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　　One day an elephant and a monkey had a quarrel（吵架）.

　　"Look, how big and strong I am!" said the elephant. "I can pulla tree down, can you?"

　　"Look, how fast I can run and climb!" said the monkey. "Can you climb a tree?"

　　At last they went to a clever bird. They said, "Tell us which is better, to be strong or to be quick."

　　The bird said to them, "Do just as I tell you, and then I'll find out which is better. Do you see that great fruit tree across the river? Go and pick the fruit and bring it to me."

　　So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the water was quick. The monkey was frightened.

　　"Get on my back," said the elephant. "I'll carry you across. I'm big and strong. And I'm not afraid to swim across a quick river."

　　Soon they got to the other bank. There stood the tree. It was so tall that the fruit was high above them.

　　The elephant tried to break the tree down, but it was too strong. He tried to reach the fruit with his trunk（象鼻）, but it was too high.

　　"Wait a minute," said the monkey. "I can climb up and get the fruit." He climbed quickly up the tree, picked the fruit and threw it to the ground. The elephant picked it up and held it in his long nose.

　　Then they crossed the river back and gave the fruit to the bird."Now," they said, "Which is better, to be strong or to be quick?"

　　"Can anyone say which is better?" asked the bird. "Neither of you could get the fruit alone. It took both the elephant's strength（力量）and the monkey's quickness（敏捷）to get it".

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　　1. The elephant didn't think the monkey was quick.

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　　2. The quick water made the monkey get on the elephant's back.

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　　3. The bird told them at once which is better, to be strong or to be quick. 

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　　4. The elephant carried the monkey and the monkey got the fruit.

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　　5. What the bird said was true.

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　　Long, long ago an elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. They were good friends. But both of them were very proud（骄傲）.

　　The elephant was proud because he was so (1) “Look how big and strong I am!” he said, “I can break a tree down, can you?”

　　The monkey was proud because be was so (2) “Look how fast I can run and climb!” he said “Can you climb a tree?”

　　At last they went to a clever old owl and said, “Please (3) us which is better. To be strong or to be quick?”

　　The old owl said to them, “Do just as I say. And then I'll tell you (4) is better. Do you see that great fruit tree on the other (5) of the river? Go and pick some fruit and bring it to me.”

　　“Get on my back,” said the elephant. “I shall (7) you. I am big and strong, and I am not afraid to swim across a river.”

　　“Wait a minute. I can climb” Said the monkey. He ran quickly up the tree, and threw the fruit to the ground. The elephant put it in his big mouth.

　　Then they came back to the old owl and gave him the fruit. “Now, ” they said “which is better to be strong or to be quick?”

　　“Can anyone tell which is better?” asked the old owl. The elephant is strong, but he couldn't get the fruit by himself; the monkey is quick, but he couldn't get the fruit by himself, either. You two could get it only when you

　　Harker Brayton was lying in a couch(长沙发). He smiled as he was reading a book. Suddenly he saw something in a dark corner of the room, under the bed. There, in the dark, two points of light were shining with green colour. His eyes couldn't move away from those shining points. Here right under the bed, he saw the body of a large snake(蛇). The points of light were its eyes! Brayton rose to his feet and got ready to back soft away from the snake. But at that moment, it was strange that he could not do so. He took a step forward(向前) instead, and then its eyes were still sticking up(竖起), and shining, with terrible light. After a moment, Brayton fell to the floor, unconscious(失去了知觉).

　　Two hours later, when the doctor was pulling the body out, he happened to look under the bed.“Good Heavens(天啊)!”he cried.“A snake!”he reached under the bed, pulled out the snake, and threw it to the middle of the room. It lay there without any movement. It was a snake made of cloth(布) and filled with cotton. Its eyes were two buttons(钮扣).

1．Harker Brayton was smiling because ________.

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A．he was very happy at that time

B．there was something interesting in the book

C．it was very interesting to watch a snake

D．it was nice to lie in a couch

2．When Harker saw the large body of a snake ________.

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A．he wanted very much to kill it

B．he was afraid and didn't move at all

C．he wanted to move away from it

D．he wanted to get close to it

3．When Harker moved forward instead of backward, the snake ________.

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A．rose up, ready to come out

B．made a strange sound

C．was afraid and moved away quickly

D．didn't move at all

4．The story tells us all of the following except that ________.

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A．Harker in the incident(事件) became unconscious

B．the snake was not a real one

C．Harker was afraid of the snake and died

D．the doctor saw the snake, too

5．Which of the following is the best title(标题) of the story?

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A．An Toy Snake Caused(引起) an Incident.

B．A Large Snake Killed a Man.

C．The Death of an Unlucky Man.

D．A Happy Man's Strange Death.

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18  to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn