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This is an old story. It was first told long ago. A rich man wanted to make a journey to another town. He was a businessman. He wanted to take things to sell. He also wanted to take gold to buy things with. He decided to take ten servants(仆人)with him . They would carry the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey. He was a kind man. He said to one of his servants:“You are the smallest and the thinnest of all my servants. You cannot carry load. You must choose the lightest load to carry.” The servant thanked his master. Then he walked to the biggest load. This was bread to eat on the journey.“You are foolish,” said his master.“That is the biggest and heaviest load.” But the servant lifted up the load happily and the journey began. They all ate some of the bread. Then they stopped for a rest. They walked for four hours. Then they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. The servant's load grew smaller and lighter every day. At the end of the journey, the clever servant had nothing to carry.

1. rich businessman wanted to ______ .

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A. sell gold　　　　　　　B. make a journey

C. sell ten servants　　　D. eat food

2.The servant could ______ on the journey.

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A. look after him

B. look for gold

C. carry the things and food

D. sell the things and eat the food

3. The rich man talked to one of his servants who were________.

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A. the smallest　　　B. the thinnest

C. the biggest　　　 D. the smallest and the thinnest

4. The servant chose ______ to carry.

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A. water　　　B. bread　　　C. food　　　D. gold

5. At the end of the journey the clever servant hadn't ______ to carry.

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A. anything　　　B. gold　　　C. water　　　D. nothing

閱讀理解    

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We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe we can’t speak English.

If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.

So, you see, you can learn by using it, You should listen to your teacher in class. You should speak English to your classmates every day and also you could write something in English. Then one day you may find your English very good.
(   )1You know a lot about English, but maybe

_________ it.
       A.you can speak      B.you can study

C.you can’t speak 

(   )2You must get into the river___________.
     A.to learn how to swim  B.to play C.to jump
(   )3Do you want to be a football player? 

Please ____________.
       A.buy a football        B.play football

C.have some lessons 
(   )4You can learn by using it. For example:____
     A.listen to your teacher in class 

B.Speak English to your classmates every day

C.A and B

(   )5Which do you think is the best title for this

 article?     __________________.
A.How to swim       B.How to play football C.How can we learn English well
                  B

　　Several years ago Robert knew a girl at a party. He loved her at once. But he hadn’t enough money to marry(娶)her. He went to another village and wanted to borrow five thousand dollars from Peter, one of his classmates. He said he was going to return the money in two years.

    Peter Black believed him and lent the money to him. And Robert thanked the young man very much.

    In the past four years Robert married the girl and she had a baby. They lived a happy life, but he didn’t give the money back to Peter.

    One day Peter’s mother was ill and needed an operation. He looked for Robert for a few times, but he never met him. One day Peter heard that the young man was in. He hurried there. He knocked at the door for a long time and Robert’s wife came out to meet him.

    “I’m sorry, Mr Black.” said the woman. “My husband has just gone out.”

    Peter thought for a while and said, “Yes, I met him on my way here. He told me that he had left all his money at home and let you return it to me.”

    “Don’t believe him, dear!”Robert came out in a hurry(匆忙) and called out. “I’ve never told him about it!”

(   )6Peter believe Robert because _______.

        A.they were old classmates

        B.they lived in different villages

        C.Peter was a rich man

        D.Robert once helped Peter

(   )7Robert wouldn’t meet Peter because _______.

        A.he did not want to pay back the money

        B.he had paid Peter all the money

        C.he was always very busy

        D.his wife didn’t let him do so

(   )8Robert’s wife said sorry to Peter because she wanted ______.

    A.to pay Peter the money  B.to make Peter leave

    C.to let Peter in         D.to go out to meet Peter

(   )9Robert came out in a hurry because _______.

A.he was afraid Peter would beat his wife

B.he was afraid Peter would take his wife to the police

    C.he decided to give the money back to Peter

    D.he was afraid his wife would give the money to Peter

(   )10Which of the following is true? ___________.

    A.The woman didn’t know her husband was at home.

    B.Robert had no money to pay Peter.

    C.Peter was clever enough to make Robert come out.

D.Robert thought Peter was a good friend.

閱讀理解

 Not many years ago， a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children‘s playground.
 As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk， Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor.  He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman， thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
 The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain， asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1. Johnson became a rich man through _________.
 A. doing business.                     B. making whisky.
C. cheating.                          D. buying and selling land.
2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson __________.
 A. had no children.                  B. was a strange man.
C. was very fond of children          D. wanted people to know how rich he was. 
3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out  __________.
 A. what kind of whisky he had.       B. how to live longer.
 C. how to become wealthy           D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.
4. The newspaperman ____________.
 A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.
 B. shouldn‘t have asked Johnson what injection he had.
 C. was eager to live a long life.
 D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.
5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.
 A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
 B. he needed an injection in the neck.
 C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
 D. there was something wrong with his neck. 

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Not many years ago， a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children‘s playground.

    As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk， Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor.  He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman， thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

    The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain， asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1. Johnson became a rich man through _________.

A. doing business.                              B. making whisky.

C. cheating.                                       D. buying and selling land.

2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson __________.

A. had no children.                             B. was a strange man.

C. was very fond of children.              D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out  __________.

A. what kind of whisky he had.           B. how to live longer.

C. how to become wealthy.                  D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

4. The newspaperman ____________.

A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

B. shouldn‘t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

C. was eager to live a long life.

D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.

A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

B. he needed an injection in the neck.

C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

D. there was something wrong with his neck.