An old man died and left his son a lot of mon...

An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

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There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. Sadly, she went to the holy man and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son back to life?”

Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥菜) seed from a home that has never known sadness. We will use it to drive the sadness out of your life.” The woman happily went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.

She first came to a splendid house, knocked at the door and said, “I am looking for a home that has never known sadness. Is it such a place? It is very important to me.”

They told her “You’ve certainly come to the wrong place” and began to describe all the tragic things that had happened to them recently.

The woman said to herself, “I have had misfortune of my own. Who is able to help these poor, unfortunate people?” She stayed to comfort them, and then went on in search of a home that had never known sadness. But wherever she went, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so involved in other people’s sorrow that finally she forgot about her search for the magical mustard seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sadness out of her life.

1.Which of the following does the story lead us to believe?

A．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

B．Time passed cannot be called back again.

C．You can’t feel happy unless compared with others.

D．You can’t expect to know the result until you have tried.

2.Instead of sending the woman away, the holy man________.

A．asked her to help him first

B．tried to comfort her with kind words

C．asked her to look for a thing that didn’t exist at all

D．tried to encourage her by talking with her

3.Leaving the holy man, the woman________.

A．was full of hope                        B．was filled with sadness

C．was determined to try again               D．became discouraged

4.The best title for the text would be “________”.

A．A woman’s misfortune                  B．A nice surprise     C．The holy man’s faith D．Cure for sadness

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There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. Sadly, she went to the holy man and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son back to life?”

Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥菜) seed from a home that has never known sadness. We will use it to drive the sadness out of your life.” The woman happily went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.

She first came to a splendid house, knocked at the door and said, “I am looking for a home that has never known sadness. Is it such a place? It is very important to me.”

They told her “You’ve certainly come to the wrong place” and began to describe all the tragic things that had happened to them recently.

The woman said to herself, “I have had misfortune of my own. Who is able to help these poor, unfortunate people?” She stayed to comfort them, and then went on in search of a home that had never known sadness. But wherever she went, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so involved in other people’s sorrow that finally she forgot about her search for the magical mustard seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sadness out of her life.

1.Which of the following does the story lead us to believe?

A．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

B．Time passed cannot be called back again.

C．You can’t feel happy unless compared with others.

D．You can’t expect to know the result until you have tried.

2.Instead of sending the woman away, the holy man________.

A．asked her to help him first

B．tried to comfort her with kind words

C．asked her to look for a thing that didn’t exist at all

D．tried to encourage her by talking with her

3.Leaving the holy man, the woman________.

A．was full of hope                        B．was filled with sadness

C．was determined to try again               D．became discouraged

4.The best title for the text would be “________”.

A．A woman’s misfortune                  B．A nice surprise

C．The holy man’s faith                    D．Cure for sadness

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An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __36__ many times, but the young man would not __37__. The father never__38__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __39__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __40__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __41__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __42__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __43__ into a young adult. To this child he never __44__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __45__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __46__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__47__ and this time he had no __48__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__49__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__50__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __51__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __52__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __53__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __54__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __55__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

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An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __16__ many times, but the young man would not __17__. The father never__18__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __19__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __20__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __21__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __22__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __23__ into a young adult. To this child he never __24__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __25__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __26__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__27__ and this time he had no __28__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__29__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__30__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __31__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __32__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __33__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __34__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __35__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

1.                A．bend          B．predict         C．apologize D．seek

2.                A．stop           B．listen           C．chose    D．come

3.                A．brought about   B．gave up         C．got in D．made up

4.                A．if             B．when          C．thought   D．because

5.                A．final           B．big            C．latest D．useless

6.                A．still            B．ever           C．once D．just

7.                A．anger          B．curiosity        C．sorrow   D．gratitude

8.                A．left out         B．grown up       C．put aside  D．turned up

9.                A．mentioned      B．hid            C．praised   D．forgave

10.               A．would          B．need          C．must  D．might

11.               A．imagination     B．room          C．argument  D．discussion

12.               A．sad            B．confused       C．annoyed   D．afraid

13.               A．thought        B．pride          C．laugh D．guess

14.               A．throw          B．change         C．return D．lose

15.               A．felt            B．done          C．watched   D．regretted

16.               A．hurt           B．abandoned      C．disappointed   D．scolded

17.               A．better         B．higher         C．more D．older

18.               A．before         B．throughout      C．into  D．against

19.               A．painful         B．frightened      C．relaxed   D．asleep

20.               A．his father       B．his son         C．someone  D．himself

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An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health．The 　　　　 　 was in deciding which son would take his place．As his children gathered to　　　　 his birthday, the father announced his 　　　　　 ．The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons．“Each of you take one．I want each of you to　　　　 　 it with what you believe to be the most 　　　　 　 thing for our successful business．　　　　 your choices, I will decide who will take 　　　　 　 the business,” father saiD． The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of　　　　 between the boys.

It was January 1st and the family 　　　　 　 to celebrate again．“Please　　　　　 with me what’s in your box!” father saiD． The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck．The box you gave me was much too 　　　　 ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all．With a deep tone of　　　　　 , he asked the other son，“What do you have to give?”The son　　　　　 　 his father the box．The old man looked inside and with great　　　　 　 looked up at his son .“It’s　　　　　 !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”

“On the contrary,” he saiD． “I could not place 　　　　　 　 I found most valuable in a box．How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would　　　　　　 　 the loyalty（忠诚） of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have　　　　　 　 from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions（财富） I 　　　　　 　 hold are the love of you and mother.”

It was 　　　　 what decision was made that day．There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most．I hope your box is empty.

1.A． praise　　　　　 B． challenge　　　　 C． suggestion　　　 　 D． advice

2.A． enjoy　　　　 B． concern　　　　　 　 C． celebrate　　　　 D． honor

3.A． retirement　 B． experience　　　　 C． money　　 　　　　 D． knowledge

4.A． cover　　　　　 B． provide　　　　 C． combine　　　 　　 　 D． fill

5.A． comfortable B． beautiful　　　 　 C． valuable　　 　　　 D． adjustable

6.A． Based on　　　 B． Stood for　　　 　　 C． Protected from　 D． Dressed up

7.A． up　　　　　　　　 B． over　　　　 　 　　 C． down　　　　　　 　 　 D． off

8.A． teamwork　　 　 B． achievement　 　　 C． competition　　　　 D． communication9.

9.A． forced　　　　 B． refused　　　　　 　 C． adjusted　　 　　 　 D． gathered

10.A． send　　　　　　 B． publish　　　　 　 C． share　　　　 　　 　 D． write

11.A． big　　　　　　 B． small　　　　　　 　　 C． light　　　　 　　 D． large

12.A． happiness　　　 B． illness　　　　 　　 C． sadness　　　　　　 D． loneliness

13.A． posted　　　　 B． packed　　　　　 　　 C． wrapped　　　　　 D． handed

14.A． delight　　　　 B． shock　　　　 　 C． mystery　　　　　 D． devotion

15.A． empty　 　　　　 B． wonderful　　 　　 C． terrible　　　　　 D． ugly

16.A． where　　　 　　 B． when　　　　 　 　　 　 C． how　　　　 　　　 　 D． what

17.A． sensed　　　　　 B． measured　　　　 　 C． hold　　　　 　　　 D． compared

18.A． benefited　　　 B． suffered　　　　　　 C． learned　　　　　　 D． heard

19.A． severely　　 B． luckily　　　　　　 C． sadly　　　　　 　 D． slightly

20.A． obvious　　　　 B． nervous　　　　　　 C． anxious　　　　　　 D． mysterious

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One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.

I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.

It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.

Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”

He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient. After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake. Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it. It was only part of the truth.

The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts — a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.

1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because________.

A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter

B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend

C．the older children have always loved the younger ones

D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night

2.Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _________.

A．her son had brought his girlfriend home

B．her son had left home with his girlfriend

C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son

D．she should have taken the children along with her

3.“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _________.

A．had their pictures taken                  B．received some gifts

C．had a birthday party                     D．showed off their best clothes

4. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．An Evening Out                         B．Modern Teenagers

C．Mother and Children                     D．A Precious Birthday Gift

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One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister． I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.

I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.

It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.

Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”

He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.

The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts-- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.

1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because 　　　　　　 .

A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter

B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend

C．the older children have always loved the younger ones

D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night

2.Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that 　　　　　　 .

A．her son had brought his girlfriend home

B．her son had left home with his girlfriend

C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son

D．she should have taken the children along with her

3.“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also 　　　　　　 .

A．had their pictures taken B．received some gifts

C．had a birthday party　　 　 D．showed off their best clothes

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．An Evening Out 　　　　　 B．Modern Teenagers

C．Mother and Children　　 D．A Precious Birthday Gift

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One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．On this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children．Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with．

I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out．I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing．

It was, I should point out, after 10 p．m．,when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone．“I’ll give him a lesson,” I said． I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with．

Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend’s house． After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here．”

He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, rational（理智的）self． After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake．This was too good to be believed． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth．

The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts．Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions．They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend．

1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because________．

2.When the author called home that evening, she found that ________．

3.What might the children do that evening?

4.What does the author intend to tell us by the story?

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