(C) Once there were five beggars. One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was an Arab and one was Persian. One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing what they had and helping each other in trouble times. Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin. They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat. “Let’s buy some grapes! said the Englishman. But the Turkish wanted “uzum , the Arab “aneb , the Greek “stafelea , and the Persian insisted on “angur . They did not understand each other’s language very well. Soon they were quarrelling and even fighting. While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all the five languages. He asked them why they were fighting. After they told him, he said, “Give me your coin. I will buy what you want. He was soon back with a bunch of grapes. Each beggar was happy, as each had what he had wanted. They all asked for the same thing, but the word for“grapes is different in different languages. If people could understand each other, there would be no need to fight. 根据短文内容.回答下列问题. 36.Did these beggars speak the same language? 37.What did they decide to do when they met one day? 38.What did a man give them in the street? 39.Why did they quarrel? 40.In fact, all of them wanted to buy grapes, didn’t they? 查看更多

 

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him,“Don't forget this.”
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home,his wife said,“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later,the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said,“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ”said the old man.
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right,you don't have to buy another ticket ”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly,“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket,I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”
【小题1】The old man bought a ticket _______.
A.after he got on the train
B.before he got on the train
C.when the conductor told him to buy one
D.when he found he had no ticket with him
【小题2】About an hour later,the conductor began _______.
A.to buy the tickets   
B.to look for the tickets
C.to check(检查) the tickets 
D.to show the tickets
【小题3】 The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.
A.the man was very old
B.he thought the old man had no money with him
C.the old man showed him the ticket
D.he believed the old man
【小题4】The old man still looked worried because _________.
A.he couldn't get on the train.
B.he lost his ticket and a lot of money
C.he thought his wife would get angry with him
D.he forgot where he was going
【小题5】Which of the following(下列) is right?
A.The old man went on the trip with his wife
B.The old man didn't find his ticket
C.The conductor was also an old man
D.The old man had to buy another ticket

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Once there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he like to show them to people. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good. One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise(赞美)these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry and sent him to prison(监狱). After some time, the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿). Again he showed some of his new Stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, "Take me back to the prison."
【小题1】The king thought his stories were good so ____.
A. People liked them
B. he liked to show them to people
C. he only showed some to the famous write
【小题2】The famous writer was thrown into prison because
A. he was afraid of the king's stories
B. he said the king's stories were very bad
C. he said he couldn’t write good stories for the king
【小题3】People were afraid of the king because
A. the stories were interesting
B. they would be sent to prison
C the king wrote many stories
【小题4】Again the king showed the writer some of his new stories because
A. he wanted to know what the writer thought of them
B. he wanted to be angry with the writer
C. he wanted to send the writer to prison
【小题5】When we read the writer's last words, we can be sure that
A. the writer would write some good stories while in prison
B. the writer liked the new Stories'
C. the king's new Stories were no good at all.

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Once there was an old man. He    1_____ many kinds of hats. He had to work all day long. He walked from village to village. It was very hot in summer. There    2    no clouds in the sky. Before night    3   ,he    4    tired. He sat under a tree and    5    to sleep.

There were some monkeys in the tree. While he    6    ,the monkeys came down from the tree and took all his hats. He    7    and shouted at them. To his surprise, the monkeys    8    at him. He    9    his hat, and they did the same thing, too. Then he had a good idea. He    10    his hat on the ground, so did the monkeys. In this way, the old man got all his hats back.

1.A.selled           B.sells              C.is selling            D.sold

2.A.be              B.was              C.been             D.were

3.A.came            B.has come           C.was coming         D.will come

4.A.get                                B.got       

C.had been got                         D.was getting

5.A.went            B.goes              C.had gone           D.would gone

6.A.sleeps           B.was sleeping        C.slept             D.has slept

7.A.had got up           B.get up             C.was getting          D.got up

8.A.would shout                         B.is shouting

C.shouted                              D.shouts

9.A.take off          B.took off           C.had took off           D.put on

10.A.threw           B.through           C.throwed           D.thrown

 

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Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!'
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.
【小题1】 The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.
A.she had paid him for thisB.she knew him very well
C.she wanted to have a changeD.she enjoyed his singing
【小题2】 Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.
A.the lady helped him a lotB.he caught the chance
C.he continued to play in the barD.he stopped playing the piano
【小题3】The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"
A.fail to realizeB.forget to use
C.try to developD.manage to show
【小题4】From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.
A.hide it and waitB.ask others for help
C.pay no attention to itD.work hard to improve yourself
【小题5】 Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?
A.Sing in the BarB.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden Talent

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Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to others.

One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.

“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.

46. A. speak    B. answer   C. say      D. ask

47. A. hoped    B. told         C. let      D. wished

48. A. why B. where    C. what         D. which

49. A. long B. wide         C. high         D. narrow

50. A. either   B. all      C. both         D. neither

51. A. stood    B. went         C. lay      D. walked

52. A. gone     B. bought   C. returned     D. been

53. A. wrong    B. accident     C. thing        D. matter

54. A. meat     B. dinner   C. bread        D. money

55. A. politely     B. instead C. safely   D. kindly

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