One day a young man went to the town and bought himself a new pair of pants. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found they were about two inches(英寸) long. He went into the kitchen(厨房). His mother and his two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them,“ The new pants are too long. They need cutting(剪) by two inches. Would one of you do this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and nobody said anything.

   But after his mother finished washing, she went to her son’s room and cut the pants by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. She went to his room and cut the pants by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s pants, so she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.

1.The pants were       .

A. too long                 B. new                          C. for the young man         D. A, B and C

2.The young man’s mother and sister didn’t answer him because         .

A. they don’t like him at all

B. they were too busy at that time

C. they didn’t want to do it for him

D. they didn’t hear him clearly

3.If the pants were 197 inches at first, at last they were        .

A. 191 inches              B. 193 inches                  C. 195 inches                D.199 inches

4.From the story, we know        .

A. The young man’s mother and sister didn’t want to help him.

B. The young man can wear the pants to go out now.

C. The young man can cut his pants himself.

D. The young man wouldn't be very happy after he saw his pants.

5.Which one is true from the story?

A. The young man’s mother and sisters wouldn’t like to talk with each other.

B. The young man’s mother and sister didn’t hear the young man’s words.

C. The young man’s pants were too long for him now.

D. The young man had to buy another pair of pants now.

 

It was very late at night. An old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and Wanted to slay there for the night. After he went to his room, the owner said to his 41   ."Look at hisbag. There must be much money in it. Let's take it away when he's 42 , shall we? '
"Oh, no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police."
They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an 44 . "We have forgetful grass. Why not put some forgetful grass into his food? If he 45 the food, he will forget lo take his bag away."
The old man ate the food 46 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the door 47 and the old man had gone away with his bag. He woke his wife up and said to her angrily, "How foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn't 48 at all."
"No, I don't think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.
"Oh! I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.

【小题1】

A．sister B．friend C．aunt D．wife

【小题2】

A．asleep B．awake C．alive D．alone

【小题3】

A．set off B．give up C．look for D．take off

【小题4】

A．idea B．advice C．instruction D．excuse

【小题5】

A．eats B．receives C．likes D．refuses

【小题6】

A．onto B．for C．with D．into

【小题7】

A．open B．opens C．opening D．lo open

【小题8】

A．interesting B．important C．delicious D．useful

【小题9】

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

【小题10】

A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay

It was very late at night. An old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and Wanted to slay there for the night. After he went to his room, the owner said to his 41   ."Look at his bag. There must be much money in it. Let's take it away when he's 42 , shall we? '

"Oh, no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police."

They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an 44 . "We have forgetful grass. Why not put some forgetful grass into his food? If he 45 the food, he will forget lo take his bag away."

The old man ate the food 46 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the door 47 and the old man had gone away with his bag. He woke his wife up and said to her angrily, "How foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn't 48 at all."

"No, I don't think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.

"Oh! I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.

1.A. sister B. friend C. aunt D. wife

2. A. asleep B. awake C. alive D. alone

3.A. set off B. give up C. look for D. take off

4.A. idea B. advice C. instruction D. excuse

5. A. eats B. receives C. likes D. refuses

6.A. onto B. for C. with D. into

7. A. open B. opens C. opening D. lo open

8.A. interesting B. important C. delicious D. useful

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

10.A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay

 

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Our school is very big and there are more than four _____________(千) students in it．

2.The Spring Festival usually comes in January or _____________(二月)．

3.The_____________(努力) you work , the more progress you’ll make．

4.Poor Jack felt _____________(紧张不安的) when he went to his manager’s office．

5.Nobody is _____________(缺席) , so let’s begin our meeting．

 

One day, a boy fought with one of his classmates.    1.  “He is really bad and I hate him.”  the boy said.

The grandfather said, “Let me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did.  2.  It doesn’t hurt（伤害） your enemy (敌人) but only hurt yourself. ”

As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is good and kind. He gets on well with everything around him.  3.   He is full of anger （怒气）. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully because he always hates others.  4.  They both try to control (控制)me. ”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s eyes and asked, “Which tiger always controls you, grandfather?”

The old man said slowly in a serious voice, “  5. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”

A.But the other is bad and unfriendly.

B.Then he went to his grandfather and told him his story angrily.

C.But hate will make you feel tired .

D. The one that I feed.

E(AB).It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart.