A farmer lived in a small village. Each morni...

A farmer lived in a small village. Each morning, he went to work on the farm with his donkey. The place was far and the work was________, so in the middle of their trip back, the farmer always stopped to rest.

Before the farmer went to________at night, he tied(系)his donkey to a tree. One day, however, he couldn’t________the rope(绳). “This is a big problem,” he thought. “If I don’t tie my donkey up，it’ll run away.”

He________slept next to the donkey and kept it from running away by catching its ears. It was not a good way. The donkey wasn’t________, and the farmer couldn’t have a good night’s rest.

An old man walked by and saw this. He asked________was going on. The farmer told him about it, and the old man said, “Take your donkey to the usual________and pretend(假装) to tie it up there. It will not run away.”

The farmer did________the man said. Then he took a rest. To his surprise, the donkey really didn’t go anywhere! Although there was no rope, the donkey didn’t_________.

Just then the farmer understood the old man’s________. The donkey was bounded(被束缚)not by a rope, but by itself.

1.A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.enough

2.A.die B.work C.travel D.sleep

3.A.stand B.get C.find D.choose

4.A.nearly B.finally C.hardly D.clearly

5.A.important B.outgoing C.serious D.comfortable

6.A.who B.why C.what D.which

7.A.farm B.place C.bedroom D.town

8.A.as B.when C.if D.because

9.A.leave B.eat C.laugh D.work

10.A.articles B.words C.discussions D.jokes

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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

2.How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

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--He used to 　　 in a small village .

--But now he has been used to 　　　　 in a big city .

A.live　　 living　 　　　　　　　　 B.live　 live

C.living　 living　 　　　　　　　　 D.living　　 live

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In a small city in England, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he____a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to____the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took____farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. "I am so____that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,_____I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butter from____, I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We____what we give to others in life. Whenever you take actions, ask yourself this____, "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a____. Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even____what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.

1.A. gave　　 B. fed　　 C. sold　　 D. threw

2.A. weigh　　 B. watch　　 C. cut　　 D. use

3.A. /　　 B. a　　 C. an　　 D. the

4.A. rich　　 B. poor　　 C. honest　　 D. quiet

5.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. but　　 D. or

6.A. I　　 B. my　　 C. me　　 D. mine

7.A. get back　　 B. look back　　 C. give back　　 D. turn back

8.A. answer　　 B. question　　 C. help　　 D. idea

9.A. difference　　 B. habit　　 C. mistake　　 D. difficulty

10.A. study　　 B. mean　　 C. imagine　　 D. know

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Mr. Jackson is a 　　　 　　 and he lives in a small village.He hardly ever goes to the town 　　　 he always works in the fields.(田地）.It was the last 　 　 of June. He drove to the town to 　　 some new clothes for his wife and his children. He 　　 there after twenty minutes.It was Sunday, and the street was 　　 of people. He couldn't find a 　　　 to park(停）his car. 　　 he found there was no car in front of a building. He was very 　　　 .Then he parked it there at once and 　　　 shopping. Two hours 　　　 the farmer went back to his car 　　　 many things in his hands. To his surprise(让他惊讶的是）, he saw a policeman 　　　 by his car. "Do you know you can't park here, sir?" Asked the 　　　 . "I'm sorry I don't." Answered Mr. Jackson. "Look at the sign, please." The policeman said 　　　 .　 "I did. Doesn't it say 'Fine for parking'? So I parked it here!" Said Mr. Jackson.

1.A. teacher　 B. parent　　　　　 C. doctor　 D. farmer

2.A. because　 B. so　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　 D./ or

3.A. minute　　 B. month　　　　 C. day　　　　 D. time

4.A.sell　　　　　　 B. find out　 C. buy　　　　 D. play

5.A. got to　　　 B. gets　　　　 C. returned　　 D. got

6.A. busy　　　　 B.full　　　　　 C. free　　　　 D. lots

7.A. place　　　　 B. room　　　 C.seat　　　　　　 D. house

8.A. At first　　 B.Just　　　　 C. Just now　　　 D.At last

9.A. angry　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　 D. tired

10.A. go　　　　 B. going　　　　 C. goes　　　　　　 D. went

11.A.later　　　 B. after　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. before

12.A. to　　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. on

13.A. standing　　 B. lying　　　　 C. watching　　　 D. Feeling

14.A. policeman　 B. nurse　　　　 C. cleaner　　　　 D. officer

15.A. sadly　　　　 B. seriously　 C. happily　　　 D. surprisingly

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Long ago in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was 　 　　 　 .Every day Harry got up early and came home late but Peter walked around for fun.

One summer there was no 　　 　 　 and the crops(庄稼) were dying. Harry thought “I must do something to save these crops or they shall die.”　 With this 　 　 　 in mind he went out to find a river so that he could dig(挖) a canal(沟渠)to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a 　 　 　　 search he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to hi　　　 s field. 　 　　　　 　　 it was noon，his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home 　　 　 　　 lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work 　 　 at night. He was very satisfied(满意的). He went home, had a good meal and　 　 　 into sleep.

Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined(有决心的).He also　 　 　 digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed. His field did not get　 　　 　 water and all his crops died. Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.

1.A.kind　　　　 　　 B.1azy　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　 D. hard-working

2.A.rain　　　　 B. wind　　　　　　 C. cloud　　　　　　 D. river

3.A.feeling　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. problem　　　　 D. thought

4.A.quick　　　　 B. long　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　 D. special

5.A.Whether　　 　　 B. Although　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Unless

6.A.for　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. at

7.A.early　　 　 　 B. far　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　 D. deep

8.A.fell　　　 　 　 B. looked　　　　 C. turned　　　　　 D. walked

9.A.stopped　 　 B. loved　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　 D. started

10.A.clean　　　 B. enough　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 D. fresh

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When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 　　 in a village near the sea. He　　 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 　　 　　 building in the village. From morning to night there were　　 　　 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and　　 　　 　　 of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 　　 　　 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want　 　　 　　 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would　 　　 　　 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 　　 　　 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to 　　 　　 　　 not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden　     B. shop　　         C. house　             D. school

2.A. liked　         B. hated　　         C. sold　　             D. built

3.A. big　         B. interesting     C. small　　             D. clean

4.A. children     B. students　     C. parents　         D. tourists

5.A. no              B. none　　         C. many　　             D. much

6.A. come　         B. leave　　         C. stay　　             D. play

7.A. to satisfy    B. satisfy　　     C. to satisfying    D. satisfying

8.A. go on　         B. stop　　         C. continue　         D. not

9.A. take　         B. cost　　         C. spend　　             D. pay

10.A. play　         B. work　　         C. watch　　             D. retire

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Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on 36. . And when he was 28, he borrowed some _____ from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor ____. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get  39.　 money to pay off his debt (债务). The young man thought she was right and had to say______ to her and started to find a job.

The young man could neither read nor write. Of course _____ would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and ____ trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a _____ life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to____them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was _____ for five years, helped him. He asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on, he ____ the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very ____, but he couldn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.

When the farmer came out of the house, he found Sam was covering(覆盖) Charlie’s  ____ while he was listening to the young man reading. It____ him and he said,　 “What are you doing it for, Sam?”

“I can’t let him ______ my wife’s words!”

1.A. fruit B. medicine C. drinks D. food

2.A. houses B. cotton C. money D. clothes

3.A. hill B. office C. school D. family

4.A. enough B. few C. little D. several

5.A. good morning B. goodbye C. sorry D. hello

6.A. somebody B. everyone C. nobody D. anyone

7.A. buy B. break C. burn D. plant

8.A. hard B. light C. safe D. sad

9.A. played with B. write to C. look after D. talked with

10.A. at the factory B. at home C. in school D. in hospital

11.A. looked up B. heard from C. looked for D. waited for

12.A. happy B. careful C. afraid D. sorry

13.A. head B. ears C. mouth D. eyes

14.A. interested B. worried C. surprised D. pleased

15.A. write B. see C. touch D. hear

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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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