Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes...

Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果). 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 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 - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense(紧张), as to what would happen next! Some wanted to punish 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 enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（报仇）.

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 helped him because he induced him to try his best and save himself.

“I should be thankful and not angry.”

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

A．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.

B．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.

C．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.

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

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

A．He was nervous. B．He kept silent. C．He was angry.  D．He felt surprised.

3.What do you think motivated the man to climb down?

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

4.From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one________.

A．on the tree for the longest time    B．hidden in the middle of a tree

C．on the very top of the a tree      D．exposed to sunlight less often

5.The best title of this passage will be _____.

A．Anger saves one’s life.             B．Wisdom does count.

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

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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果)．One day he decided to get the sweetest mango---the one from the very top of the tree．Mangoes that are exposed to the sun are the sweetest．________1.________

When he began to climb down，however, vthe man slipped and fell.

fortunately, he was able to catch a branch as he was falling．but he remained helplessly suspended(悬吊)from the tree．He called to the nearby villagers for help．Although the villagers brought their ladders，their ladders were too short． ________2.________

After some time，a sage(圣贤)arrived，who was famous for solving

even the most difficult problems．________3.________The sage remained silent for a

moment，and then，to everyone’s surprise，he picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man．The mango lover began to shout，“Are you crazy? Do you want to kill me?”But the sage did not respond．Instead，he took another stone and threw it at the man．The man became furious and said，“If I could get down there，1 would beat you to death!”That’s what everybody wanted—for him to come down．

Then the sage picked up another stone and threw it even more forcefully

at the man．After that，the man hanging in the tree was determined to come down and take revenge．________4.________ Upon safely reaching the ground the man

shouted，“Where is the wise man? He didn’t wait around for me to beat him!”

“But wait a minute，”a villager said．‘‘Our kindness did not save you．

5.________” The mango lover thought for a moment and realized that he should

be thankful，not angry

A．They could do nothing to help him．

B．The sage is the only one who could help you．

C．People were curious to see what he would do．

D．Faced with this puzzle，the sage said nothing and left．

E．With no way out he continued to wait for help in the mango tree．

F．So the man climbed to the top and managed to pick a few red mangoes．

G．He used all his skill and strength and managed to climb down safely

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Once there was a man who lied 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 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 - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise 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 enraged 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 sed 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 the 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 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.

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

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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_____1____. The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."

"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked _______2____.

"It is with you. Your _______3___ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the ______4______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 ____5_____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 ______6___ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _____7_____ for them," the fortune teller said.

"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _____8____ to me!" the young man ____9_______.

"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 ____10_____ them or treasure them. They are not_____11____ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _____12_____one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.

Everyone is wealthy. But we should not ____13______it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it _____14_____. We should not overuse it because once it is ____15____, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat   preparing to cross a river1. he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2.  the ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great  3. ( anxious) too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4.   (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch（刻痕） on the side of the boat  5.   his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help 6. (get) his sword back. Shortly after the 7.   (arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though  8.  (spend) rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 9.  well-known joke in China.

Today the idiom  10.  (relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.

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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing 1.(cross) a river, when he accidentally 2.(drop) his sword into the water. The people on board reminded him that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt 3.(anxiety), too. 4., he turned a deaf ear to that. And instead, he 5.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕) on the side of the boat 6. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help get his sword back. Shortly after the 7.(arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. After rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 8. well-known joke in China.

Today the idiom 9.(relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick 10. strict rules without considering a changing environment.

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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． 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 jumpe

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 wa s angry wit h them

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

A． pleased

B． unhappy

C． excited

D． moved

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There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.

Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)　 that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!

All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”

Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”

In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)．

1.A.realizing　                             B．imagining

C．hoping　                             D．doubting

2.A.excitement　                             B．disappointment

C．amazement　                         D．embarrassment

3.A.collect　                             B．receive

C．order　                             D．share

4.A.survive　                             B．suffer

C．adapt                              D．develop

5.A.visited　                             B．put up

C．returned to　                         D．passed

6.A.naturally　                             B．unexpectedly

C．instead　                             D．anyway

7.A.preparations　                         B．preferences

C．feelings　                             D．possessions

8.A.left　                                 B．valued

C．lost　                             D．moved

9.A.touched　                             B．shocked

C．bored　                             D．confused

10.A.anger                                  B．pain

C．fear　                             D．shame

11.A.open                                  B．object

C．happen　                             D．appeal

12.A.unreasonable　                         B．tired

C．weak　                             D．desperate

13.A.spotted　                             B．sought

C．caught　                             D．searched

14.A.rescued　                             B．protected

C．rewarded　                         D．welcomed

15.A.trust　                 B．keep　         C．seize　         D．find

16.A.declared　                             B．explained

C．analysed　                         D．added

17.A.light　             B．smoke　         C．water　         D．sound

18.A.forgot　                         B．continued

C．pretended　                     D．decided

19.A.supplied　                         B．satisfied

C．faced　                         D．equipped

20.A.experience　                     B．luck

C．information　                     D．progress

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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 ____.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.

There wasn't much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ____ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.

Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazy­looking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.

The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he got to talk to his ____， and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ____ out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag：

There, inside, were all the fancy­dress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!

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

1.A.move　 B．speak　 C．walk　 D．leave

2.A.shouted　 B．suffered　 C．sighed　 D． prayed

3.A.red　 B．yellow　 C．green　 D．blue

4.A.until　 B．than　 C．except　 D．because

5.A.despair　 B．fear　 C．anxiety　 D．curiosity

6.A.voice　 B．sign　 C．shape　 D．frame

7.A.taking　 B．getting　 C．eating　 D．spitting

8.A.by　 B．over　 C．along　 D．through

9.A.turned　 B．looked　 C．got　 D．hung

10.A.surprised　     B．disappointed

C．frightened　     D．crazy

11.A.pick out　 B．check out　 C．work out　 D．help out

12.A.talking　 B．laughing　 C．crying　 D．jumping

13.A.believed　     B．invited

C．remembered　     D．welcomed

14.A.sorrow　 B．joy　 C．memory　 D．honor

15.A.score　 B．recovery　 C．effort　 D．health

16.A.friends　 B．relatives　 C．teachers　 D．parents

17.A.fierce　     B．strange

C．useful　     D．interesting

18.A.running　 B．bringing　 C．sticking　 D．standing

19.A.special　 B．violent　 C．insistent　 D．emotional

20.A.force　 B．pull　 C．lift　 D．cheer

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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 ____.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.

There wasn't much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ___ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.

Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazy­looking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.

The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he got to talk to his ____， and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ___ out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag：

There, inside, were all the fancy­dress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!

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

1.A.move　 B．speak　 C．walk　 D．leave

2.A.shouted　 B．suffered　 C．sighed　 D．prayed

3.A.red　 B．yellow　 C．green　 D．blue

4.A.until　 B．than　 C．except　 D．because

5.A.despair　 B．fear　 C．anxiety　 D．curiosity

6.A.voice　 B．sign　 C．shape　 D．frame

7.A.taking　 B．getting　 C．eating　 D．spitting

8.A.by　 B．over　 C．along　 D．through

9.A.turned　 B．looked　 C．got　 D．hung

10.A.surprised　     B．disappointed C．frightened　     D．crazy

11.A.pick out　 B．check out　 C．work out　 D．help out

12.A.talking　 B．laughing　 C．crying　 D．jumping

13.A.believed　     B．invited C．remembered　     D．welcomed

14.A.sorrow　 B．joy　 C．memory　 D．honor

15.A.score　 B．recovery　 C．effort　 D．health

16.A.friends　 B．relatives　 C．teachers　 D．parents

17.A.fierce　     B．strange C．useful　     D．interesting

18.A.running　 B．bringing　 C．sticking　 D．standing

19.A.special　 B．violent　 C．insistent　 D．emotional

20.A.force　 B．pull　 C．lift　 D．cheer

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