One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.
“That’s not mine,” said Ali.
“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”
Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.
“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”
“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”
“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”
【小题1】Who was the owner of the pot?

A．Tom.

B．Tom and Ali.

C．The baby.

D．Ali.

【小题2】How many times did Tom borrow the pot?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three time.

D．Some times.

【小题3】Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?

A．Because he wanted to get more.	B．Because he was a good neighbour.
C．Because he had lots of pots.	D．Because he likes to help others.

【小题4】 What maybe happened to the pot at last?

A．It died.	B．The neighbour took it back.
C．It was lost. .	D．Somebody else bought it from Tom.

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag ___ from his horse onto the road. He did not know ____ to do about it because it was ____ heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and_____ him a hand. Just at this moment a man _____ a horse came up to him. But the farmer’s heart ____ when he saw who he was. It was the ___ man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him. He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him. But to his ____ , the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you_____ help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other end, they together raised it and put it on the horse. “Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?” “It’s quite easy.” The great man replied with _____ .“Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.” 

1.A. fall         B. fell          C. falling          D. fallen

2.A. what        B. how         C. that            D. it

3.A. very         B. so          C. quite           D. too

4.A. lend         B. ask         C. borrow         D. gave

5.A. riding       B. ride         C. rode           D. rides

6.A. falls         B. sinks        C. sank           D. rose

7.A. poor        B. great        C. right           D. good

8.A. surprised    B. surprising    C. surprise        D. surprises

9.A. needs       B. need         C. to need.        D. needed

10.A. smiles      B. an smile      C. smile           D. a smile

 

One afternoon just before Christmas it was cloudy with strong wind. An old man was walking in the street when he saw a little boy   56   in front of a beautiful shop window. The old man asked  57   he was crying there. The little boy said that he had lost the   58   dollars given by his mother. When the old man heard this, he put his hand   59   his pocket, took out a small wallet and gave the boy what was inside. The little boy looked at   60   and stopped crying. The old man walked away.

An hour   61  , the old man was going back home by the same route. To his surprise, he saw the same boy at the same place. The boy was standing in the   62   wind. He went up to him and asked if he had really lost his   63  . The little boy said that he had found his ten dollars. He was waiting for him there. He wanted to   64   the ten dollars to him. The old man was so moved that he could say   65  .

1.A. crying      B. speaking        C. shouting                 D. looking

2.A. what        B. where           C. how                  D. why

3.A. ten         B. eight           C. six                      D. five

4.A. on          B. behind          C. into                     D. over

5.A. me          B. it              C. you                 D. her

6.A. ago         B. before          C. later                    D. after

7.A. shy         B. hot             C. warm                 D. cold

8.A. money       B. mother          C. book                 D. wallet

9.A. borrow      B. lend            C. return                   D. keep

10.A. something  B. anything        C. everything               D. nothing

 

 

One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.

“That’s not mine,” said Ali.

“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”

Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.

“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”

“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”

“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”

1.Who was the owner of the pot?

A. Tom.        B. Tom and Ali.            C. The baby.                 D. Ali.

2.How many times did Tom borrow the pot?

A. Once.       B. Twice.              C. Three time.             D. Some times.

3.Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?

A. Because he wanted to get more.            B. Because he was a good neighbour.

C. Because he had lots of pots.                 D. Because he likes to help others.

4. What maybe happened to the pot at last?

A. It died.                                                        B. The neighbour took it back.

C. It was lost.   .                                        D. Somebody else bought it from Tom.

 

One spring morning a rich man went to the bank. Next to the bank was a beautiful park with a small pond in it. _31___ he went home, he walked in the park. He was very troubled to see that the park was very __32__. There was trash everywhere.

Suddenly, something caught his eye. He saw a child throw a plastic ___33_ into the pond. He was very sad to see this.

The man had an idea. He ___34_ up a dirty, white bag from the ground. Then he put some __35___ in it and wrote a note. He put the bag on the ground _36____ some beautiful red flowers. Then he sat down and __37__. 

Many people___38__ to look at the beautiful flowers. Everyone complained about the trash, but no one picked any of it up. "It's not __39__ to put trash in a trash can. Why are people so __40__?" said one person. "Why doesn't someone take away this trash?" said another.

The rich man was not happy to hear this, __41__ he waited and waited. Then, two girls stopped to look at the flowers.

"Aren't these flowers beautiful?" one said.

"Yes, they are," _42____ said. "They'd be more beautiful _43___ this bag of trash weren't here." She picked up the white bag and was ___44__ to see a note, which said: "This bag has money in it, not trash. I'm glad to _45____ it to the person who cares about clean parks."

31. A. After      B.Since     C. Then       D. Before

32.A. small      B.dirty      C.big         D.clean

33.A.bag        B.pen       C.present      D.book

34.A.waited for  B.looked over  C. found out  D.picked up

35.A.words     B.food      C.money       D.trash

36.A.near       B.off       C.through      D.over

37.A. helped    B.waited   C.went          D.left

38.A hated     B.enjoyed    C.stopped      D.wanted

39.A.hard     B.easy     C.close           D.comfortable

40.A.tired     B.strong    C.young         D.lazy

41.A.or       B.but       C.for           D.as

42.A.others    B.some     C.the other      D.another

43.A. if       B.unless    C.until          D.though

44.A.angry    B.upset     C.worried       D.surprised

45.A borrow   B.give     C.find           D.lend