Once there was an old man who was very proud ...

Once there was an old man who was very proud of _____ things. One was his long white beard (胡子) The other was his ability to fall asleep the moment his head ____ the pillow(枕头).

One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him ____ he did with his beard when he slept :

did it go under the quilt(被子)or above the quilt?

The old man had never paid attention to this ____ , and he didn’t remember whether his

beard remained above or went under the quilt. So he promised to ______ the answer.

It was very cold that night. The old man got into bed early and pulled the quilt over

_____. Then he suddenly remembered his grandson’s _____ .

He knew that his beard was under the quilt. He _____ it from under the quilt, and placed

it above the quilt. This made him fell that something was not quite ______. So he put the beard

under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be ______ if　 it was out. In and out went the

beard; first under the quilt, then above it, then under once again. The old man had a sleepless

night.

The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard. It wouldn’t trouble him forever.

1.A. two　　 B. three.　　 C. four　　 D. five

2.A. saw　　 B. put　　 C. touched　　 D. stopped

3.A. where.　　 B. how　　 C. What　　 D. when

4.A. sign　　 B. result　　 C. matter　　 D. mark

5.A. go out　　 B. come out.　　 C. put out.　　 D. find out

6.A. himself　　 B. herself.　　 C. myself.　　 D. themselves

7.A. letter　　 B. question　　 C. medicine　　 D. note

8.A. followed　　 B. lifted.　　 C. dropped　　 D. carried

9.A. healthy.　　 B. warm　　 C. right　　 D. soft

10.A. safer.　　 B. cheaper.　　 C. cleaner　　 D. better

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There was once an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge（判断）things too q　　 1.　　 . So he sent them, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree far away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the f　 2.　　 .

When the sons had all gone and come back, the old man called them together and asked them to d　　 3.　　 what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly and bald, but the second son said no---the tree was covered w　　 4.　　 green buds (花蕾). The third son shook his head and said that the tree was f　　 5.　 of flowers, and smelled so sweet, looked so beautiful that he thought it was the most wonderful thing he had e　　 6.　 seen.

The youngest son didn’t a 　 7.　　 with all his brothers. He said that there were so many fruits on it.

The old man then e　　 8.　 to his son that they were all right, b 9.　　 they had each seen only one season in the tree’s life. He told them not to judge a life by one difficult season.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the b　　 10.　　 of your summer, and the harvest (丰收) of your autumn.

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There was once an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge（判断）things too q1.. So he sent them, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree far away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the f2..

When the sons had all gone and come back, the old man called them together and asked them to d3.what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly and bald, but the second son said no---the tree was covered w4.green buds (花蕾).

The third son shook his head and said that the tree was f5.of flowers, and smelled so sweet, looked so beautiful that he thought it was the most wonderful thing he had e6.seen.

The youngest son didn’t a 7.with all his brothers. He said that there were so many fruits on it.

The old man then e8.to his son that they were all right, b9.they had each seen only one season in the tree’s life. He told them not to judge a life by one difficult season.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the b10.of your summer, and the harvest (丰收) of your autumn.

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Once there was an old man who lived in a village. He was very old, so he wanted to give his money to one of his three sons. He told his sons to do one best thing in a week. He would give his money to the one who could do the best thing.

A week later, the three sons—Peter, Bob and Mike got back to their father’s house to tell him what they had done.

Peter said, “My dear father, I gave half of my money to a poor woman.” The father said nothing.

Bob said, “I saw a little girl fall into the river. Though I couldn’t swim, I took off my clothes, jumped into the river and pulled her out.” The father still said nothing.

Then, Mike told his story. “I saw a man sleeping at a very dangerous place! If he moved a little in his sleep, he would fall off the mountain. And the man was Ted. He once said he would kill me if he had a chance.” said Mike, “But I moved close to him and pulled him to a safe place.”

“Ah, that is the best thing, my son. Very few people want to save the one who wants to kill them. The money is yours, Mike!” said the father.

1.Where did the old man live?

2.How many sons did the old man have?

3.What did Bob do when he saw a little girl fall into the river ?

4.What was Ted doing when Mike saw him?

5.Who got the father’s money at last?

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Years ago, there was an old man who loved his young son very much. And the old man had a lot of art collections, such as the works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others.

As war broke out in their nation, the son became a soldier and left to serve his country.　 Only a few weeks later, the old man received a message that his son died in the war.

On Christmas morning, a soldier knocked on the door and said, “I was a friend of your son. He saved my life before he died, I'm also an artist and l want to give you this painting that I draw in the war.” It was a portrait(画像)of the man's son.

The old man told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to the will of the old man, all of the art works would be auctioned(拍卖）on Christmas Day, the day he had received his greatest gift.

On Christmas Day the auction began with the portrait of the old man's son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid（出价）,but the room was silent. Finally, a friend of the old man said,“Will I take $10 for the painting? That's all I have.”The gavel（小木锤）fell.

The auctioneer looked at the audience and announced that the auction was over. He explained, "It was very easy. According to the will（遗愿）of the father, whoever takes the portrait of his son, gets all of the other collections.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What happened to the old man's son in the war?

_______________________________________________.

2.When did the old man receive his greatest gift?

_______________________________________________.

3.Who drew the portrait of the man's son?

_______________________________________________.

4.How much did the man pay for the portrait at the auction?

_______________________________________________.

5.What did the friend of the old man get in the end?

_______________________________________________.

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot ________ things. So his wife always had to say to him，"Don't forget this!"

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he ________ home， his wife said，"Now you have all these________ . They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station， bought a ticket and　 ________　 the train with it.

About half ________ hour later， the conductor(列车员) began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and________ ， "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets， but he could not find ________ . He was very worried. "I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket ________ I got on the train，" said the old man.

"I believe you bought a ticket. All right， you don't have to buy________ one，" said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I'm going? I can't ________ my station!" the old man said sadly.

1.A. a lot of　　 B. a kind of　　 C. a piece of　　 D. a pair of

2.A. got　　 　 　　 B. left　　　　 C. went　　　　 　 D. moved

3.A. money　　 　　 B. clothes　　　 C. tickets　　　　 D. things

4.A. had on　 　 B. went on　 　 C. got on　　　　 D. passed on

5.A. a　　　　 　 B. an　　　　 　　 C. the　　　　　 D. this

6.A. say　　　 　 B. said　　　　 　 C. says　　　　 　 D. saying

7.A. it　　　　 　 B. this　　　　　 C. that　　　　 　 D. ticket

8.A. when　　 　　 B. till　　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. after

9.A. other　　 　 B. the other　　 C. the others　　 D. another

10.A. forget　　 B. get　　　　 　 C. remember　　 　 D. see

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don't forget this."

One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way. "He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About an hour later, the conductor(售票员) began to see the tickets. She came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. "I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, "said the old man.

"I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another ticket, "said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, "You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket, I can't remember my station. Where am I going?"

1.When did the old man buy a ticket?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2.About an hour later, what did the conductor do?

______________________________________________________________________________

3.Why did the old man still look worried when the conductor believed him?

_________________________________________________________________________________

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There was once an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge（判断）things too q1.. So he sent them, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree far away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the f2..

When the sons had all gone and come back, the old man called them together and asked them to d3.what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly and bald, but the second son said no---the tree was covered w4.green buds (花蕾).

The third son shook his head and said that the tree was f5.of flowers, and smelled so sweet, looked so

beautiful that he thought it was the most wonderful thing he had e6.seen.

The youngest son didn’t a 7.with all his brothers. He said that there were

so many fruits on it.

The old man then e8.to his son that they were all right, b9.they had each seen only one season in the tree’s life. He told them not to judge a life by one difficult season.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the b10.of your summer, and the harvest (丰收) of your autumn.

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”

One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ” said the old man.

“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket ” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”

1.The old man bought a ticket _______.

A. after he got on the train

B. before he got on the train

C. when the conductor told him to buy one

D. when he found he had no ticket with him

2.About an hour later，the conductor began _______.

A. to buy the tickets　　

B. to look for the tickets

C. to check(检查) the tickets　

D. to show the tickets

3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.

A. the man was very old

B. he thought the old man had no money with him

C. the old man showed him the ticket

D. he believed the old man

4.The old man still looked worried because _________.

A. he couldn't get on the train.

B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money

C. he thought his wife would get angry with him

D. he forgot where he was going

5.Which of the following(下列) is right?

A. The old man went on the trip with his wife

B. The old man didn't find his ticket

C. The conductor was also an old man

D. The old man had to buy another ticket

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this.”

One day he went for a long trip by train alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things that you need on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later, the conductor (列车员) began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, ”said the old man. “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another ticket,” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket, I can’t remember my station. Where am I going?”

1.The old man bought a ticket before he got on the train.

2.About an hour later, the conductor began to check the tickets.

3.The conductor told the old man that he had to buy another ticket.

4.The conductor didn’t believed what the old man said.

5.The old man still looked worried because he forgot where he was going.

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