter were still a“monster”twelve years later

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There was once a bad king. All the people hated him. One day in a summer he was swimming alone in a______. The king was good at _____, but he suddenly（突然）fell ill when he was in the middle of the river. He cried out “Help! Help!”　 At that moment two______were nearby. They______ran there and jumped into the river and saved him. They didn't know that he was the king before saving him.

The king was _____so he said to the farmers. You saved my life. Now you may______anything, and I'll give it to you.

The younger farmer said, “My daughter is ill. Please send her to a good______. The king promised to do so. Then he asked the older farmer “ ______can I do for you, old man?”　 The older farmer______for some time and then answered,. “ You can do a very important thing for me. Don’t tell______we saved you.”

1.A.river B.lake C.sea D.pool

2.A.writing B.speaking C.acting D.swimming

3.A.doctors B.workers C.farmers D.drivers

4.A.angrily B.quickly C.finally D.carefully

5.A.meaningless B.sad C.angry D.happy

6.A.ask for B.pay for C.wait for D.thank for

7.A.apartment B.library C.restaurant D.hospital

8.A.When B.What C.Where D.How

9.A.heard B.said C.thought D.took

10.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.no one

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Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.

One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”

The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.

The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?

He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness .

1.The king was angry with ________.

2. Who was told to write “live” and “die”?

3. The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.

4. There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.

5. ________ must be disappointed in the end.

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An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.

1.What is Italy famous for?

A．Mushroom with eggs.                    B．Eggs.

C．Mushrooms.                           D．Beautiful umbrella.

2.How did the Englishman tell the waiter that he wanted some mushrooms?

A．He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table.

B．He said “mushrooms” in Italian.

C．He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom.

D．He drew a picture of an umbrella.

3.What’s the end of the story?

A．The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella.

B．The Englishman got mushrooms at last.

C．The Englishman left before the waiter came back.

D．The Englishman got nothing in the end.

4.Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．An American was once traveling in Italy.

B．The man knew Italian very well.

C．The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella.

D．The waiter didn’t know English at all.

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Mr. Jackson began his trip last Saturday. Two days later when he was traveling in the country by　　　　 , he saw a dog behind a man. As the car came near them, the dog suddenly started to　　　　　 the road. Of course the car hit the poor animal and killed it.

Mr. Jackson 　　　　 　 his car and walked to the man. “I’m very 　　　　 that this happened.” he said. “How much shall I　　 　　 ? Will ten dollars be enough? ”

“Oh, yes.” said the man. “Ten dollars will be　　　　 enough. " Mr. Jackson put his hand into his pocket, but he only found　 　　 　 dollars in the pocket. “Sorry, sir, I’ve only 　　 five dollars.” said Mr. Jackson.

“No problem. That’s enough.” The fat man answered. “Thanks a lot. That’s very kind of you.” Mr. Jackson thanked the fat man and　　　　 away. When the car went away, the fat man looked down at the dog and thought. “I want to know 　　　　 dog it is.”

1.A. bus　　　　　　 B. bike　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　 D. boat

2.A. go　　　　　　 B. cross　　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　 D. fly

3.A. started　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　 D. stopped

4.A. happy　　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　 D. glad

5.A. give　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　 D. have

6.A. quite　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 D. a little

7.A. four　　　　　　 B. five　　　　　　　　　 C. six　　　　　　　 D. seven

8.A. heard　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　 D. cost

9.A. drove　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　 D. swam

10.A. what　　　　 B. whose　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. where

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Mr. Jackson began his trip last Saturday. Two days later when he was traveling in the country _____, he saw a dog behind a man. As the car came near them, the dog suddenly started to ____ the road. Of course the car hit the poor animal and killed it. Mr. Jackson ___ his car and walked to the man. “I’m very ____ that this happened.” he said. “How much shall I ___? Will ten dollars be enough?”　 “Oh, yes.” said the man. “Ten dollars will be ____ enough.” Mr. Jackson put his hand into his pocket, but he only ___ five dollars in the pocket. “Sorry, sir, I’ve only____five dollars.” Said Mr. Jackson. “No problem. That’s enough.” the fat man replied. “Thanks a lot. That’s very kind of you.” Mr. Jackson thanked the fat man and ____ away. When the car went away, the fat man looked down at the dog and thought. “I want to know ___ dog it is.”

1.A. by bus　　　　　　 B. by bike　　　　　　 C. by train　　　　 　 D. by car

2.A. go　　　　　　　　 B. cross　　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　　 　　 D. jump

3.A. started　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　 　 D. jumped

4.A. sad　　　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　　 　 D. pleased

5.A. give　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　 　 D. pay

6.A. quite　　　　　　 B. very　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　 D. so

7.A. looked for　　　　 B. looked at　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　 D. found

8.A. seen　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 D. paid

9.A. drove　　　　 　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　　 D. started

10.A. what　　　　　　 B. whose　　　　　 　 C. which　　　　　　 　　 D . where

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