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Once upon a time (从前) in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country , a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man, " But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad ," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting at him, "You will get to town in two hours." The man was in great surprise ? He turned back and asked, "Why didn' t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell that before?" answered Aesop, "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

(    ) 61. One day Aesop was ____.

A.    stopping a man walking             

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country            

D. watching a man walking

(    ) 62. When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A.    didn't answer at first           

B. said that he couldn' t answer it

C. told him that he was clever         

D. shcok his head

(    ) 63. From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever                 

B. the man didn't know that place well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town 

D. the man knew Aesop very well

(    )64. The man got angry because ____.

A.    Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything  

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn't get to know what he wanted     

D.it would take him two hours to get to town

(    ) 65. We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A . pleased      B.angry       C.surprised    D. hungry

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Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage(破坏) my boat, “Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time, “Knowledge answered.

“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable(珍贵的)Love is.”

1.How did the feelings go away from the island?

A. By water.       B. By swimming.      C. On foot.          D. By flying

2.How many feelings did Love ask for help but failed?

A.2.               B.3                  C.4                  D.5

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Happiness was blind.

B. Richness had a small boat.

C. Vanity’s ship was damaged.

D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.

4.Who saved Love?

A. Time.           B. Knowledge.        C. Richness.         D. Happiness.

5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Love and Time           B. An Accident

C.A sinking island         D. Different Feelings

 

Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”
Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!
【小题1】What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?

A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．

B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．

C．James hit his friend in return at once．

D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．

【小题2】What’s the matter with James in the oasis?

A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．

B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．

C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．

D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．

【小题3】What did James do after he was saved by his friend?

A．He wrote some words on a stone．

B．He thanked his friends at once．

C．He wrote some words in the sand．

D．He drank some water and had a rest．

【小题4】Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．

B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．

C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．

D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．

【小题5】Why did James write words in different places?
A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
B．No wind can blow thanks away．
C．James only wanted to write words in different places．
D．A and B．