A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river. When he is young, the river is his home. He doesn’t know his parents, but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters. He swims about and plays all day with them. At that time, he doesn’t look like his parents. He has no legs, but he has a long tail. So he looks like a fish.

Then his tail gets shorter and shorter. And he has four legs and a very short tail. He looks like his parents now. Then he’s going to eat a lot of insects – a lot of bad insects.

（  ）6. A frog is born __________.

A. in a hole                                             B. on the land            

C. on a tree                                            D. in a river

（  ）7. What does a baby frog look like? He _________.

A. looks like his parents, but he doesn’t know them

B. looks like a fish and he doesn’t know his parents

C. looks like a fish and he has hundreds of brothers and sisters

D. has a long tail and four legs

（  ）8. Whom does a baby frog play with? A baby frog _________.

A. plays all day with his parents                    

B. plays all day on the land

C. swims around and plays all day by himself

D. plays all day with his brothers and sisters in the river

（  ）9. What does a mother frog look like?

A. It’s legs are short but its tail is long.

B. It has four legs and a very short tail.

C. It has no tail or legs

D. It has two legs and a long tail

（  ）10.Which of the following sentences is true? A frog, _________.

A. like his parents, can’t eat a lot of insects 

B. unlike his parents, can eat a lot of insects

C. like his parents, can eat a lot of bad insects

D. like his parents, can eat a lot of flies

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”
A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.
After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."
【小题1】 Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”
A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.
After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."

1. 1.

   Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

   1. A.
      Because the road was too bad
   2. B.
      Because he didn’t know the way
   3. C.
      Because he wore the wrong boots
   4. D.
      Because he had no boots
2. 2.

   The man's legs themselves _____

   1. A.
      were shorter than before
   2. B.
      were longer than before
   3. C.
      were broken on his way
   4. D.
      were right as usual
3. 3.

   What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      路人
   2. B.
      智者
   3. C.
      皮匠
   4. D.
      老者
4. 4.

   What did the servant get him back?

   1. A.
      He got the right boots quickly
   2. B.
      He got nothing when he came back
   3. C.
      He got the same boots back
   4. D.
      He got the different boots back. :
5. 5.

   From the short passage, we know the servant was_______

   1. A.
      right
   2. B.
      careful
   3. C.
      foolish
   4. D.
      clever