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Two frogs lived in a small village. One day they _1._ to see what the big city was like. The city was about ten miles __2.__. It was a hot day, and they soon began to ___3.___ tired. They had only gone a little way when the big one said to the small one. “We are so tired. Is the city __4.__ very far? Can you see it?”
“No,” said the small frog, “but __5.__ I get on your back, I can see it.” Then he ___6.__ up on the back of the big one.
__7._ the small frog put up his head, he couldn’t see very far. He could only see their village.
“Can you see the city?” asked the big frog.
“Yes, I can see it. It looks just ___8. our village,” answered the small frog.
Then the frogs thought that they didn’t __9._ to go any farther. They went back, and told the other frogs in their village that they saw the big city and it was just like __10.__.
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Two frogs lived in a village. One day they wanted to go and see the big ______ that was about ten miles away.
They talked about it ______ a long time, and ______ they decided to see the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon ______ to feel tired. They ______ went a little way when one said to the other, “We must be nearly there. Can you ______ the city?”
“No, ”said the other frog, “but if I climb on your ______ I might be able to see it.”
______ he climbed up on the back of _______frog to see the city.
When the frog ______ his head, his eyes could only see what was ______ , and not what was in front. “Can you see the city ?” asked the other frog. “Yes,” answered the frog that climbed up. “I ______ see it. It looks just ______ our village. ”
So the frogs decided ______ the city, and went back home.
The two frogs ______ the others in village, “The city was just like our village.”
1.A. village B. city C. house D. country
2.A. in B. to C. at D. for
3.A. at first B. next C. at last D. just
4.A. began B. wanted C. tried D. had
5.A. never B. always C. only D. ever
6.A. look at B. see C. listen to D. h
7.A. head B. leg C. back D. put off
8.A. So B. But C. Although D. hear
9.A. other B. the other C. others D. neck
10.A. turn off B. turn up C. put up D. Because
11.A. front B. beside C. under D. behind
12.A. may B. have to C. can D. must
13.A. like B. for C. at D. as
14.A. not visit B. visit C. not to visit D. to visit
15.A. said B. spoke C. talked D. told
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There are two deaf（聋的）men in the small village．One is Mr. Brown and the other is Mr. Green．They live near to each other．They are good friends．
They often talk together．They talk about all kinds of things．Sometimes they are worried about their hearing．But one thinks the other is deafer．
One day，Mr. Brown comes to Mr. Green’s house．Mr. Green is sitting in a chair．He is having a rest．Mr. Brown stops at the door and asks，“Can you hear me?” There is no answer．Mr. Brown goes near and asks again，“Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer．Mr. Brown is quite pleased．Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time，still there is no answer．At last，Mr. Brown goes up to Mr. Green and says，“Now I know you are much deafer than me．You don’t hear my questions．”“I am much deafer?” says Mr. Green，“No，I answered you three times，but you didn’t hear my answer．”
1.The two deaf men live in ________
A．China B．a city
C．a village D．a large village
2.They often _________ together．
A．swim B．1isten to music
C．sing D．talk
3.Why is Mr. Brown pleased one day? Because he ________．
A．goes to Mr. Green’s house
B．thinks Mr. Green is deafer
C．asks a question
D．is deaf
4.They often talk about ________．
A．some interesting things
B．happy things
C．their hearing
D．all kinds of things
5.Which is NOT right?
A．Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Green are deaf
B．One of them thinks the other is deafer．
C．They are worried about their money．
D．Mr. Brown is deafer．
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Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____36_____ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t __37______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved（挥舞） to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____38___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept___39___her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____40____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she___41_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______42___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs ____43____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____44____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___45____your swim?” “Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened.
1. A town B city C village D country
2.A lonely B surprised C interested D afraid
3. A up B back C down D on
4.A pulling B pushing C throwing D putting
5.A in trouble B happy C out of trouble D in the water
6.A found B meant C said D saw
7.A hungry B sleepy C thirsty D tired
8.A came up B were broken C went down D moved on
9.A a tide B the sand C a fish D one of her friends
10.A enjoy B remember C drop D forget
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The Browns live in a small village. They have one child, Tom. He is twenty. He works in the village, but he doesn't like working in the village. Then he gets a job in a town. It is quite a long away from the village. Tom likes his new work very much. But his parents are not happy about this.
“Tom, you'd better come back to work in the village and live with us.” Mrs Brown says one day.
“There aren't any good work for me here, Mother.” says Peter.
Tom continues to work and live in the town and lives there.
Today Mrs Brown is very angry. She gets on the bus and goes to Tom' s house in the town. “Tom” She says to him. "Why do you never call us? " Tom says. "But, mother, you don't have a telephone." "No." She says. "I don't, but you have one."
1.Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown have two sons.
2.Tom likes his work in the village.
3.Tom's parents don't want Tom to work in the town.
4.Tom goes to work in the town but doesn’t live there.
5.Tom never gives his parents a call because they don't have a telephone.
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John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine (酒), so they drove to the city to buy some.
On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn’t drink any wine because they had to sell it. Because of the rule, if someone wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price.
Jo hn was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, “Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine?” Sam was a businessman (商人), so he said, “You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you.” Then he passed John a cup of wine.
After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, “Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine.” John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine.
“How could so much wine only cost ten cents?” the two friends asked each other.
1.What did Sam and John do?
A. They were doctors. B. They were shopkeepers.
C. They were officers. D. They were policemen.
2.What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?
A. It was sunny and warm. B. It was windy and cold.
C. It was rainy and snowy. D. It was rainy and cold.
3.How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?
A. Five cents. B. Fifteen cents. C. Ten cents. D. Fifty cents.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.
B. S am and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.
C. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.
D. Sam and John drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Two Men on the Way Home B. A Small Shop
C. The Bad Weather D. Some Cheap Wine
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John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine (酒), so they drove to the city to buy some.
On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn’t drink any wine because they had to sell it. According to the rule, if some-body wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price.
John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, "Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine?" Sam was a businessman (商人), so he said, "You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you." Then he passed John a cup of wine.
After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, "Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine." John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine.
"How could so much wine only cost ten cents?" the two friends asked each other.
1.What did Sam and John do?
A. They were doctors. B. They were officers.
C. They were shopkeepers. D. They were policemen.
2.What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?
A. It was sunny and warm. B. It was rainy and cold.
C. It was rainy and snowy. D. It was windy and cold.
3.How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?
A. Five cents. B. Ten cents.
C. Fifteen cents. D. Fifty cents.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.
B. Sam and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.
C. Sam and John drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm.
D. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Two Men on the Way Home B. Some Cheap Wine
C. The Bad Weather D. A Small Shop
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Once, there were two fishermen who lived in a village. They knew_______to fish very well. They went to a lake to fish. One of them_______fishing alone and often sat by the lake on his own for a long time, while_______was an outgoing person and he loved to make friends with others, The outgoing fisherman saw that some other people at the lake were not catching any fish.
"I will teach you how to fish," He said to them. “If you catch ten fish, give me one. If you don't get ten, you needn't give me anything. Both sides______. After he finished teaching one group of people,he went to another group, and also taught them some fishing skills. He still asked that for every ten fish caught, they should give him_______back. At the end of the day, the fisherman kindly helped others and his basket was_______of fish and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time,he was pleased______a teacher.
______,the other fisherman didn't have much fun. After fishing for a whole day, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had a lot______fish than his friend. What a______they made! You share one and may have ten later.
1.A. what B. how C. why D. where
2.A. seemed like B. looked like C. felt like D. was like
3.A. other B. the other C. anothere D. others
4.A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked
5.A. it B. some C. one D. ten
6.A. enough B. full C. empty D. filled
7.A. for B. as C. to D. than
8.A. In a word B. Afer all C. At first D. On the other hand
9.A. less B. more C. fewer D. smaller
10.A. difficulty B. service C. culture D. difference
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Mr. Hunt was living in a village and he wanted to go to an office one day. He got into his car and drove to the city. He went there without any trouble and stopped in front of the door. He locked his car and started to go into the office, but then he turned around and went back to his car. “I've left my keys in it!” he said to himself. Then he called his wife and said, “Excuse me, but I've locked my keys in my car, please bring your keys to me.”
Mrs. Hunt got into their second car and drove thirty kilometers to her husband. But while Mr. Hunt was waiting, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked. He locked it quickly before his wife arrived.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Mr. Hunt went to the city .
A. by bus B. by bike C. in his car D. by plane
2.It was for Mr. Hunt to drive to the office.
A. quite easy B. a problem
C. interesting D. difficult
3. Mr. Hunt returned to his car because .
A. he forgot to call his wife
B. he left his keys in the car
C. he took something in the car
D. there was something wrong with his car
4. Mr. Hunt found while he was waiting for his wife.
A. his keys in his pocket
B. he didn't lock both of the doors of the car
C. he got to a wrong office
D. he could get his keys without his wife’s help
5.When Mrs. Hunt arrived, she would find Mr. Hunt .
A. needed her help very much
B. had already got his keys
C. had already gone into the office
D. had already sat in the car
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Long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn't know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn't know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
Then he smiled to himself and said, “Happiness is for me. Let sadness go.”
1.Where did the man buy the boxes?
A.In a market. B.In a small store. C.In a big store. D.In a bookstore.
2.He put his happiness into ________.
A.the red box B.the yellow box C.the black box D.the white box
3.A few days later, the black box was still ________.
A.light B.heavy C.big D.small
4.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.We should buy more boxes when we go to the market.
B.Try not to put our memories into the box.
C.It's better to forget the sadness and remember the happiness.
D.We should forget all the happy and sad things.
