There were three brothers. They each decided to find a precious treasure and meet a year later.
One year later, the three brothers gathered again. They each boasted about the treasure they had.
The oldest brother brought a telescope. "I found a telescope which can see far away."
The second brother brought a flying carpet." I found a flying carpet that can be anywhere."
The third brother said." I found an apple that cures all diseases."
The brothers were amazed at the treasures they found. "Let's see what we can do with our treasures now." The brothers all nodded.
The oldest brother looked through his telescope and saw a palace in the distance. A princess was lying in bed sick. The second opened his carpet and said. "Let's ride this carpet and go to the palace." The three brothers went to the palace on the flying carpet to save the sick princess.
The three brothers met the king and told him why they had come. The king said. "If you cure the princess, I will let one of you marry the princess." The youngest brother gave the princess the apple he found.
The princess had been sick for a long time, but with one bite of the apple, she was cured.
The king hugged the princess with joy. "Okay, as promised, one of you can marry the princess." The brothers each wanted the other to marry the princess. No matter how pretty and princess was, the brothers thought their loyalty was more important.
The king was moved and gave them gold and silver and high positions. The three brothers lived happily ever after.
1.Which of the following phrases can take the place of the words underlined?
A. figured out B. worked out
C. showed off D. complained about
2.Which the following sentence is true?
A. The three brothers didn’t get along well with each other.
B. All the brothers wanted to marry the princess.
C. The king didn’t want to keep his promise.
D. None of the three brothers married the princess.
3.Who saved the princess?
A. The oldest brother B. The second brother
C. The youngest brother D. The three brothers
4.Which of the followings is the best title?
A. A precious treasure B. A beautiful princess
C. The three happy brothers D. A brilliant palace
In the past，people usually believed what newlyborn babies wanted was food and to be kept warm and dry．They thought babies were not able to ____ things until they were five or six months old．____ the researchers in the United States now believe babies begin learning on their first ____ of life．They say babies are strongly ____ by their environment and one baby will ____ if his or her mother does something that the baby likes．
A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to ____ her mother．This is how babies start to learn to ____ and communicate with other people．The researchers say this ability to learn ____ in a baby even before birth．They also ____ the idea that newlyborn babies can ____ and understand sounds they heard while they were still ____ inside their mothers．
Recently，an American study ____ 112 babies found babies learned better when they were ____．The babies appeared to learn well whether they were sitting up on their own，sitting in seats or ____ to sit up．The researchers say keeping that kind ____ had what they called a ____ effect on the babies' ability to learn about objects．They say the body position may be linked to development in the ____．One ____ says babies can pay more attention to ____ an object if they do not have to be about their balance．
1.A．learn B．know C．remember D．eat
2.A．Besides B．While C．But D．Therefore
3.A．hour B．month C．week D．day
4.A．influenced B．accepted C．disturbed D．moved
5.A．cry B．smile C．sing D．eat
6.A．annoy B．love C．notice D．please
7.A．connect B．live C．speak D．smile
8.A．disappears B．informs C．exists D．happens
9.A．infer B．support C．deny D．instruct
10.A．recognize B．realize C．receive D．record
11.A．sleeping B．delivering C． shaping D．developing
12.A．helping B．involving C．raising D．containing
13.A．sleeping soundly B．lying down C．sitting up D．awaking clearly
14.A．assisted B．forced C．asked D．mentioned
15.A．hobby B．gesture C．decoration D．purpose
16.A．negative B．unmarked C．significant D．side
17.A．language B．brain C．feeling D．body
18.A．psychologist B．mother C．doctor D．researcher
19.A．exploring B．finding C．feeling D．discovering
20.A．eager B．worried C．confident D．curious
You’d better tell your mother not to make a call while driving because her car __ missed a cyclist when she was on the way to work the other day.
A. closely B. merely
C. narrowly D. hardly
It wasn’t until near the end of the letter ______ she mentioned her own plan.
A. where B. that C. why D. when
-- How many people are expected to come to your party tomorrow afternoon?
-- I send out thirty invitations but one third _____.
A. didn’t show up B. won’t show up
C. hadn’t showed up D. doesn’t show up
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.
A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid
