1.Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow __1__ he
could in his own garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the market 。
One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of
the window. A white ox had got into the garden and __2__ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and
chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got
back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined most of
his precious vegetables 。
__3__, while he __4__ in the street near his house, he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that
__5__ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, __6__ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of
them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables
than the other, he beat both of them equally hard 。
The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a __7__ coffee-house. When he saw __8__ Nasreddin was doing __9__ his animals, he ran out and shouted, “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat
them like that? ”
“You keep out this! ”Nasreddin shouted back, “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very
well __10__ I am beating him! ”
1. A. so many vegetables B. many vegetables
C. as many as vegetables
D. as many vegetables as
2. A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten
3. A. Next day B. Next morning
C. Last morning
D. The next morning
4. A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking
5. A. ruined B. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin
6. A. so B. and C. but D. or
7. A. beside B. nearby C. near D. near by
8. A. that B. which C. why D. what
9. A. for B. to C. with D. on
10.A. reason B. when C. why D. because
2. Someone says, “Time is money 。”But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent,
we can get it back. However, when time is 2 it ’ll never 3 . That ’s 4 we mustn ’t waste time 。
It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited. Even a
second is very important. We should make full use of our time
to do 6__ useful 。
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not
know the importance of time. They spent their limited time
smoking, drinking and __7 . They do not know that wasting
time means wasting part of their own __8 。
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn ’t 9 today ’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 。
1. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more
2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished
3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring
4. A. what B. that C. because D. why
5. A. money B. time C. day D. food
6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working
8. A. time B. food C. money D. life
9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give
10. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take
3.Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden.
He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__
their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work 。”
At last one of them said, “What ’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket 。”__3__ man answered, “That is none of your business 。”The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__
so foolish 。”He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other
man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well
was almost __7__ 。
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing, ”he said, “__10__ now I know I can believe you with many things 。”
1. A. finished B. did C. began D. had
2. A. ever B. never C. easily D. no
3. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second
4. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
5. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away
6. A. water B. basket C. well D. work
7. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean
8. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since
9. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing
10. A. what B. why C. when D. that
4.Who designed ( 设计) the first helicopter ( 直升飞机)? Who
__1__ of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew
more about the human body than most __2__? There is an
answer __3__ all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci ( 达芬奇)。
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius ( 天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but
many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example,
one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course,
he couldn ’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked 。
But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the
greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old,
he was called a master ( 大师) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint 。
Many of Leonardo ’s wonderful paintings are still with
__9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the
__10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa 。
1. A. took B. made C. painted D. invented
2. A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. people
3. A. to B. of C. for D. from
4. A. the scientists B. the artists C. the world D. people
5. A. draw B. paint C. work D. build
6. A. was just B. wasn ’t just C. wasn ’t D. was no longer
7. A. less B. no C. even D. very
8. A. before B. after C. because D. when
9. A. him B. us C. them D. you
10. A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising
5.Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he
was __1__ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou( 北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then
they put him on a plane and took him to __2__. The plane put
him down and went away. There were no houses or people in
this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves 。
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves
like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories,
and he was __3__. He had his gun with him__4_ 。
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a
mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another
young wolf lived with them 。
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a
very __5__ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to __6__ food. The father
wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf __7__ the
children. They were a nice, happy family —wolf family! Farley did not need his __8__ any more. In a short time, he got on well
with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He
learned that many stories about the wolves were __9__. Wolves
do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals.
And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who
killed many caribou and wolves 。
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to __10__ them and not to kill them 。
1. A. seen B. told C. heard D. found
2. A. a small town B. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village
3. A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired
4. A. at times B. all the time C. once a week D. every afternoon
5. A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty
6. A. cook B. make C. get D. pick
7. A. shouted at B. looked into C. laughed at D. played with
8. A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane
9. A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear
10. A. grow B. have C. teach D. understand
6.Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy
was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy
__2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work 。
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband
wasn ’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor ’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and
__9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear! ”
1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough
2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard
3. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good
for
4. A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said “No 。”
5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot
6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work
7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to
8. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach
9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate
10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
7.Mr. Green was ill and went to the hospital. A doctor __1__
and said, “Well, Mr. Green, you are going to __2__ some injections, and you ’ll feel much better. A nurse will come __3__ give you the first one this evening, and then you ’ll __4__ get another one tomorrow evening 。”__5__ a young nurse came
to Mr. Green ’s bed and said to him, “I am going to give you your __6__ injection now, Mr. Green. Where do you want it? ”
The old man was __7__. He looked at the nurse for a __8__, then he said, “__9__ has ever let me choose that before. Are
you really going to let me choose now? ”
“Yes, Mr. Green, ”the nurse answered. She was in a hurry. “Where do you want it? ”
“Well, then, ”the old man answered __10__ “I want it in your left arm, please 。”
1. A. looked for him B. looked him over
C. looked after him
D. looked him up
2. A. get B. give C. make D. hold
3. A. so B. but C. or D. and
4. A. must B. can C. had better D. have to
5. A. In the morning B. In the afternoon
C. In the end
D. In the evening
6. A. first B. one C. two D. second
7. A. confident B. surprised C. full D. hungry
8. A. hour B. minutes C. year D. moment
9. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. people
10. A. with a smile B. in time
C. in surprise
D. with tears in his eyes
8.Where is the university( 大学)?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge( 剑桥)ask. But no one can give them a
__1__ answer, for there is no wall to be found __2__ the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, __3__, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of __4__ members are the students and
__5__ of the thirty-one colleges( 学院).
Cambridge was already a __6__ town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years __7__. It grew up by
the river Granta, and the river was once __8__the Cam. A __9__ was built over the river as early as 875. __10__ the town got its name "Cambridge".
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and __11__ land was used for college buildings. The town grew much
__12__ in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a __13__ in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in
__14__ countries __15__ to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
1. A. clean B. clear C. right D. real
2. A. around B. in C. near D. by
3. A. cinemas B. parks C. zoos D. libraries
4. A. their B. his C. its D. my
5. A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers
6. A. interesting B. usual C. developing D. common
7. A. before B. ago C. later D. after
8. A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked
9. A. bridge B. building C. station D. house
10. A. Because B. But C. And D. So
11. A. less B. fewer C. more D. bigger
12. A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner
13. A. city B. college C. university D. country
14. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
15. A. stop B. hate C. hope D. need
9.Football is, I do think, the most favourite game in England:
one has only to go to one of the important 1 to see this. Rich
and poor, young and old, one can see them all there 2 for one side or the 3 .To a stranger( 陌生人),one of the most surprising things about football in 4 is the great knowledge of the game which 5 the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the 6 in most of the important teams, he has 7 of
them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He
will tell you who he 8 will win such a match, and his ideas
about 9 are usually as good as those of men three or four
times his 10 .
1. A. cities B. matches C. teams D. places
2.A. er B. same C. team D. players
4.A. China B. the USA C. England D. Canada
5.A. all B. hardly C. only D. even
6A. players B. cities C. countries D. matches
7.A. names B. pictures C. heard D. thought
8.A. says B. asks C. decides D. hopes
9.A. England B. players C. football D. men
10.A. ideas B. age C. stories D. educatio n
10.aris has a beautiful name, the City of 1 . Do you
know 2 it means? Many beautiful buildings are lighted
at 3 .The streets are very 4 .When you 5 in Paris, you
must not turn 6 your headlights ( 汽车前灯)even after dark. Paris is full of life all day and all night. But this is
not the 7 reason( 原因)for its beautiful name. For hundreds of years, Paris has been the centre of science
and art. 8 scientists and artists have come to 9 here.
For this reason also, people 10 it the City of Lights.
1. A. Flowers B. Cars C. Lights D. Rivers
2. A. what B. how C. where D. when
3. A. noon B. night C. day D. evening
4. A. black B. dark C. noisy D. bright
5. A. walk B. go C. drive D. live
6. A. off B. down C. out D. on
7. A. only B. other C. any D. another
8. A. No B. Few C. Many D.A few
9. A. study B. drive C. play D. have dinner
10. A. make B. call C. build D. find