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A Gold Cup for an Orange

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(国王). The King is so pleased（高兴）that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It's only 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 beautiful  C. good and fine    D. 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.The orange is____________

A. a football        B. like a gold cup

C. like a football   D. like an egg

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

A. on the same day   B. the next day

C. every day         D. on different days

A poor man has an orange tree in his garden. There are many fine oranges on it. He finds one of the oranges much bigger than the others. It is as big as a ball. the poor man takes the orange to the king. The king is very happy. He gives him a lot of money. A rich man hears of this. He takes his gold cup to the king. He hopes to get much more money from the kind. The king likes the cup very much. He says, “This cup is very nice. I’m going to show you something nicer. Please take this orange.” The rich man is very angry and throws the orange away.

1. 1.

   The poor man ______.

   1. A.
      grows an orange tree
   2. B.
      can make money
   3. C.
      makes cups
   4. D.
      sells fruit
2. 2.

   The king ____ the orange.

   1. A.
      doesn’t like
   2. B.
      likes
   3. C.
      wants to buy
   4. D.
      wants to sell
3. 3.

   The rich man wants ___ form the king.

   1. A.
      the orange
   2. B.
      the tree
   3. C.
      more money
   4. D.
      gold cup
4. 4.

   The king gives the rich man ____.

   1. A.
      much money
   2. B.
      the cup
   3. C.
      the garden
   4. D.
      the orange
5. 5.

   The rich man ___ the orange.

   1. A.
      throws away
   2. B.
      likes
   3. C.
      wants to eat
   4. D.
      wants to sell

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

A Gold Cup for an Orange
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(国王). The King is so pleased（高兴）that he gives the man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It’s only 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. 1.

   How many people are there in the story?

   1. A.
      Four
   2. B.
      Two
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   The orange is__________

   1. A.
      fine and big
   2. B.
      fine and beautiful
   3. C.
      good and fine
   4. D.
      small
3. 3.

   The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for_______________

   1. A.
      the orange
   2. B.
      the orange tree
   3. C.
      a football
   4. D.
      money
4. 4.

   The orange is____________

   1. A.
      a football
   2. B.
      like a gold cup
   3. C.
      like a football
   4. D.
      like an egg
5. 5.

   The king receives the orange and the gold cup ___________

   1. A.
      on the same day
   2. B.
      the next day
   3. C.
      every day
   4. D.
      on different days