Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的）. Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1.The king felt unhappy all the time.
2.The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
3.The second doctor was very clever.
4.The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
5.In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
Here are four of my friends. Get to know them and their interesting experiences.
I’m Mark. I’m 12. I have learned a lot about cycling and cycled about two hundred miles (英里) with my friends. We all felt very excited.
My name is Sam. I’m one year older than Mark. I have entered a competition. At last, I won it and the prize was a seven---day holiday to my favourite country —America.
You can call me Linda. I’m the same age as Mark. I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland with my parents. I was excited to see so many cartoon characters(人物) because I often dreamed about them.
John is my name. I’m one year younger than Sam. I have learned to ride a horse because I thought it was exciting. Before I learned it, I fell off the horse many times. But that was very interesting for me.
1.There are _____ children at the age of 12.
A. five B. two C. three D. Four
2._____ has cycled a long way.
A. Mark B. Sam C. Linda D. John
3.What did Sam win in the competition?
A. A holiday to America.
B. A visit to London.
C. A travel to Hainan.
D. A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.
4.What did Linda often dream about?
A. Hong Kong Disneyland. B. Her friends.
C. Cartoon characters. D. Her parents.
5.What did John think of horse-riding?
A. Boring. B. Tiring.
C. Exciting. D. Relaxing.
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Mr Zhou and his students are on the bus. Everyone is _ . They’ll arrive in Shanghai. Now, they are_ their way to their sister school by _ . The school is not far _ their hotel. Mr. Zhou becomes more excited. He is from Shanghai. His parents and his friends will be glad _ him. He and his students are talking _ their plan in the bus. First, they will study in their sister school _ months and then they will see some _ places in Shanghai. About four months_ , they’ll go_ Nanjing.
1.A. worried B. excited C. sad D. interesting
2.A. in B. for C. on D. to
3.A. train B. plane C. bike D. bus
4.A. from B. to C. with D. for
5.A. to see B. to find C. to leave D. to look
6.A. about B. for C. on D. with
7.A. in B. for C. at D. after
8.A. surprising B. interested C. interesting D. surprised
9.A. after B. later C. On D. for
10.A. back B. back to C. to back D. back in
_______ nice hat it is!
A. How B. What C. What a
Do you think _____ a football match tomorrow?
A. there will be B. will there be
C. there will have D. there are going to be
My sister is very lazy. She _________ helps my parents with housework.
A. usually B. always C. often D. never
