Once upon a time, there lived a farmer called...

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer called Smith. He became a1._________ (complete) different person after an accident happened last year. He didn’t like to share things 2._______ others.

One day, Smith’s friend Maggie succeeded in 3._________ (plant) a new kind of apple tree. So she invited him 4.__________ (visit) her farm. Soon, Smith went to the farm and met Maggie. They had lunch together and talked 5.__________ the apple tree. Before Smith left, Maggie gave him a young apple tree. Smith felt very happy. When he got home, he planted it in a small pot (盆) and put it in a corner. He did so 6._________ he didn’t want anyone to see it. But 7.________ sunlight, the tree soon died.

Later, Maggie asked him why he planted the tree in such a poor place.

“What’s the difference?” the farmer said 8. _________ (anger). “If I planted it near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If I planted it in my field, my neighbour would come and steal 9.________ (it) fruit.”

“Yes,” said Maggie, “but at least someone could enjoy 10.________ fruit. Now you not only got nothing, but also destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree.”

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Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Da Niu. One day he was walking in the forest and found a bird. The bird’s was hurt（受伤）and it cried. Da Niu picked it up and took it home. He looked after it carefully every day. The bird got well soon.

One morning Da Niu enjoyed the sunshine next to the wall. The bird took his hat and flew away. Da Niu was very angry and ran after it. He shouted（大叫）, “What a bad bird you are!”

Suddenly he heard a big noise from his back. The wall he sat next to just now.（刚才紧靠近坐着的）fell down（倒下）.

1. Da Niu found the bird 　　　　 .

A. in the shop        B. at the zoo

C.in the forest.    D.on the farm.

2. How did Da Niu treat the bird when it was hurt?

A.He looked after it carefully.

B.He ran after it.

C.He shouted to it.

D.He was angry with it.

3.The underlined word “angry” means “ 　　　　 ”in Chines.

A.开心的            B.生气的

C.伤心的            D.大笑的

4.Why did the bird take Da Niu’s hat?

A.Because it was naughty.

B.Because Da Niu was unfriendly to it.

C.Because it wanted to save Da Niu’s life.

D.Because it wanted to throw it.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The bad bird                        B.The nice farmer

C.The farmer and the bird            D.The farmer’s hat

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Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .

When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is！” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.

As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.

“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”

He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .

Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.

1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.

A. there were always many people to see him

B. everyone went home in a hurry

C. some people would take photos of him

D. no one would like to talk to him

2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.

A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed

B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome

C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself

D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself

3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.

A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends

B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him

C. Narcissus was talking to himself.

D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.

4.The story is mainly about_______.

A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything

B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was

C. how to teach children to learn better

D. what to do when you met a handsome boy

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑

2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".

A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他

3.The second old man ________the three brothers.

A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)

4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.

A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

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Once there 1.（live） a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was an excellent gardener(园丁). His skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day, Henry went to town 2.（ visit） Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "here is the 3.（good） apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was pleased with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began 4. (wonder) where he should plant it.

"If I plant it on the hill," he said to 5.(he), "the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by(经过) 6.(pick) some of them. But if I plant it…"Finally he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could 7.(notice) it. But the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him 8.(angry), "you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 9.(something) but leaves(叶子)."

When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without sun-light or warmth. How could you expect 10.(flower) and fruit?"

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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 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 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 what 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 face 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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