Once upon a time 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 to 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 you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."
1.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
2.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. shook his head
3.From the text we know that ____.
A. Aesop wasn't very clever
B. the man didn't know the way to town well
C. the man knew how soon he could get to town
D. the man knew Aesop very well
4.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 know what Aesop meant
D. it would take him two hours to get to town
5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.
A. pleased B. angry C. sad D. hungry
Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?
One day, two ___ were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very __ . They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” ___ the woman. “You are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to __ the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.
“We are all going to the ___ ,” said the boys. “Let us carry the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ___ with the heavy basket, but happily.
The other day, I saw a little girl stop and __ a piece of banana peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶). “I wish ___ would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”
Perhaps some may say that these are not __ things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a kind heart. We must not wait for the __ to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.
1.A. boys B. girls C. men D. women
2.A. bored B. tired C. pleased D. surprised
3.A. asked B. told C. replied D. spoke
4.A. bring B. buy C. take D. sell
5.A. town B. hotel C. garden D. school
6.A. weakly B. quickly C. slowly D. quietly
7.A. take out B. cut off C. put down D. pick up
8.A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody
9.A. little B. good C. great D. bad
10.A. pay B. time C. advice D. love
He ______ much food _____the poor family during the hard time.
A. provided; to B. offered; with
C. provided; with D. provided; for
She used to ______ in the morning, but now she is used to ________ at night.
A. read; read B. read; reading
C. reading; read D. reading; reading
—Is this your book?
—No, it is ______book. It belongs to_______.
A. his; his B. his; him
C. him; his D. him; him
He eats ________food, so he is _____fat.
A. much too; too much B. much too; many too
C. too much; much too D. too much; many too
