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One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.

The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.

Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner’s ear, and shook them, so that they made a dingling（叮当声）noise.

“What was that?” asked the restaurant owner.

“That was payment for you,” answered Nasreddin.

“What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!” protested (抗议) the restaurant owner.

“The sound of the coin is payment for the smell of the soup,” answered Nasreddin. “Now go back to your restaurant.”

1.The poor man held his bread over the soup to _______.

A. make it heated

B. warm his cold hands

C. avoid paying the restaurant owner

D. make it smell and taste a little better

2.Why did Nasreddin make a noise with the coins?

A. To make the poor man relaxed.

B. To pay for the smell of the soup.

C. To make the restaurant owner happy.

D. To show that he was a rich person.

3. Nasreddin thought that the smell of the soup ________.

A. was worthless　　 B. should be paid

C. was pleasant　　 D. could be sold

4.The writer’s purpose in telling the story is mainly to _________.

A. show the restaurant owner’s greed(贪婪)

B. describe the poor’s unhappy life

C. show Nasreddin’s cleverness and humour

D. prove the value of the sound of coins

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There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”

“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.

“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.

“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? I'd like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.

“No, I'm not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1.Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?

A. Because he was ill.

B. Because he was the wise man's friend.

C. Because he wanted to know how to be rich.

D. Because he wanted to be wise.

2.The wise man thought the young man himself___________.

A. was rich　　 B. was poor

C. was wise　　 D. was silly

3.The wise man called ______ wealth.

A. the young man's money　　 B. the young man's eyes and feet

C. the young man’s buildings　　 D. the young man’s cars

4.The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because ________.

A. he was rich

B. he didn’t like the old man

C. he thought his eyes were important to him

D. he didn’t like money

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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.

Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived — a well-known sage (a wise person) who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.

He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.

Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”

That’s what everybody wanted. Then he was coming down. But how? Now everybody was tense about what would happen next! Some wanted to blame the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was even more angry and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge (复仇).

He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.

However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced (引诱) him to try his best and save himself.

“I should be thankful and not angry.”

1.From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one ______.

A．on the very top of a tree                  B．hidden in the middle of a tree

C．on the tree for the longest time             D．exposed to sunlight less often

2.What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?

A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.

B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.

C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.

D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.

3.How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?

A．He was nervous.                        B．He kept silent.

C．He felt surprised.                       D．He was angry.

4.What do you think motivated (caused) the man to climb down?

A．Courage.          B．Revenge.          C．Carefulness.       D．Assistance.

5. What does the story imply?

A．Anger saves one’s life.                  B．Wisdom does count (很重要).

C．Skill and strength count.                  D．Anger is the biggest enemy.

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One day, a poor young man went to Paris to visit one of his father’s friends and ______ that his father’s friend could help him find a simple job for living.

“Are you good at math?” his father’s friend asked him.

The young man shook his head.

“How are your history and geography?”

The young man shook his head again.

“How about your law?”

The young man ______ his head embarrassedly.

His father’s friend asked again and again, ______ the young man could only shake his head and told him he himself couldn’t find out any ______. “Then write down your address first.”

The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very ______, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a job only for ______.”

Years later, the young man wrote the classical works that won the world fame. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century. One of his greatest works ______ The Three Musketeers was popular ______ a great number of readers.

There are many ordinary persons in the world who ______ have many advantages, but they are neglected (忽视) because of their self-abasement (自卑). In fact, there is a gold mine (矿) in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures to ______ yourself.

1.A. wondered　　 B. expected　　 C. thought

2.A. touched　　 B. lowered　　 C. raised

3.A. so　　 B. or　　 C. but

4.A. ideas　　 B. chances　　 C. advantages

5.A. badly　　 B. carefully　　 C. beautifully

6.A. fun　　 B. house　　 C. living

7.A. written　　 B. called　　 C. read

8.A. with　　 B. for　　 C. by

9.A. both　　 B. all　　 C. every

10.A. surprise　　 B. intent　　 C. believe

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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.

“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.

“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.

“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”

1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because________.

2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

3.The monkeys left the basket because ________.

4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?  He felt ________.

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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.

"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.

"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.

"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."

1. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because

A. he was poor　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　

B. he liked the rich man

C. the rich man’s children liked apples　　

D. his farm belonged to the rich man

2. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

A. They jumped and jumped.　　　　　　　 B. They played.

C. They ran away.　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. They ate some of the apples.

3.. The monkeys left the basket because

A. they had thrown apples on the ground

B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off

C. they were afraid of the hat

D. the farmer was angry with them

4.. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?　 He felt

A. pleased　　　　 B. moved(感动)　　

C. excited　　　 D. unhappy

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We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___　　　 was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to___　　　 behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___　　　 to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and___　　　 at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___　　　 as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good ___　　　 to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___　　　 , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___　　　 to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____　　　 and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____　　　 he waved(挥动) the flowers and said ____　　　 . People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ____　　　 a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ___　　　 at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____　　　 _ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____　　　 the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___　　　 when she went to the door.

She said she knew ____　　　 we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ___　　　 _ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____　　　 to in that summer sat with a ___　　　 _in our hands.

1.A. friends　　　　　　 B. drivers　　　　　　 C. passengers　　　　 D. workers

2.A.sit　　　　　　　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　 C. shout　　　　　　 D. sleep

3.A. attention　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　 D. expectation

4.A. called　　　　　　　 B. laughed　　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　 D. pointed

5.A. upset　　　　　　　 B. crazy　　　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　 D. bored

6.A. trip　　　　　　　　 B.morning　　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　 D. time

7.A. worried　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　 D. scared

8.A. introduce　　　　　 B. admit　　　　　　　 C.write　　　　　　　 D. talk

9.A. politely　　　　　　 B. proudly　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　 D. smilingly

10.A.because　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. but

11.A. sorry　　　　　　　 B. yes　　　　　　　　 C . thanks　　　　　　 D. hello

12.A. bought　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. wore　　　　　　　 D. brought

13.A. waiting　　　　　　 B. arriving　　　　　　 C. greeting　　　　　 D. walking

14.A.happened　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　　　　 C. spoken　　　　　　 D. regarding

15.A. ordered　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　 D. promised

16.A. tears　　　　　　　 B.breath　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　 D. flowers

17.A. where　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　 D. what

18.A. kept　　　　　　　　 B. expected　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D.got

19.A. happiness　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　 C. concern　　　　　 D. power

20.A. letter　　　　　　　 B. ticket　　　　　　　　 C. card　　　　　　　 D. flower

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He is the only one of the people here who ____ how to operate the computer.

A．knows            B．know             C．had known         D．known

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Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been 　 　　　 　 for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t 　　 even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its　 　　 to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He 　　 the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).

The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t 　　 eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.

The next morning when he woke up, he was 　　 to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never 　 　 anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”

He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, 　　 was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you 　　　 　　 for the rest of your life. 　　 me and I will always make delicious food for you.”

“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s 　　 cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.

“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must 　　 only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”

“I promise,” Malcolm said.

And so they got married. For many years they lived 　　 great happiness. His wife brought him 　 , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so 　　 that he was not 　　 　 with what he had. He quarreled with his 　 　 . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And 　　 he was alone again, living in his hut, 　　 his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.

He understood that he had been 　　 to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.

1.A. boating　　　　　 B. fishing　　　　　 C. hunting　　　　　　 　　 D. swimming

2.A. caught　　　 B. removed　　 　 C. bitten　　 D. held

3.A. fur　　　　 B. shade　　 C. poster　　 　　 D. way

4.A. took up　　 B. put up　　 C. added up　　　　 D. picked up

5.A. imagine　　 B. wait　　 C. help　　　　 D. expect

6.A. secure　　 B. amazed　 C. exciting　　　　 D. lively

7.A. smelt　　 B. tasted　　 C. sounded　　　　 D. looked

8.A. that　　 B. whose　　 C. which　　　　 D. who

9.A. intelligent　　　　 B. popular　　 C. happy　　　　 　　 D. attractive

10.A. Follow　　 B. Marry　　　　 C. Admit　　　　 　　 D. Accept

11.A. sister　　 B. mother　　　　 C. daughter　　 D. son

12.A. respond　　 B. promise　 C. select　　　 D. doubt

13.A. under　　 B. at　　 C. beyond　　　　　 　　 D. in

14.A. pigs　　　　 B. cattle　　 C. sheep　　　 D. chicken

15.A. puzzled　　 B. magical　 C. upset　　　　　 D. greedy

16.A. certain　　 B. surprised　　 C. satisfied　　　 　　 D. popular

17.A. wife　　 B. daughter　　 C. mother　　 　　 D. grandfather

18.A. in peace　　 B. in danger　　 C. in a way　　　 D. in a flash

19.A. wearing　　　 B. having　　 C. preparing　　　 D. replacing

20.A. artificial　　 B. mistaken　 C. severe　　 　　 D. informal

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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend

　　 him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and 　　 it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very 　　 , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he felt 　　 . He didn’t know 　　 to plant it. He thought over and over and 　　 every place he could think of. 　　 he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could 　　 the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so 　　 a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, 　　　 it. To his surprise and 　　 , the apple tree didn’t grow as he 　 52　 . It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a 　　 place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the 　　 , passers-by (行人)would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and _　 some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the 　　 . No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have 　　 to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“Yes,” said the friend. “But 　　 someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed(抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also have 　　 a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to 　　 in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

1.A. lent        B. gave            C. sold            D. bought

2.A. study        B. keep            C. plant        D. develop

3.A. tired        B. sad            C. angry        D. happy

4.A. interested    B. worried        C. bored        D. tired

5.A. where        B. how            C. when            D. whether

6.A. practiced    B. reached        C. visited        D. considered

7.A. Finally        B. Generally    C. Suddenly        D. Recently

8.A. like        B. see            C. move            D. hurt

9.A. beautiful    B. secret        C. terrible        D. large

10.A. watering    B. watching        C. correcting    D. making

11.A. pleasure    B. excitement    C. disappointment    D. disagreement

12.A. knew        B. said            C. expected            D. heard

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