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A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and gifts, he neglected（忽视）the elder son. It was ________ puzzling（令人费解）and no one knew why.
When the boys ________, they were asked to manage the father’s business. The elder son was ________ about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy working. Within a few years, he ran the business very well and even expanded（扩大）it.
What about the younger son? He didn’t have much to do ________ having a good time. But the father ________ that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a ________ businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.
A few years later, the ________ of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued spending his time enjoying ________. And he went out of business. But the elder son’s far smaller share of business had expanded and he had proved himself to be a good decision maker.
Being ashamed at the tum of events, the father met the elder son and was angry with the younger one. The elder son, who was ________ to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to set up an independent business and live on his own.
“Why?” asked the father. “I blame（责备）one person for my brother’s ________, but it’s not him. You can’t blame children for the faults（过失）of their parents, can you?” asked the elder son.
1.A.completely B.differently C.quickly D.carefully
2.A.got up B.grew up C.put up D.turned up
3.A.relaxed B.disappointed C.serious D.tired
4.A.without B.inside C.except D.among
5.A.decided B.depended C.believed D.reported
6.A.wonderful B.helpful C.useful D.successful
7.A.results B.explanations C.reasons D.requests
8.A.herself B.himself C.themselves D.itself
9.A.listening B.learning C.shouting D.waiting
10.A.expression B.failure C.level D.purpose
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A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and g1., he neglected（忽视） the elder son. It was completely puzzling（令人费解） and no one knew why.
When the boys grew up, they were a2. to manage the father's business. The elder son was serious about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy w3.。 Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e4.expanded（扩大）it.
What about the younger son? He didn't have much to do e5.having a good time. But the father believed that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a s6.businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.
A few years later, the results of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued s7. his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business. But the elder son's far smaller share（份） of business had expanded and he had proved h8.to be a good decision maker.
Ashamed at the turn of events the father met the elder son and was a9.with the younger one. The elder son, who was listening to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to s10.up an independent business and live on his own.
“Why?” asked the father: “I blame（责备） one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it's not him. You can't blame children for the faults（过失）of their parents, can you?" asked the elder son.
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There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour.
One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."
The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.
The father guessed that the gold coin was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"
The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.
1.Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?
A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister. D. The shopkeeper.
2.Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?
A. To fill the well.
B. To check if the coin is real.
C. To keep the coin for the boy.
D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.
3.How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?
A. Surprised. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Relaxed.
4.The story is mainly about
A. a wise mother B. a gold coin C. the fruits of labour D. a lazy boy
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There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.
One day, he told his son, “Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight.”
The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.
The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father. he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?"
The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.
1.Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?
A. His father.
B. His mother.
C. His sister.
D. The shopkeeper.
2.The underlined word "aching" has the similar meaning with "_________".
A. painful
B. hopeful
C. helpful
D. powerful
3.Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?
A. To fill the well.
B. To check if the coin is real.
C. To keep the coin for the boy.
D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.
4.How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?
A. Surprised
B. Sad
C. Excited
D. Relaxed
5.The story is mainly about ________.
A. a wise father
B. a gold coin
C. the fruits of labor
D. a lazy boy
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There was a woman in Detroit(底特律), who has two sons. She was worried__them, especially the younger one, Ben,__he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made fun of him because he seemed so slow.
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a__a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s __ the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him speak. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” the class wondered. He___said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only ___ the rock: he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew___the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were_____. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ____.
Ben later went on to the top of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he ____ something about his mother that he did not know as a child. She, herself, had never learned how to read.
1.A. about B. on C. with D. over
2.A. because B. so C. but D. though
3.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
4.A. class B. room C. house D. library
5.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
6.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
7.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
8.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
9.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
10.A. learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed
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Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.
One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a 44 with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he ___47__ all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for ___51___ , he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s ___52___ . Can we play now?”
Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54 did you do that?” The boy said, “It was55 . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”
1.A. imagined B. realized C. dreamed D. revealed
2.A. Although B. Since C. But D. Because
3.A. embarrassed B. smart C. busy D. tiring
4.A. bag B. desk C. coat D. magazine
5.A .accident B. opinion C. idea D. explanation
6.A. considered B. agreed C. explained D. decided
7.A .showed up B. took out C. set up D. put into
8.A .It B He C. She D. One
9.A .by B at C. in D. for
10.A .work B play C. eat D. sleep
11.A .weeks B days C. minutes D. hours
12.A .used B. enjoyed C. bought D. finished
13.A .easy B. impossible C. true D. important
14.A .How B. Why C. What D. When
15.A .simple B. difficult C. confusing D. misleading
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Peter was a potter (制陶工). He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son got a stomachache. At first, Peter and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold, so they didn’t take it . But it was not a cold. It was terrible appendicitis(阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night. Knowing the could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously, Peter was very and was of guilt. Then his wife couldn’t stand the thing, so she left him alone with his six-year-old son.
Peter lost his two favourite persons. He felt no hope in the world and to alcohol(酒精). Then Peter became an alcoholic(酒鬼). As he drank more, Peter began to lose he had---his home, his land and his work. Finally, Peter died in a San Francisco room. When I heard of Peter’s death, I thought he was a and wasted his life. As time went by, I began to know I once thought was wrong. I knew Peter’s little son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love them. I knew that kindness and caring had to somewhere. I never heard Erine talk much about his father.
One day I asked him, ‘ I’m really puzzled by something. I know your father was the only one to raise you. What on earth (究竟) did he do to make you become such a special person?’ Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few . Then he said, “When I was a child, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son.’ ”
Tears came into my .Al had not left any money , but he had been a kind, loving father, and he left behind a legacy(遗产) of love.
1.A. serious B. seriously C. easy D. easily
2.A. dead B. died C. death D. die
3.A. happy B. sad C. bored D. tired
4.A. fill B. filled C. full D. fulled
5.A. fine B. elder C. younger D. youngest
6.A. got B. turned C. came D. said
7.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
8.A. slowly B. alone C. hopefully D. happily
9.A. winner B. stranger C. alcoholic D. loser
10.A. that B. why C. what 
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11.A. in B. between C. among D. with
12.A. come from B. move C. come D. move to
13.A. moment B. while C. moments D. hours
14.A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. feet
15.A. back B. behind C. in front D. before
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As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal(肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy _______suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been _______if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol. In time Al became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed—his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that AI's life was a complete _______.As time went by, I began to re-evaluate(重新评价)my earlier judgment. I knew Ai's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I _______Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day I worked up my _______to ask him. "I’m really _______by something, "I said." I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest _______as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son."
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to _______Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind, But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
1.A.choked B.died C.starved D.worsened
2.A.cured B.saved C.forbidden D.prevented
3.A.failure B.hardship C.trouble D.waste
4.A.identified B.watched C.catered D.treated
5.A.belief B.confidence C.courage D.faith
6.A.puzzled B.worried C.interested D.attracted
7.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
8.A.treat B.call C.judge D.feel
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Once a king got two nice falcons（猎鹰） from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch（树枝） of a tree quietly, just keeping still.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next mornings, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you make it happen?”
The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to no notice them and stay where we are just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.What did the king do after he got two falcons?
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2.Where was the other falcon staying?
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3.Who finally made the other falcon fly in the sky?
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4.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
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5.When will we realize we can fly so high and freely?
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Once a king got two nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train then to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.
The king called all his falcons together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He spent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. How could you make it happen?
The farmer replied, "It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested."
It is always the same to human beings. We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks.
1.What did the king do after he got the two falcons?
A.He kept them on the branch of a tree. B.He sent them to a farmer in the forest.
C.He made the best falconer train them to fly. D.He set them free and let them fly in the sky.
2.Why did the king call all his falconers together?
A.Because he wanted to get more falcons. B.Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.
C.Because he wanted them to see his falcons. D.Because he wanted to know more about his falcons.
3.Who did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A.The king. B.The king's son. C.The farmer. D.The best falconer.
4.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A.Excited. B.Moved. C.Worried. D.Relaxed.
5.What is the best title for the text?
A.The Wise King B.The Nice Falcons C.The Best Falconer D.The Flying Wings.
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