Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter ...

Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who worked very hard from morning till night. He had a son and his name was Herman. The old man saved some money and sent his son to university. (1)1.

But the money that the father gave his son was all finished after two years and Herman had to come back home. The old man had no more money. Herman said he would stay and work with his father.

The next day Herman went to the forest with his father. Though he had never done such work before, he worked well. (2)2. Herman took his bread and said he would go a little way into the forest.

Herman was so happy with the bright sunshine that he walked and walked. Suddenly he heard a voice, “Let me out! Let me out!” (3)3. There was something in the bottle (瓶子) that looked like a small frog (青蛙) . It jumped up and down shouting, “Let me out!”

As soon as Herman opened the bottle, the little thing jumped out of the bottle and began to grow. (4)4. “Thank you, young man,” he said. “Now it’s my turn to help you.”

The giant (巨人) gave Herman a piece of cloth (布). “It is unusual,” said the giant. “Put it on a stone, and it will turn the stone into gold.”

Herman ran back to his father with the unusual cloth. (5)5. Also, Herman went back to university to learn more. Years later he became a famous doctor in town.

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A. Thanks to it, they became rich and began to live a comfortable life.

B. Herman thanked the giant for the present and returned to his father.

C. Three hours later his father asked him to stop to have dinner.

D. Herman looked down and saw a green bottle under a tree.

E. In a minute it stood in front of Herman like a giant.

F. Herman worked hard and learned a lot of things.

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get 　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage 　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　 D. in a storybook

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get　　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ 　　　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　　　　　 D. in a storybook

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Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to move. Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he felt 1 and blue.

There wasn't much he could do except look out of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness just 2 , until one day he saw something strange in the window. It was a bird eating a sausage sandwich. The bird came in, said "good afternoon" to the boy, turned around, and left.

Of course, the boy was very surprised. He was still trying to 3 what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey blowing up a balloon. After a while, as more and more crazylooking characters 4　　 outside the window, he laughed happily. 5 when seeing a pig playing the guitar or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and singing. The little boy didn't tell anyone about this 6　 , who would have believed him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his 7　 , and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he got to talk to his friends, and told them all the　 8 things he had seen. While talking, he saw something sticking（伸出）out of his best friend's school bag. The boy asked him what it was, and finally his friend had to　 9 him what was in the bag.

There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits and disguises（伪装）that his best friend had been using to try to　　 10　 the little boy up!

From that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.

1.A. great　　　　　　     B. sad　　　　　　　　     C. nervous　　　　　　     D. pleased

2.A. grew　　　　　　     B. changed　　　　　　     C. lost　　　　　　　　 D. happened

3.A. work out　　　     B. make up　　　　　     C. point out　　　　　     D. look for

4.A. filled　　　　　　     B. looked　　　　　　     C. appeared　　　　　     D. came

5.A. crying　　　　     B. thinking　　　　     C. singing　　　　　　     D. laughing

6.A. though　　　　　　 B. because　　　　     C. so　　　　　　　　　     D. but

7.A. heart　　　　　     B. hands　　　　　　     C. health　　　　　　　     D. head

8.A. little　　　　　　     B. humorous　　　　     C. strange　　　　　　     D. happy

9.A. provide　　　　     B. send　　　　　　　　     C. show　　　　　　　     D. satisfy

10.A. wake　　　　　　 B. cheer　　　　　　　     C. pick　　　　　　　　     D. raise

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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.

Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.

The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.

So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.

While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”

So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!

1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.

A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired

C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad

2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?

a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.

b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.

c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.

d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.

e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.

B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.

C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.

D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.

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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs 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 led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away 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(满意的). “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 immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

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Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor 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 sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that ________ his unhappy life.　 One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_________ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said,　 “This is a magic vase that 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 on the table.　 “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be _________.” the poor man looked at the vaseand thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _________ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint thewalls.　 His house turned into _________ place immediately.

The poor man_________ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. hated B. enjoyed C. forgot D. imagined

2.A. carried B. changed C. caused D. repaired

3.A. service B. advice C. knowledge D. care

4.A. peace B. mess C. happiness D. regret

5.A. sadly B. nervously C. proudly D. surprisedly

6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. keep off

7.A. ugly B. dirty C. empty D. full

8.A. Although B. But C. So D. Because

9.A. large B. dark C. comfortable D. strange

10.A. rang up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. cut up

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Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in a place and worked for the King One boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to give her a present.　　 He suddenly saw a vase filled with the loveliest flowers

He decided to take one flower and give it to the girl He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next…until, one day, the King noticed a few flowers were left in the vase .　 The King was so angry that he gathered everyone in the palace and decided to find out the truth

When they all stood before the King, the boy thought he should tell the truth.　 However the other boy told him not to tell the truth because the King would be angry with him.　　 When the king came near, the boy shook with fear.　　 But he still decided to confess

As soon as he told the truth, a smile appeared on the King’s face The King said to the boy, “I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers”

Then the King went to the vase and took two of the those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen

1.The boy sent________ to the girl as a present every day

A. a vase　　 B. a flower　　 C. a card　　 D. a palace

2.When the King came near, the boy who took the flowers felt ________

A. frightened　　 B. relaxed　　 C. angry　　 D. excited

3.The underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 means ________

A. hide　　 B. refuse　　 C. cheat　　 D. admit

4.According to the passage, what might be the correct order of the things?

①The boy shook with fear and told the truth

②The King took two flowers out of the vase

③The boy gave the girl some flowers

④The King wasn’t angry and smiled

⑤The King gathered everyone together

⑥The King found out that someone took flowers

A. ③②⑥⑤①④　　 B. ③②⑥④①⑤　　 C. ③⑥⑤①④②　　 D. ③⑥④①⑤②

5.In the passage the writer wants to _________

A. tell us to be brave　　 B. tell us to be honest

C. show us what love is　　 D. show us what friendship is

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Once upon a time, there were three tortoises who were friends. One of them was a large tortoise (乌龟),one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.

One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cakes. While they were waiting for the cakes, they remembered that they didn't bring any money. "Hey, we forgot to bring money to pay for our cake," the big tortoise said.

"The little tortoise can go home and get it," the medium-sized tortoise said. "He's the youngest,so he should be the one to go."

The little tortoise wasn't very pleased at this, but he knew he shouldn't argue with his elders, so he said, "All right, I'll go. But you must promise not to eat my cake while I'm away."

The large tortoise and the medium-sized tortoise agreed, and the little tortoise set off for home to get some money.

A few hours later, the big tortoise said to the medium-sized tortoise, "Let's eat the little tortoise's cake. I'm hungry again."

"So am I," the medium-sized tortoise said, and reached for the cake. As she did so, the little tortoise shouted from near the door of the restaurant, "If you touch my cake, I won't go and get the money!"

1.The three tortoises _____.

A. didn't know each other　　 B. knew each other　　 C. were very poor

2.The three tortoises found they didn't take money with them _______.

A. when they were ordering the cake　　 B. after they ate up the cake

C. after they ordered the cake

3.The little tortoise _____.

A. didn't mind getting the money　　 B. agreed to get the money

C. wanted to share his cake

4.The little tortoise ______.

A. didn't go very far after a few hours.　　 B. The little tortoise came back very quickly.

C. The little tortoise believed in the other two tortoises.

5.The two elders decided to eat the little tortoise's cake because _____.

A. they felt hungry again　　 B. the cake was so nice to eat

C. they were angry with the little tortoise

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Once upon a time, there was a very special little witch (女巫). She was special because she was kind, but she had no idea how to put that kindness into practice. And she couldn’t find anyone to teach her how to do good. So the little witch was sad most of the time.

One day she heard that the old witches were planning to cast a spell (咒语) on a big mountain and turn it into a volcano (火山), which would destroy (破坏) a small town. The good little witch then went to tell the people about this, but they didn’t believe her and threw stones at her.

The little witch ran off, and sat crying at the side of the road. Soon a few children came by. She told them everything. The children told her that doing good was very easy. All you had to do was to help others, do good deeds (做好事) for them.

“And what can I do for you?”, asked the witch.

“You could give us some candies!” They told her, happily. The witch was very worried, because she had no candies, and she didn’t know the spell for making them. But the children didn’t mind, and they went off to play.

The little witch was encouraged (受到鼓励) by this, and decided to help everyone. On her way, she met the old witches casting their spell on the mountain. Some magic words came into her head. Suddenly the fire on the mountain turned into lots of candies and fell onto the town below.

And that’s how the little witch learned how to do good: by sincerely (真诚地) wanting to help others. From that day on, everyone made friends with her, and they called her The Candy Witch.

1.Why was the little witch always sad?

2.What did the old witches plan to do?

3. Who saved the people in the small town?

4.What do you think of the children in the story?

5. How should we do to put kindness into practice?

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