One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

10.A. but                     B. or          C. and                 D. so

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

The happy Prince was blind﹙瞎﹚。The swallow﹙燕子﹚sat on his shoulder and told him many __.

He told him about so many amazing places __ __ Nile River﹙尼罗河﹚，the desert in Africa and so on. The Happy Prince greatly enjoyed his stories. He wanted to know __ was happening in the city, so he asked the swallow to fly over the city to have a look. The Swallow did as the Prince asked. He _ ___ through the sky. Below him, he saw rich people living __ __ in their homes. He saw poor people were in cold and hunger.__ __ one bridge, two boys shook their bodies t stay warm. The Swallow told the Prince everything. The Happy Prince became even __ _ and told the Swallow to take his gold to the cold and hungry people. Heavy snow fell off the sky on the city. Life for the swallow was becoming more difficult._ __ he still didn’t leave the Prince, he flew to the Prince’s shoulder fell dead at his feet. At the same time, there was a loud“Crack”and the Prince _ _ two halves, he might be very sad.The next morning, people in the city found them_ _ and took them out of the square. The angel found them and made them live forever in the city of gold.

1.A.magazines B.stories C.novels D.words

2.A.such as B.at least C.so far D.because of

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

4.A.walked B.ran C.flew D.rode

5.A.normally B.surprisingly C. comfortably D.personally

6.A.From B.In C.Under D.With

7.A.sadder B.happier C.sad D.happy

8.A.And B.But C.So D.Because

9.A.brought out B.fell down C.made up D.broke into

10.A.both B.all C.each D.none

One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____31____.

  “About an hour.”he answered.

  “I wish I could go hone now—my __32__ aches.”

  “I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”said my father.

  “But my headache is getting __33__.”

  “Well,” said he,“you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __34__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __35__ you a lot.”

  I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __36__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __37__.She understood my __38__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.

  I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __39__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __40__.

Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.

1.A. field                 B. hospital               C. factory

2.A. tooth                B. head                  C. stomach

3.A. better                B. worse                 C. less

4. A. but                 B. or                     C. and

5.A. hurt                 B. worry                 C. help

6.A. take                 B. buy                   C. make

7. A. early                B. late                    C. easy

8.A. joke                 B. duty                   C. problem

9.A. work                B. play                    C. study

10. A. kind                 B. honest                  C, helpful

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____1____.
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __2__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”Said my father.
“But my headache is getting __3__.”
“Well,” said he, “you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __4__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __5__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __6__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __7__.She understood my __8__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __9__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __10__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.
【小题1】A. field               B. hospital              C. factory
【小题2】A. tooth               B. head                  C. stomach
【小题3】A. better              B. worse                 C. less
【小题4】A. but                 B. or                    C. and
【小题5】A. hurt                B. worry                 C. help
【小题6】A. take                B. buy                   C. make
【小题7】A. early               B. late                  C. easy
【小题8】A. joke                B. duty                  C. problem
【小题9】A. work                B. play                 C. study
【小题10】A. kind                B. honest                C, helpful