Long ago there was a man with the name Smith....

Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a 1.by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went 2. a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to have a 3.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 4.

"Where are my caps?" Smith cried when he5.up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.

"Give me 6.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，7.it on the ground and cried， "If you want all my caps， you may take

this 8.，too!"

And what do you think happened next? The little animals did the same. Each mon-key took off 9. cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He 10.collected all his caps and went on his way

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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 and the man wanted to rest a little. 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 trees 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 very 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(收集) all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap-maker was so tired ______.

A. to have a rest

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

C. that he had to stop for a rest

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 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（偷） his caps

C. the monkeys were laughing at him

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

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

A. they took pity on him

B. they liked to do the same as men did

C. they didn’ t like the caps

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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden . on the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King . The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .

When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself . “It’s only an orange . Why did the King give so much money for it ? . I’ll take my gold cup to the King . He’ll give me more money .”

The next day when the King received the gold cup . He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup !　 I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange .

1.The poor man had an orange tree _____

A. beside his garden　　 B. outside his garden

C. in his garden　　 　　 D. near his garden

2.The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football .

A.all the oranges on the tree were like

B. one of his oranges was as big as

C. what was on his tree was

D. one of his oranges was bigger than

3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?

A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange

B. Because he could sell the orange to the King .

C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges

D. Because he wanted to get much money

4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King . He thought ___

A. the King would give him the biggest orange

B. the King would give him a new house

C. he could get much more money than the poor man

D. The King would give him something wonderful

5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .

A. the biggest orange

B. a lot of money than he expected

C. what he wished to get

D. Nothing

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Long long ago, there was a poor man. He worked hard in the field（田地）, but he could not get anything from it. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a snake（蛇） coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the God of the Field. If he did not give it anything, he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and gave it to the snake. “God of the Field!I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive（宽恕） me.” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, each time the man gave milk to the snake, he got a gold coin.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I can kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit（打） it with the stick. The snake escaped（避开） the stick and bit the boy to death（死亡）.

1.The man got　 　　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. gold coins　　 D. some anthills

2.The son was killed when　　　　　　　 .

A. he didn’t give the snake any milk

B. the snake didn’t give him any gold coin

C. his father was too busy to take care of him

D. he wanted to kill the snake and get all the gold coins

3.From the passage we can learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. people can’t get coins from the snake

B. too much greed（贪婪） is harmful（有害的）

C. we should protect the snake

D. the snake is terrible

4.We may find the passage in a 　　　　　　 .

A. storybook　　 B. report　　 C. poster　　 D. research

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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.

One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."

1.What did the old man have in his garden?

A. An orange tree    B. Watermelons    C. The king    D. A gold cup

2.What did the old man find one day?

A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.

B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.

C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..

3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?

A. A rich man.    B. The king,    C. Himself.    D. His friend.

4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A. He was happy for the old man.

B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C. He wanted to get the orange.

D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

5.Was the rich man very happy at last?

A. Yes, he was.   B. No, he wasn’t.    C. We don’t know.    D. Yes, he is.

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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .

When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”

The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup !　 I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”

1.The poor man had an orange tree _____________.

A. beside his garden　 B. outside his garden

C. in his garden　　 　　 D. near his garden

2. The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.

A .all the oranges on the tree were like

B. one of his oranges was as big as

C. what was on his tree was

D. one of his oranges was bigger than

3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?

A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.

B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.

C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges.

D. Because he wanted to get much money.

4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.

A. the King would give him the biggest orange

B. the King would give him a new house

C. he could get much more money than the poor man

D. the King would give him something wonderful

5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .

A. the biggest orange

B. a lot of money than he expected

C. what he wished to get

D. nothing

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Long long ago there was a great man who married the woman he loved so much. Soon they had a little girl. She was a bright and happy little girl and the great man loved her very much.

When the little girl was growing up, the great man sang and danced with her. The man told her

daughter, "I love you, my little girl." When the little girl got older, the man still loved her and called

her little girl. Then she shouted and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Every time the man laughed,"But to me, you'll always be my little girl."

Later the little girl left her home and went into the outside world. As she learned more about the world, she learned more about the man. She understood that he truly was great and strong, for now she knew his strengths. One of his strengths was to show his love to his family. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, "I love you, my little girl."

The terrible thing came when the little girl got a phone call. The great man was badly ill. He had a stroke(中风). So she went back home, When she walked into the room and saw him. he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. He could no longer smile, dance or tell the girl he loved her.

The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man.

Tears ran from both of their eyes and she hugged(拥抱) her father,

At that time she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together with her father. With the beat of his father's heart, she seemed to hear, "I love you, my little girl."

1. The girl told her father not to call her little girl because　　　　　　 .

A. others laughed at her

B. she didn't like her father

C. she had another name

D. she wasn't young any more

2.When the girl went back home, she found her father　　　　　　 .

A. was badly ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was very strong

C. could walk and speak　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was smiling and happy

3.What may the underlined word strengths mean in the passage?

A. 烦恼　　　　　　　　　　 B. 爱好　　　　　　　　 C. 习惯　　　　　　　　 D. 优点

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the story?

A. The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father,

B. The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.

C. The father felt much better after the daughter's return.

D. From the father's example, the daughter learned how to show her love.

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Long long ago there was a great man who married the woman he loved so much. Soon they had a little girl. She was a bright and happy little girl and the great man loved her very much.

When the little girl was growing up, the great man sang and danced with her. The man told her daughter, "I love you, my little girl." When the little girl got older, the man still loved her and called her little girl. Then she shouted and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Every time the man laughed,

"But to me, you'll always be my little girl."

Later the little girl left her home and went into the outside world. As she learned more about the world, she learned more about the man. She understood that he truly was great and strong, for now she knew his strengths. One of his strengths was to show his love to his family. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, "I love you, my little girl."

The clay came when the little girl got a phone call. The great man was badly ill. He had a stroke(中风). So she went back home, When she walked into the room and saw him. he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. He could no longer smile, dance or tell the girl he loved her.

The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man.

Tears ran from both of their eyes and she hugged(拥抱) her father,

At that time she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together with her father. With the beat of his father's heart, she seemed to hear, "I love you, my little girl."

1.The girl told her father not to call her little girl because　　　　　　 .

A. others laughed at her　　 B. she didn't like her father

C. she had another name　　 D. she wasn't young any more

2.When the girl went back home, she found her father　　　　　　 .

A. was badly ill　　　　　　　　 B. was very strong

C. could walk and speak　　　 D. was smiling and happy

3.What may the underlined word strengths mean in the passage?

A. 烦恼　　　　　　　　　　 B. 爱好　　　　　　　　 C. 习惯　　　　　　　　 D. 优点

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the story?

A. The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father,

B. The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.

C. The father felt much better after the daughter's return*

D. From the father's example, the daughter learned how to show her love.

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Long, long ago, there was a man. He 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 loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. 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 (洞)at the bottom(底).

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A. In a market.　　 　 B. In a small store.

C. In a big store.　　 D. In a bookshop.

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_______.

A. big　　　　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The man lived in a big city.

B. The man didn’t find the truth.

C. The man threw the boxes away.

D. There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title（题目）of the passage?

A. The Yellow Box.　　 B. A Good Market.

C. A Silly Man.　　　 　 D. Two Boxes.

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Long, long ago, there was a man. He 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 loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. 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.

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A.In a small store. B.In a market. C.In a big store. D.In a bookshop.

2.He put his happiness into________.

A.the red box B.the white box C.the yellow box D.the black box

3.A few days later, the black box was ________.

A.big B.heavy C.light D.small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The man lived in a big city. B.The man didn’t find the truth.

C.The man threw the boxes away. D.There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Two Boxes B.A Good Market C.A Silly Man D.The Yellow Box

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