34．(　　 )You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because　　　　　 .

A．the flowers are easy to dry 　　　

B．the farmer will also ask you to pay

C．the flowers are expensive to buy　

D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful

33．( 　　)The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because　　　 　.

A．no flower can show China’s spirit　

B．China hasn’t talked about choosing one

C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower

D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower

32．(　　 )People usually choose their own “national flower” according to(根据)the flower’s 　　　.

A．smell　　　　 B．shape　　　　 C．color 　　　　D．meaning

31.(　　 )The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means 　　　.

A．the flowers of the country　　　 B．the flowers of the season

C．the most beautiful flowers　　　 D．the strongest flowers

30.(　　 )At the end of the story the result is _______.

A. untrue　　　　 B. sad　　　 C. not clear D. enjoyable

(7)

Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony but others liked the plum blossom. They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.

People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.

a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.

b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.

c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.

d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus. The seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.

So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.

·Fill a box half-way with sand.

·Put the flowers on top of the sand.

·Put the box in a warm, dry place.

·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.

·Take them out and they will be dry.

29.(　　 )"What would people think about the ladder?”shows the boy was afraid people would _______.

A. know what had happened　　 B. take the ladder away

C. come to clean the roof　　 D. come to take care of Grandfather

28.(　　 )Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to ____.

A. see whether the boy could jump from the top of a house

B. help the boy to climb to the top of the house

C. let the boy know it was wrong to tell a lie　　

　D. make the boy cry.

27.(　　 )The word "cross" in the reading means _____.

A. angry　　 B. surprised　　 C. happy D. kind

26.(　　 )From the reading we cannot know _____.

A. whether the boy told a lie　　　　　 B. what the lie was

C. what Grandfather did with the boy 　　 D. how the story ended

22. With the help of the manager, the three men ________. 　　　 A. went to another hotel

B. each got a small room for the night 　 　　　C. stayed together in a small room

D. got a small room Mr. King kept for himself (　　 )23. At first _________. 　　　 A. $ 27 was paid by the three men　B. $ 30 was paid by each of the three 　　 　　C. $ 25 was paid by the three men　D. $10 was paid by each of the three (　　 ) 24. The assistant_______. 　 　　A. helped the men to divide the money　 B. kept two dollars for himself 　 　　C. returned three to the three men and two to the manager　 　 　D. kept three dollars for himself (　　 )25. Where is the missing dollar? 　　　 A. there wasn’t any missing dollar.

B. It was taken by the assistant, too.

C. It was taken by Mr. King

D. It was taken by the three men.

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My grandfather was a fine man. I love him very much. But one day I told him a lie. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.

Grandfather was not cross with me

"Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof".

Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said, “My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him."

I knew at once what he was telling me. I had often heard the old saying," A lie is a jump from the top of a house"

I said nothing .But I felt like crying.

The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid it might be there a long time. I had to do something!

At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went to him and put my face on his arm.

"Grandfather," I said," I will not tell a lie again. We don't need the ladder now."

Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. "Take the ladder away," he said,"My boy does not jump from the tops of houses."

His words made me happy once again.