One day a young painter went by a garden. He ...

One day a young painter went by a garden. He was attracted by the beauty of the garden.He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was_____Surprised, the painter asked that old man, "Why are you looking after these flowers since you can't see them? "The gardener answered, "I can tell you ____reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ____ I can’t see the flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ____ the fragrance(香味) of them. As for the last one, that’s ____ “Me? But you don't know me, "said the painter.

“Yeah,it’s_____ that I don't know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels(天使).people will look at my garden and the beauty will make them feel_____. It also gives me a chance to speak with you now. At the same time we enjoy the happiness these flowers have ____ us." The old man's words surprised the painter and gave him much pleasure.

The man grows flowers in order that everybody can______their beauty. The gardener in the garden is alone but not lonely. All passers-by are his friends; all flowers are his neighbors.

I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the______of the old man’s heart and the beauty of his soul(灵魂).

1.A.stupid B.deaf C.blind

2.A.three B.four C.five

3.A.however B.although C.unless

4.A.smoke B.hear C.smell

5.A.you B.me C.him

6.A.easy B.true C.honest

7.A.unfair B.good  C.strange

8.A.brought B.taken C.carried

9.A.borrow B.enjoy C.lend

10.A.kindness B.value C.truth

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A Golden Watch

Mike was a young man. He was not very rich. One day he went into a watch shop to buy a nice watch for his girl friend, Rose. His fixed his eyes on a nice gold watch, and decided to buy it. The shop assistant took the watch out, and asked for three hundred pounds for it. Just then, a boy of about fifteen suddenly rushed over and grasped the watch from the assistant’s hand. The assistant hurried out to catch the boy. But it was too late, the boy had disappeared among the street people very quickly. On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the gold watch for only hundred pounds. “The boy didn’t know that I saw him stealing the watch from the shop. And he asked for much less money than that in the shop.” Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home. The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch. Rose looked at the watch for a while, then, laughed loudly, “You are really a fool!” she said, “his watch isn’t worth 100 pounds at all. The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together.”

1.The shop assistant said the price of the watch was ____.

A. 100 pounds　 B. 200 pounds　 C. 300 pounds

2.The shop assistant must have known _____ very well.

A. Mike　 B. the boy　 C. Rose

3.The boy would sell Mike the watch for _____.

A.200 pounds　 B. 300 pounds　 C. much less money than that in the shop

4.In fact, the watch was worth ____.

A. 100 pounds　 B. 300 pounds　 C. just a little money

5.In this story, who really lost something?

A. The shop assistant　 B. Mike　 C. The boy

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There was a young painter who made money by painting portraits. His dream was to _______famous. One day, a rich man asked him to _______ a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the rich man came to_______ the painting. Although the painting was wonderful, he was not _______ with it. He told the young painter, "I will only buy this painting for 3,000 dollars." The young painter was _______.He argued with the rich man, _______ the rich man would keep his promise.

The rich man _______ , "The man in the painting is me. If I don't buy this painting, _______ else will buy it."So he said, "I will ask you one last time, 'Will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?'”

The young painter said firmly, “No, I _______ not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost ________ breaking your promise.”

After that, the painter worked hard day and night.________ , he achieved his dream in the art world.

The rich man forgot about the artist and ________ he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, “There is a painting to sell for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks ________ like you. The painting is titled ‘Thief’.”

Then, the rich man remembered the ________ that he had fooled. He quickly went to say sorry to him and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait.The young painter ________ the rich man hang his head in the end.

1.A.grow B.become C.turn D.change

2.A.paint B.borrow C.break D.read

3.A.take B.bring C.carry D.sell

4.A.patient B.popular C.pleased D.busy

5.A.sad B.angry C.worried D.excite

6.A.hoped B.hoping C.to hope D.hopes

7.A.thought B.asked C.said D.joked

8.A.nobody B.somebody C.anybody D.everybody

9.A.decide B.prefer C.want D.need

10.A.on B.in C.for D.at

11.A.Luckily B.Finally C.Recently D.Sadly

12.A.why B.how C.what D.when

13.A.exactly B.mostly C.nearly D.quickly

14.A.worker B.friend C.painter D.singer

15.A.asked B.made C.allowed D.found

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Mr. Carrey worked at a big company. He went to work by bus. One day when he was standing at the bus-stop, he watched cars go by. Many of the cars were new Sherry 700s, and most of them were yellow.

Mr. Carrey was a person who did not like to be different from other men. He always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work as they did.

Two months later, Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the next morning. When he saw all the other Sherry 700s, in front, behind and on both sides of him, he was even more pleased with his car.

Mr. Carrey parked his car in a big car-park near the office building, and walked to his office. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many yellow Sherry 700s in the car-park that Mr. Carrey did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look which he did not like. So he stopped.

Mr. Carrey could do nothing but wait nearly forty minutes until his car was the only yellow Sherry 700 left in the car-park.

1.Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700 because__________________ .

A．he did not like taking a bus

B．he liked to be different from other men

C．he liked to do the same things as other people

D．the bus did not always come on time.

2.In the car-park, “people gave him a look” because _____ .

A．he could not open the door of his car

B．he was trying to open the door of more than one car

C．he was in the wrong car-park

D．he had a new yellow car

3.Mr. Carrey had to wait until _____ in the car-park.

A．there was only one car left

B．there was no one about to look at him

C．there was only one yellow Sherry 700 left

D．there were no yellow Sherry 700s left

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Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot. The man is very tired and wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

　“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up.He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.

　“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only laughed.The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”

　And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap­maker was so tired ______.

A．that he wanted some food     B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest

C．that he had to stop for a rest   D．that he wanted to return home

2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A．put all his caps on his head    B．put all his caps on the ground

C．put all his caps in the tree     D．put one of his caps on his head

3.When the man woke up，he found ______.

A．each monkey had a cap on its head 　　

B．some monkeys were stealing his caps

C．the monkeys were laughing at him　　

D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on

4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.

A．to return his caps 　　     B．not to get away with his caps

C．to buy his caps 　　       D．not to laugh at him

5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.

A．they took pity on him 　　  B．the man had got angry

C．they didn't like the caps 　　D．they liked to do the same as the man did

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It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”

“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.

After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

1.The story probably happened _______ .

A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night

C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night

2.When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was

_____ .

A．happy            B．not happy         C．angry             D．disappointed

3.The driver was not happy any more because ________ .

A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B．the young man wouldn’t give him money

C．the young man was carrying two big bags

D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars

4.Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.

A．3                B．2                C．13               D．15

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

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It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “ where are you going ,sir?

“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.

After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

1.The story probably happened _______.

A. on a winter morning .　　　 B. on a winter night.

C. on a rainy day.　　　 　　　 D. on a rainy night .

2.When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was ______.

A. happy　　　　　　　　　　 B. annoyed

C. disappointed　　　　　 D. sad

3.The driver was not happy any more because ___________.

A. the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B. the young man wouldn’t give him money

C. the young man was carrying two big bags

D. the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars.

4.Maybe the taxi driver got ________dollars at last.

A. 3　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 2　　　　　　　　　　 C. 13　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 15

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B. The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C. It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D. The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

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A young woman went into a Paris hospital one day in 1816. She was having trouble breathing. Dr. Rene Laennec was trying to listen to her body to find signs of trouble. But he could not hear anything because she was overweight. Also, he thought, “She will not like it if I press my ear against her chest.”

After working hard, Dr. Laennec went for a walk in a nearby park. As the doctor was walking, he saw a group of boys playing with a long piece of wood. One boy was scratching(刮擦)the end of the wood with a pin(针). At the other end, the other boys had their ears pressed against the wood. They were listening to the scratching sound the pin made.

Dr. Laennec had a great idea. He rushed back to the hospital and rolled up some paper. With the rolled-up paper, he listened to the young woman’s chest. He could hear everything perfectly. “This idea will change medicine forever,” he thought.

Dr. Laennec used this idea to invent the first stethoscope(听诊器). This invention is still used by doctors today.

1.What’s the matter with the woman?

A. She had a high fever.

B. She had a bad cough.

C. She couldn’t breathe freely.

D. She couldn’t speak clearly.

2.Why couldn’t Dr. Laennec find any signs of trouble from her body?

A. Because the woman was very fat.

B. Because the woman no longer breathed.

C. Because the woman was unhappy.

D. Because the woman had a strange illness.

3.What were the boys doing in the park?

A. They were playing doctors.

B. They were taking care of a patient.

C. They were playing with a ball.

D. They were playing with a piece of wood.

4. Which of the following is True according to the text?

A. Dr. Laennec liked to play with children.

B. Dr. Laennec got a great idea at his house.

C. Dr. Laennec was a smart doctor who worked in America.

D. Dr. Laennec was worried about pressing his ear against the woman’s chest.

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Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange 　　 with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong 　　 went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could 　　 and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “　　 will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to 　　 the bird for the meat.

Then the 　　 bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you 　　　　　 simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird 　　 , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird 　　 it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became 　　 again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the 　　 : The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You 　　 me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. 　　 the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the 　　 of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird 　　 and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 　　 B. bird　　 　　　 C. panda　　 　　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 B. freely　　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　　　 B. study　　　　　 C. draw　　　　 　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　　 B. Somebody　　　 C. Anybody　　　 D. Everybody

5.A. find　　　　 B. borrow　　　　 C. smell　　　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　　　 B. helpful　　 　 C. clever　　　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　　　 B. four　　　　　 C. five　　　　 　 D. six

8.A. for ever　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　　 　 D. hard-working

11.A. songs　　　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　　　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　 　 C. found　　　　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　　 B. Unless　　　　 C. If　　　　 　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 B. value　　　　　 C. reason　　　　 D. connection

15.A. woke up　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

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完形填空

Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange 　 with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong 　 　 went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could 　 　　 and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “ 　　 　 will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to 　　 the bird for the meat.

Then the 　 　　 　 bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you 　　 simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird 　　 　 , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird 　　 it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became 　 　　 again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the 　 　　 　 ： The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You 　 　　 　 me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. 　 　　 the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the 　　 　 of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird 　 　　 and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 　　　　 B. bird　　 　　　 C. panda　 　　 　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 　　 B. freely　　　　 C. slowly　　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　　　 　　 B. study　　　　　 C. draw　　　 　　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　　　　 B. Somebody 　　 C. Anybody　　 D.Everybody

5.A. find　　　　 　 B. borrow　　　　 C. smell　　　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　　　　 　 B. helpful　 　　 C. clever　　　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　　　 　 B. four　　　　　 C. five　　　　 　　 D. six

8.A. for ever　　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　　　 　 D.hard-working

11.A. songs　　　　 　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　　 　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　　 　 C. found　　　　 　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　　　 B. Unless　　　　 C. If　　　　 　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 　　 B. value　　　　　 C. reason　　　 　 D.connection

15.A. woke up　 　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

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