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Once, a king showed two men a large basket(篮子) in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well(井). After they  1  their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish(愚蠢的) work? We can   2  fill the basket.”  The other man answered, “That is   3  of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something so   4 .” He   5  his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying  6 . Finally, the well was almost   7 .

As he poured(倒) the last bucket(桶) of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it   8 . It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.   9 _ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You   10  so well in this little thing,” he said, “that now I know I can believe you with many things.”

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Jose grew up in a poor Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. He was not only poor but also blind.

When Jose was still very young, a friend     a $10 guitar for him and Jose taught himself to

     songs with it. At the age of ten, he took his     to a theatre and played      the audience. Jose played very well. People stood up and      for the     boy. Jose said that day was the start of his     . By the time he was twenty, he became well-known. Then he made a(an)       record called “Light My Fire”. It was his first record. Then, Jose became one of the famous stars in      .

Now Jose  writes his own songs and      all over the world. Jose thinks it all started with the $10 guitar!

1.A. gave                     B. sent                         C. bought           D. lent

2.A. play                          B. write                         C. sing                          D. make

3.A. parents                         B. friend                      C. record                     D. guitar

4.A. for                                 B. with                         C. at                              D. in

5.A. shouted                        B. clapped                   C. laughed                   D. jumped

6.A. clever                           B. bright                      C. blind                        D. quiet 

7.A. interest                 B. project                     C. success          D. life

8.A. useful                            B. excellent                C. creative                  D. important

9.A. sports                            B. theatre                    C. culture                    D. music

10.A. succeeds          B. interviews              C. performs                D. explores

Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies(学习) in a middle school. She gets up at six every day. She likes reading English. She’s a bright girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers with her grandmother. At seven o’clock in the evening. Jane has supper(晚饭) at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine.
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【小题1】Jane lives in______.
A、England.             B、New York             C、Paris
【小题2】What does Jane like to do?________.
A、She likes reading story-books.
B、She likes drawing big pictures
C、She likes learning English.
【小题3】She is a_________ girl.
A、nice                 B、clever               C、nice and bright
【小题4】What does she often do after school? ________.
A、She draws pictures.
B、She has supper
C、She does some reading with her grandma
【小题5】What time does she go to bed? ________.
A、8∶00               B、9∶00                C、8∶35

"Here's the advance payment(预期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (怀疑) since last week," Mike replied.

    "In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.

    Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.

    One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.

   However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.

   One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.

  "Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."

    "Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."

    Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."

   "Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."   

1.Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

A、he didn't want to work for his company any longer.

B、some agents forced him to do so.

C、he wanted to give his child an excellent education and bright future.

D、Mr. Smith did not give treat him very well.

2.What did the agents ask Mike to do?  

A、To give them some important information of his company.

B、To follow his boss secretly.

C、To serve his master very honestly.

D、To leave his company and join them.

3.Mr. Smith thought Mike was______ before he knew that Mike was a spy.

A、kind          B、clever        C、honest          D、dishonest

4.What's the meaning of the phrase "leak out" in the passage?___________.

A、land on        B、cross out     C、become known     D、come out

5.What can you learn from the passage?______________.

A、We should be careful at work.       B、We should be honest at work.

C、We should work hard.             D、We should serve the masters.