There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king. The king is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it. He says to himself, “It’s just an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I’ll take my gold cup to the king. He’ll give me more money.”

The next day when the king receives(收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange away.”

1.How many people are there in the story?

A. four      B. two        C. three    D. five

2.The orange is _______

A. fine and big  B. fine and nice          C. good and fine        S. small

3.The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for _______.

A. the orange    B. the orange tree     C. a football       D. money

4.What does the underlined(画线) word “pleased” mean?

A. 有趣的  B. 请        C. 高兴的 D. 生气的

5.The king receives the orange and the gold cup _______.

A. on the same day   C. the next day B. last week       D. on different days

Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
【小题1】What did the old man have in his garden?
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【小题2】What did the old man find one day?
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【小题3】Who did the old man give the big orange to?
____________________________________.
【小题4】What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
____________________________________.
【小题5】Was the rich man very happy at last?
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--- What a beautiful city our hometown is! There are many trees ______ of the road!

--- Yes, and ____________ of the trees is growing larger and larger.

情景交际

根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。

E. Could you tell me where the Women’s Wear Section is?

F. Could I try it on?  

G. By the way, what is it made of?

Salesgirl: What can I do for you?

Mrs. Jones:   1 

Salesgirl: Certainly. This way, please. It’s on the third floor.

Mrs. Jones: So many beautiful clothes! What a beautiful cheongsam!   2 

Salesgirl: Certainly. The changing room is over there.

Mrs. Jones:   3 

Salesgirl: Yes. It looks nice on you.

Mrs. Jones: I like it very much.   4 

Salesgirl: It’s on sale. It’s only 200 yuan.

Mrs. Jones:  5 

Salesgirl: It’s made of silk.

Mrs. Jones: I think I’ll take it.