One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

10.A. but                     B. or          C. and                 D. so

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and

fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.”

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch         B. breakfast    C. dinner           D. supper

2. A. exercised         B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

3. A. too               B. also         C. either           D. still

4. A. man               B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

5. A. so            B. but              C. and          D. or

6. A. in            B. with         C. at               D. on

7. A. saw               B. looked           C. listened         D. found

8. A. secret        B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9. A. stand         B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

10. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

11. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

12. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

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

14.A. angry             B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

15. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and

fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.”

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch         B. breakfast    C. dinner           D. supper

2. A. exercised         B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

3. A. too               B. also         C. either           D. still

4. A. man               B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

5. A. so            B. but              C. and          D. or

6. A. in            B. with         C. at               D. on

7. A. saw               B. looked           C. listened         D. found

8. A. secret        B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9. A. stand         B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

10. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

11. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

12. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

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

14.A. angry             B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

15. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

    One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very   16   and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17   the feet of the Happy Prince.

     Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some   18   fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked   19  , he found the sky was   20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden   21  .

     "   22   are you crying?" asked the swallow.

     "In a little street, there's a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman   23   at a table. She's sewing clothes for   24   women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He's asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty   25   the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the   26   from the top of my sword (宝剑)?"

      "It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask. "

      The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince's sword and flew away with it in his mouth.  He flew into the woman's room and   27   it beside the woman's needle.

         28   he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. "It's strange," he added, "It's so cold but I feel quite   29   now. "

      "That's   30   you have done a good thing," said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

16. A. hungry        B. tired            C. angry          D. sad

17. A. among        B. above           C. below          D. between

 18. A. water        B. snow            C. grass          D. milk

 19. A. at           B. down           C. up             D. for

 20. A. quite        B. so              C. such           D. very

 21. A. ear          B. feet             C. hair           D. face

 22. A. Where       B. How            C. When         D. Why

 23. A. sitting        B. eating          C. drinking       D. cooking

 24. A. poor          B. rich          C. young          D. old

 25. A. but           B. or            C. and            D. so

 26. A. jewel        B. orange         C. gold            D. diamond

 27. A. forgot        B. took           C. got            D. put

 28. A. Before       B. After           C. Till            D. While

 29. A. cold         B. hot             C. warm          D. cool

 30. A. because      B. though          C. if             D. whether