One day a rich（有钱的）man met Sam. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

Sam answered with a smile, “ Oh, I am not clever. Instead you are too foolish（愚蠢的）.” The rich man became very angry.

1.One day____ met Sam.

A. a rich man         B. a poor man       C. a young man       D. an old man

2.The rich man became angry because_______.

A. Sam said he was clever            B. Sam said he was foolish.

C. Sam was foolish.                 D. Sam wasn’t clever

3.Sam thinks he asked the rich man ________question.

A. an easy        B. a difficult       C. an interesting     D. a good

4.Two groups of sheep put together is________.

A. one group      B. two groups      C. Many groups     D. Many sheep

5.Sam is ________.

A. foolish        B. rich             C. clever          D. Not rich

One day a rich man met Sam. The rich man asked，“I hear you're very clever and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

Sam answered with a smile, “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish.” The rich man became very angry.

Sam said, “Please don't be angry. If you don't believe me，now let me ask you a question. If you put together one group of sheep，how many groups of sheep do you have?”

“Why! That's an easy question. One and one is two, anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep.”

Sam laughed and said, “you are wrong. When two groups of sheep is put together, there is still one group. That's the easiest question in the world.”

(    ) 1. One day    met Sam.

A. a rich man    B. a poor man    C. an old man

(    ) 2.The rich man became angry because    .

A. Sam was foolish    B. Sam Said he was foolish

C. Sam was Clever    D. Sam wasn’t Clever

(    ) 3. Sam asked the rich man         questions

A. an easy    B. a difficult

C. an interesting D. a good

(    ) 4.Two groups of sheep put together is        

A. one group    B.  two groups

C. many groups    D.  many sheep

(    ) 5. Sam is    than the rich man.

A. more foolish B. richer C. more clever D. more rich

One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and       is difficult to you. Can you tell me         you are so clever?” Tom answered with a smile. “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish(愚蠢的).” The rich man became      . Tom said, “Sir, please         angry. If you don’t agree（同意） with what I said, now let me       you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, and I give you        group of sheep, now how      groups of sheep do you have?”

“Wow! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two.      knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”

Tom laughed and laughed, and then said, “You are quite      ，sir. Two groups of sheep put together still one group. That’s the       question in the world, isn’t it?”

1.A. something     B. nothing      C. everything   D. anything

2.A. what         B. when        C. how              D. why

3.A. happy        B. worried      C. angry       D. sorry

4.A. not          B. don’t be      C. don’t       D. not feel

5.A. say          B. speak        C. ask         D. tell

6.A. two         B. the other      C. one         D. another

7.A. many          B. much                     C. few                   D. little

8.A. People       B. Anybody     C. Somebody   D. Nobody

9.A. right         B. clever       C. wrong       D. difficult

10.A. harder        B. easier       C. hardest      D. Easiest

One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”
Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”

1. 1.

   People say Tom_____________

   1. A.
      is very clever
   2. B.
      has good eyes
   3. C.
      is very strong
   4. D.
      is very helpful
2. 2.

   The underline word “foolish” means “_____________”

   1. A.
      矮小的
   2. B.
      愚蠢的
   3. C.
      性急的
   4. D.
      高傲的
3. 3.

   The rich man becomes angry because ___________

   1. A.
      he is hungry
   2. B.
      Tom is not friendly to him
   3. C.
      Tom hits(打) him
   4. D.
      he loses a sheep
4. 4.

   The underline word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________

   1. A.
      the rich man
   2. B.
      Tom is very clever
   3. C.
      the easiest question in the world
   4. D.
      one and one is two
5. 5.

   From the story we know that______________

   1. A.
      the rich man is very clever, too
   2. B.
      one and one is always two
   3. C.
      in fact one and one is not always two
   4. D.
      Tom is as clever as the rich man