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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 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 was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become 16 . The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."

"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked 17 .

"It is with you. Your 18  is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the 19 things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your 20 are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.

"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.

"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you 21 to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to 22  for them," the fortune teller said.

"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are 23 to me!" the young man 24 .

"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not 25  them or treasure them. They are not 26 to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to27 one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.

Everyone is wealthy. But we should not 28 it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it 29 . We should not overuse it because once it is 30 , it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1.A. happy           B. young             C. wealthy        D. poor

2.A. anxiously B. sadly     C. quietly         D. patiently

3.A. knowledge       B. skills              C. brain           D. eyes

4.A. ugly            B. beautiful           C. strange          D. useful

5.A. legs          B. cars                 C. jewels          D. banknotes

6.A. lovely        B. optimistic             C. angry          D. willing

7.A. charge        B. buy                  C. exchange       D. change

8.A. precious       B. useless               C. extra           D. special

9.A. wept    B. demonstrated          C. smiled          D. yelled

10.A. see      B. realize               C. keep            D. hold

11.A. grateful B. careful               C. meaningful        D. faithful

12.A. get     B. grasp                C. have             D. lose

13.A. take          B. make                C. set               D. sell

14.A. wrongly  B. wisely               C. naturally          D. really

15.A. old           B. used                C. gone             D. dead

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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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A HALF - EMPTY BASKET

Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to 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  ___________

A. he was poor　　 B. he liked the rich man

C. his farm belonged to the rich man　　 D. the rich man’s children liked apples

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. unhappy　　 B. pleased

C. excited　　 D. moved

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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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A young man was one day taking a walk with his professor, who was well-known for his kindness to everyone. As they went along, they saw a pair of old ____, which belonged to a poor man who had almost____ his day’s work on the field.

The student ____ to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man a ____; we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see his ____ when he can not find them.”

“My young friend” answered the professor, “we should never do it at the ____ of the poor man. Please put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery ____ him.”

The student ____so, and they both hid behind the trees close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came to the place ____ he had left his coat and shoes. While____ on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he ____ down to see what it was, and found the____. An expression of ____ was seen upon his face. He looked at the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and ____to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding ____ coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and ____, and his children without bread, whom the timely help, from some unknown hand, would save from starving.

The student stood there ____affected(受打动), and his eyes filled with tears. “Now”, said the professor, “are you not much more ____ than if you had played your trick?”

The youth answered, “You have taught me a ____ which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words, which I never understood before: “It is more blessed to give than to ____.”

1.A.trousers B.shoes C.coats D.coin

2.A.finished B.started C.begun D.left

3.A.came B.arrived C.turned D.reached

4.A.fun B.fool C.laugh D.trick

5.A.happiness B.pleasure C.excitement D.anxiety

6.A.end B.cost C.beginning D.age

7.A.goes B.comes C.influences D.happens

8.A.made B.did C.got D.told

9.A.where B.which C.that D.there

10.A.dressing B.having C.wearing D.putting

11.A.lay B.stood C.fell D.bent

12.A.note B.money C.coin D.dollar

13.A.happiness B.joy C.wonder D.sadness

14.A.started B.continued C.finished D.stopped

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

16.A.useful B.useless C.helpful D.helpless

17.A.wide B.widely C.deeply D.deep

18.A.surprising B.pleased C.pleasant D.surprised

19.A.lesson B.course C.class D.promise

20.A.refuse B.receive C.forget D.own

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I have a friend named Monty who owns a horse ranch (牧场). One day, he told me a story.

“There was a young man who was the son of a horse ______. His father had to go from their house to ranch, training horses.”

“One day, the boy*s teacher asked the students to ______ a paper about what they wanted to be and do when they grew up. That night the boy finished a, seven-page paper ______ his dream of owning a horse ranch. He even drew a ______ of a 4, 000-square-foot house. But he ______ got a red F on the first page. The boy with the dream asked his teacher, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said. This is a (n) ______ dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of ______. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher ______, ‘If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic dream, I will give you a more realistic ______.”’

“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make your own ______.”’

“Finally, the boy ______ the same paper, making no change at all. He said, ‘You ______ keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”’

Monty then looked at me and said, “I tell you this story ______ you are sitting in ray 4, 000- square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.” He continued, “Two summers ago, the ______ teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on ray ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was a dream ______. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. ______ you had not given yours up.’’’

Don’t let anyone steal your dream.______ your heart, no matter what. You can achieve ______ you want in life if you have the ______ to dream it, the intelligence to make a realistic plan, and the ______ to see that plan through to the end.

1.A. keeper　　 B. farmer　　 C. driver　　 D. trainer

2.A. copy　　 B. write　　 C. check　　 D. recite

3.A. describing　　 B. spreading　　 C. realizing　　 D. predicting

4.A. conclusion　　 B. line　　 C. circle　　 D. picture

5.A. also　　 B. just　　 C. really　　 D. still

6.A. unrealistic　　 B. strange　　 C. funny　　 D. common

7.A. knowledge　　 B. practice　　 C. money　　 D. creation

8.A. requested　　 B. warned　　 C. repeated　　 D. added

9.A. opinion　　 B. grade　　 C. impression　　 D. suggestion

10.A. decision　　 B. promise　　 C. standard　　 D. living

11.A. set down　　 B. gave out　　 C. handed in　　 D. tore up

12.A. must　　 B. can　　 C. should　　 D. dare

13.A. when　　 B. although　　 C. until　　 D. because

14.A. particular　　 B. devoted　　 C. experienced　　 D. same

15.A. stealer　　 B. maker　　 C. holder　　 D. leader

16.A. Hopefully　　 B. Fortunately　　 C. Surprisingly　　 D. Sadly

17.A. Follow　　 B. Search　　 C. Take　　 D. Feel

18.A. nothing　　 B. however　　 C. anything　　 D. wherever

19.A. energy　　 B. patience　　 C. wisdom　　 D. courage

20.A. lime　　 B. will　　 C. skill　　 D. chance

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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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