Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.

Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.

Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer was______.

A．nearly the same age as his horse

B．almost always older than his horse

C．not quite as old as his horse

D．a little older than his horse

2.The two men on the road________.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because_________.

A．the old farmer said it was too hot for him to walk

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did hot know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

5.What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool.

B．The horse was old and was going to die.

C．It is not right to listen to others.

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.

 

Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’t think so. They told him, “When you begin to think about    1     others, you’ll be a young man.”

One morning, his parents gave Erik     2      money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The old man looked very    3   . Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had     4    for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for    5    . Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to    6     the old man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so   7   that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the old man told Erik that he would never forget    8    kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard the old man said, “You are a very good young man.”

   9   their surprise, the food was a present because   10    day was the birthday of the boss.

(      ) 1. A. help             B. helping          C. to help          D. helped

(      ) 2. A. a few            B. few         C. some             D. many

(      ) 3. A. sick             B. tired            C. weak             D. fine

(      ) 4. A. something       B. anything     C. everything       D. nothing

(      ) 5. A. themselves      B. herself        C. myself        D. himself

(      ) 6. A. take            B. bring        C. taking           D. bringing

(      ) 7. A. full             B. worried          C. hungry           D. sad

(      ) 8. A. your             B. my          C. her              D. his

(      ) 9. A. For              B. To               C . At           D. On

(      ) 10. A. that           B. this             C. those            D. these

 

Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired（疲劳）. They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. ”The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ”So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?”She asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题1】The farmer was ____.

A．nearly the same age as his horse	B．almost always older than his horse
C．not quite as old as his horse	D．a little older than his horse

【小题2】The two men on the road ____.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

【小题3】The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____.

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

【小题4】The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A．the old man said nothing.

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did not know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

【小题5】What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool

B．The horse was old and was going to die

C．It is right to listen to others

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.

A young woman was at the cinema，and she was enjoying the film very much．In the next seat there was an old man，and he began looking on the floor under him．The woman was angry and whispered(低声说话)，“What are you doing now? What are you looking for?”

“A piece of chocolate(巧克力)，”the man whispered to her,“I've dropped it on the floor．”

“A piece of chocolate? ”the woman said angrily,“It s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I'm listening to the film!”She gave the man a big piece of chocolate．

“But．”the man said,“my teeth are in the piece on the floor!”

1.This story took place at the cinema _______．

A．when the film was on

B．when the film was over

C．when the old man was looking for the chocolate

D．when the woman was whispering to the man

2.The woman gave the man a big piece of chocolate _________．

A．so that he could listen to the film

B．so that he could be quiet

C．because his chocolate was dirty

D．because she had too much chocolate

3.At last the woman knew that the man was looking for _________．

A．the piece of chocolate                   B．his seat

C．the big piece of chocolate                 D．his teeth

4.On the floor lay _________．

A．neither chocolate nor his teeth

B．either chocolate or his teeth

C．both his chocolate and his teeth

D．chocolate only

 

Once there was 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 trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half 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 believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one," said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I’m going? ---I can’t remember my station!" the old man said sadly.
【小题1】Where is the ticket?_______.

A．The old man forgot to buy it.	B．The old man could not remember where it was.
C．The old man showed it to the conductor.	D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

【小题2】The old man was sad because_______.

A．he had to buy another ticket.	B．he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C．he did not know where he was.	D．he did not know where he should get off.