Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor tailor(裁缝)lived in the same house. The rich man lived upstairs(楼上)and the poor tailor lived downstairs(楼下). The tailor liked to sing when he made clothes. He sang one song after another. But the rich man liked to sleep a lot, and the singing troubled him.
One day the rich man said, “Tailor, I will give you a bag full of money every day if you stop singing.”
“Fine.” said the tailor. And so the tailor stopped singing and became richer and richer. But the more money he got from the rich man, the unhappier he became, because he wanted very much to sing again. Finally he brought all his money back to the rich man. “Here,” he said, “take your money, I can't be happy if I can't sing.”
And so he gave the money back to the rich man and went on singing. He sang and sang and he was happier than ever before.
1.Once a rich man and a poor tailor lived ______.
A. in the same room B. in the different houses
C. on the same floor D. in the same building
2.The tailor enjoyed singing ______.
A. while he was feeling unhappy B. while he was working
C. while the rich man was sleeping D. Both B and C
3.The rich man didn't like the tailor's singing because ______.
A. the tailor didn't sing well B. the rich man could sing better
C. the rich man liked to sleep a lot D. the rich man was working at home then
4.The rich man wanted to stop the singing by ______.
A. just telling him not to sing
B. giving him a lot of money
C. asking him to sing outside the house
D. asking him to stop singing while he was sleeping
5.The poor tailor gave the money back to the rich man because ______.
A. he thought the money was not useful to him
B. he didn't like the money
C. he had a lot more money than the rich man.
D. he wanted to sing and he felt happy while he was singing.
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Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor tailor(裁缝)lived in the same house. The rich man lived upstairs(楼上)and the poor tailor lived downstairs(楼下). The tailor liked to sing when he made clothes. He sang one song after another. But the rich man liked to sleep a lot, and the singing troubled him.
One day the rich man said, “Tailor, I will give you a bag full of money every day if you stop singing.”
“Fine.” said the tailor. And so the tailor stopped singing and became richer and richer. But the more money he got from the rich man, the unhappier he became, because he wanted very much to sing again. Finally he brought all his money back to the rich man. “Here,” he said, “take your money, I can't be happy if I can't sing.”
And so he gave the money back to the rich man and went on singing. He sang and sang and he was happier than ever before.
1.Once a rich man and a poor tailor lived ______.
A. in the same room B. in the different houses
C. on the same floor D. in the same building
2.The tailor enjoyed singing ______.
A. while he was feeling unhappy B. while he was working
C. while the rich man was sleeping D. Both B and C
3.The rich man didn't like the tailor's singing because ______.
A. the tailor didn't sing well B. the rich man could sing better
C. the rich man liked to sleep a lot D. the rich man was working at home then
4.The rich man wanted to stop the singing by ______.
A. just telling him not to sing
B. giving him a lot of money
C. asking him to sing outside the house
D. asking him to stop singing while he was sleeping
5.The poor tailor gave the money back to the rich man because ______.
A. he thought the money was not useful to him
B. he didn't like the money
C. he had a lot more money than the rich man.
D. he wanted to sing and he felt happy while he was singing.
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Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor man talked about what happiness was.
The poor man said, “Happiness is we have now.” Seeing the poor man’s old clothes and house, the rich man laughed at him and said , “How can this be called happiness? My happiness is my huge and beautiful house with one rooms and a thousand servants(佣人).”
a windy night, a big fire happened in the rich man’s house and his hundred-room house was burnt down into .All his servants went away and left him alone.The rich man lost and he became a beggar(乞丐) overnight.
One day, the beggar was very hungry.He came to some food to eat when he passed by the poor man’s house.The poor man him a bowl of rice, asking, “What do you think of happiness now?”
The beggar said anxiously, “Happiness is bowl of rice in your hand.”
Happiness is all that at the moment.One enjoy happiness in all his lifetime only by cherishing(珍惜) what he has now.
1.A.which B.that C.what D.how
2.A.clearly B.angrily C.luckily D.proudly
3.A.hundred B.hundreds of C.thousand D.thousands of
4.A.In B.On C.At D.From
5.A.pieces B.danger C.fire D.trouble
6.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
7.A.give B.ask C.ask for D.wait for
8.A.brought B.bought C.lent D.sent
9.A.a B.the C.an D.不填
10.A.must B.need C.can D.should
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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 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（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．he 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 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（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．he 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 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 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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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant both 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 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 onto the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food or 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 man 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. hard--working C. clever D. kind
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(网) on the walls and mice running around. People __coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and __ every day. He thought he was unhappy __poverty(贫穷).
One day, the poor man dropped in on __wise old man and asked him for advice about ___his life. The old man gave him a vase and said, “This is a magic vase_____will bring you __.
The poor man looked at the vase __. He wondered ___a vase in his poor house. ___, he didn’t want to throw away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table. “ ___not right for something ___beautiful to be empty.” The poor old man looked at the vase and thought. Then some flowers ____into it. That made the vase even ___. “How can I have the vase next to a spider web?” he continued. At this, he started to clean the house and paint the walls. His house turned ___ a comfortable place immediately.
The old man cheered up and he suddenly realized why he was unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. avoid B. avoids C. avoided D. have avoided
2.A. sadly B. sad C. sadness D. sadder
3.A. because B. as C. since D. because of
4.A. a B. an C. the D. /
5.A. to change B. changes C. changed D. changing
6.A. / B. that C. what D. who
7.A. happy B. happier C. happily D. happiness
8.A. in surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprise
9.
A. why would he need B. why will he need
C. why he would need D. why he needs
10.A. But B. Or C. However D. So
11.A. It’s B. Its C. It D. It was
12.A. very B. such C. quite D. so
13.A. were putting B. were put C. have put D. had put
14.A. beautifully B. beautiful C. more beautiful D. more beautifully
15.A. in B. into C. on D. around
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around People______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that______his unhappy life.
One day, the poor man visited a wise old man and asked him for______about changing his life. The man gave him a beautiful vase and said. “This is a magic vase. It will bring you ____.”
The poor man looked at the vase_____. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However, He didn’t want to_____such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.
“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ___ ,”the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.
_____he was still not satisfied(满意)“It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.”At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.
His house turned into a _____place at once. The poor man ____.He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him ____ and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. enjoyed B. liked C. loved D. disliked
2.A. led to B. came to C. made up D. picked up
3.A. care B. advice C. protection D. ticket
4.A. sadness B. happiness C. time D. money
5.A. sadly B. nervously C. kindly D. carefully
6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. knock off
7.A. ugly B. empty C. full D. dirty
8.A. But B. So C. Because D. If
9.A. shopping B. cleaning C. reading D. washing
10.A. large B. comfortable C. small D. dark
11.A. stayed up B. woke up C. cheered up D. tidied up
12.A. smart B. useful C. poor D. helpful
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Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.
One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said,
"Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"
Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."
The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).
In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.
1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?
A.Live with him.
B.Help with housework and look after his wife.
C.Work as a doctor.
D.Help with housework and look after him.
2.The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.
A.had had some bad words of him
B.had praised him
C.did not trust him
D.considered him to be not important
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.
B.Handsome men must be good men.
C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.
D.Others’ opinions are always correct.
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Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire a nurse to help with housework and take care of him, One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad description of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?”
Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.” The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).
In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在) beauty.
1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?
A.Help with housework and look after him.
B.Help with housework and look after his wife.
C.Work as a doctor.
2.What did Anthony look like?
A.Ordinary. B.Handsome. C.Old.
3.The old man told Peter that Anthony _________.
A.had had some bad words of him B.had praised him C.did not trust him
4.How did Peter react(反应) when he heard the old man's words?
A.He was angry. B.He took it seriously. C.He blamed Anthony.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.
B.Handsome men must be good men.
C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.
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