( )1. A. tells | B. says B. anyone B. one of her B. seat B. looked at B. listened B. sad B. bread B. ago B. Of course | C. speaks C. nobody C. one her C. man C. stood up C. laughed C. careful C. piano C. behind C. Sorry | D. talks D. someone D. some of her D. presents D. got up D. wanted D. happy D. music D. soon D. Thank you |
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Once Effendi (阿凡提) had a joke with the prime minister (宰相). He said the minister would die the next day. The next day it really happened that the Minister fell from his horse and died. When the king heard this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. After Effendi had been brought to him, the king shouted angrily, "Effendi, since you knew my Minister would die you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you"ll die today." Looking at the king, Effendi answered, "I"ll die two days earlier than you." Fearing that his own death would follow if Effendi was killed, the king thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible so he let him go. | |||
1. This story tell us ____. | |||
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A. when the king would die B. Effendi knew the dates of their death C. how Effendi fooled the king D. why the prime minister died | |||
2. The prime minister died because ____. | |||
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A. Effendi talked about his death the day before B. he was ill C. he fell to the ground from the horse D. the king asked him to die | |||
3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell the date of his own death? He wanted to ____. | |||
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A. know the exact time of his own death B. find an excuse to kill Effendi C. know if Effendi would tell him a lie D. know the date of Effendi"s death | |||
4. The king let Effendi go because ____. | |||
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A. Effendi was very clever B. he hoped that he could live a long life C. he had punished (惩罚) Effendi already D. he wanted Effendi to become his prime minister | |||
5. From this story we can see that Effendi was ____. | |||
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A. foolish B. careful C. killed D. bright | |||
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Henry finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn"t like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he"s tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others. Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Henry does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he"s singing. After three days, Henry doesn"t cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger (生气), Henry is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. "Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?" asks the farmer. "Because I can"t work if lying (躺着), sir." | |||
1. Henry doesn"t like to use his head, so ______. | |||
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A. he knows little knowledge (知识) B. he is young and strong C. he tries to be a farmer D. he finds a job on a farm | |||
2. Henry gets less money because ______. | |||
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A. he sleeps more B. he does some unskilled work C. he isn"t polite to the farmer D. he eats more | |||
3. Henry has to cut down the trees because ______. | |||
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A. he can do nothing except (除了) it B. he likes to stay in the quiet forest C. he can"t get on well with others D. he is very strong | |||
4. Henry is ______ to stay in the forest. | |||
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A. glad B. angry C. safe D. afraid | |||
5. Henry hopes to ______. | |||
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A. make the farmer happy B. get help C. lie down in the forest D. cut down more trees | |||
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When Mencius (孟子) was a small boy, his father died. So Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day, Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive. "How much of your book have you read today?" Mencius" mother asked him. Mencius threw down his book. "I haven"t read any of it." He replied, "I played with some friends of mine in the fields." When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors (剪刀) and cut the cloth. "Why have you cut your cloth?" Mencius asked, "It was so beautiful and now you"ve wasted it." "You have wasted your time," she said, "Now I have wasted mine. Look at the terrible (可怕的) thing we have done!" Mencius learned a lot from this lesson. After this, he always studied hard. | |||
1. When did the story happen? | |||
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A. When Mencius was 30 years old. B. When Mencius" family was very rich. C. When Mencius" father lived with them. D. When Mencius was a small boy. | |||
2. The phrase "make some cloth" means "______". | |||
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A. 做衣服 B. 织布 C. 纺棉花 D. 缝衣服 | |||
3. Why did Mencius" mother cut the cloth? Because ______. | |||
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A. She wanted to make some more beautiful cloth B. She thought it was wasting time to make cloth C. She wanted to let her son get angry D. She wanted to give her son a lesson | |||
4. Why did Mencius always study hard after this? Because ______. | |||
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A. he wanted to be a teacher B. he learned a lot from the lesson C. he wanted to make his mother happy D. he didn"t play with any other friends | |||
5. This passage mainly tells ______. | |||
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A. A story of Mencius and his friends B. a story of Mencius" mother C. a story about Mencius" wasting time D. Mencius" mother cut the cloth | |||
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Helen"s eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn"t wear glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses. One day her mother asks her, "Helen, why don"t you wear glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can"t see anything." Helen says, "I look more lovely to Jim when I"m not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too." | |||
1. Jim comes to take Helen . | |||
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A. to school B. to work C. to see lovely places D. to his home | |||
2. Helen doesn"t wear glasses . | |||
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A. when Jim is with her B. when she is at home C. when she is at school D. in the evening | |||
3. Jim and Helen go out . | |||
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A. by bus B. by car C. by bikes D. by plane | |||
4. Which sentence is right? | |||
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A. Helen doesn"t like Jim. B. Helen wants to look more lovely. C. Jim doesn"t like glasses. D. Helen"s mother knows Helen very much. | |||
5. Jim looks better to Helen . | |||
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A. when he sees everything clearly (清楚地). B. when she sees everything clearly. C. when he doesn"t see things clearly. D. when she doesn"t see things clearly. |