Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minist...

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell on to the ground from a horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you'll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

1.This story tells us ________.

A. how Effendi fooled the king　　 B. when the king would die

C. why the Prime Minister died　　 D. that Effendi knew the date of everyone's death

2.The Prime Minister died because ________.

A. Effendi killed him　　 B. Effendi said he would die.

C. he was badly ill　　 D. he fell off a horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi's own death?

A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi's death.

D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

4.The king let Effendi go because ________·

A. he hoped to live a long life　　 B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn't believe Effendi's words　　 D. he knew they would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

B. The king was afraid of death.

C. Effendi didn't know when the king would die.

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two, days later.

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Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.

1.The story tells us _____________

A. How Effendi fooled(捉弄) the king

B. When the king would die

C. Why the Minister died

D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

2. The Prime Minister died because _______.

A. effendi killed him

B. effendi said he would die

C. he was badly ill

D. he fell to the ground from the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?

A. In this way the king would know when he would die

B. He wanted to find an excuse（借口） to kill Effendi

C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death

D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die

4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.

A. he hoped to live a long life

B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn’t believe Effendi

D. he knew he would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.

B. The king was afraid of death

C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to cat ch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.

1.The story tells us _____________

A. How Effendi played a trick on the king

B. When the king would die

C. Why the Minister died

D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

2.The Prime Minister died because _______.

A. Effendi killed him

B. Effendi said he would die

C. he was badly ill

D. he fell to the ground from the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?

A. In this way the king would know when he would die

B. He wanted to find an excuse（借口） to kill Effendi

C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death

D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die

4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.

A. he hoped to live a long life

B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn’t believe Effendi

D. he knew he would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.

B. The king was afraid of death

C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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His mother was badly ill. The doctor said that she had to ______at once.

A. operate　　 B. be operated　　 C. operate on　　 D. be operated on

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Once there lived an old man. He liked gold (金子)better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks(岩石) and sand （沙子）around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

1. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food　　　　     B. water　　　　　 C. gold

2. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. some food and water　　

B. some rocks and sand　　

C. bags full of gold

3.What did he do with the bag? ______.

A. He didn’t take it up　　

B. He brought it home　　

C. He threw it away

4.The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small　　

B. the gold wasn’t his　　

C. he was very hungry and thirsty

5.In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing　　　　

B. not the best thing　　

C. better than anything

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Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

1.The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. gold 　　　 D. money

2.When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. food or water　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rocks and sand

C. bags full of gold 　　　　　　　　 D. food and water

3.The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small

B. the gold wasn’t his

C. he was very hungry and thirsty

D. he didn’t like gold at all

4.In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing　　　　 　　　　　　 B. the worst thing

C. better than anything　　　　　　 D. not the best thing

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There once (以前) lived a little deer in the forest (森林). He had beautiful antlers.(鹿角), so he was very happy. But when he saw his ugly legs he was very sad. One day, he was standing to look at his beautiful antlers in the river when a tiger came up. The deer ran away. The tiger ran after him. The deer ran as fast as he could. Suddenly (突然) he stopped,because his antlers got caught (挂在) in the branches of a tree. He did his best to get clear of (挣脱) the branches(树枝) and began to run again. When he stopped at a safe place, he said to himself. “ The beautiful antlers almost took my life. But the ugly legs saved my life.

1.The deer often sighed (叹气) because _________.

A. he did not run fast　　 B. he did not run faster than the tiger.

C. he had ugly legs　　 D. he had beautiful antlers

2.When he saw his antlers in the water, the deer ______.

A. was sad　　 B. was happy　　 C. was afraid　　 D. was not sorry

3.We can see the tiger ________.

A. ran as fast as the deer　　 B. did not run so fast as the deer.

C. did not run after the deer　　 D. did not want to eat the deer

4.The deer did what he could to ________.

A. run after the tiger　　 B. get clear of the branches　　 C. see his antlers　　 D. save his antlers

5.The story tells us a fact.(事实) That ________

A. don’t judge (判断) things by appearances (外表)　　 B. we should love ugly things

C. don’t love beautiful things　　 D. all the ugly things can save your life

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　

C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2..The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　C. nobody 　　　　D. the servant       　　

3..The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles    B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat                 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　B. cat 　　C. the rich man 　　D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　B. bad 　　C. clever 　　D. kind

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　    C. nobody 　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　        B. cat 　　        C. the rich man 　    D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　            B. bad 　　        C. clever 　　        D. kind

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Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles (瓶)of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant

C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　　　 B. himself

C. nobody　　 　 D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　　 B. cat

C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　　　 B. bad　　　 C. clever　　　 D. kind

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