I heard the story about a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking ,"This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting trip. The friend would load(装弹药) and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had obviously done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This is good!" to which the king replied, "No, this is NOT good!" and sent his friend to prison.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人肉之野蛮人)caught him and took him and his men to their village. They tied his hands, piled some wood, set up a wooden pole and tied him to the pole. As they came close to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious(迷信的), they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the prison to speak with his friend. "You were right", he said, "it was good that my thumb was blown off. " And he told the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to prison for so long. It was bad of me to do this. ""No," his friend replied, "this is good!" "What do you mean, 'this is good!' How could it be good that I sent my friend to prison for a year?" "If I had NOT been in prison, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!"
1.Cannibals did the following except that they .
A. caught the king and took the king including his men to their village
B. tied the king to the pole and came close to set fire to the wood
C. noticed that the king was missing a thumb and untied the king
D. never ate anyone who was less than whole but except a king
2.From the passage, we can infer that .
A. the king's friend was a person who was whole
B. the king's friend was a person who was less than whole
C. the king's friend was set free but punished later
D. the king's friend was superstitious, weak and honest
3.The best title of this passage should be
A. This Is Good B. King and Friend
C. African King D. Cruel Cannibals
Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village. They were very tired and _______ but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅).
The soldiers built a small cooking fire， _______ their pot on it，and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to _______ what the stone soup was when they heard about it.
"Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said. _______ some children ran to fetch salt and pepper.
"Stones can be used to prepare good soup,but tomatoes would _______ it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why, 1 think I have a tomato or two!" She ran to get the tomatoes.
"Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup！" said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and _______ she ran.
"If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's _______ " The villagers thought it over,and then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup,and all from a few stones！It seemed like_______！
The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk,this soup would be fit for a king!" So other villagers_______ to get some milk.
"The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and we will _______ it,but first we need to set the tables. " Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better _______ some bread and cakes. " So they brought the _______ two things and the meal was _______ by all. Never had there been such a _______ meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones！They ate and drank and danced well into the night.
In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall_______ go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."
1.A. hungry B. bored C. sleepy D. sick
2.A. drew B. threw C. left D. placed
3.A. see B. tell C. imagine D. notice
4.A. But B. So C. Or D. While
5.A. cook B. do C. invent D. make
6.A. about B. in C. off D. out
7.A. health B. money C. dream D. table
8.A. art B. magic C. interest D. supper
9.A. tried B. returned C. managed D. came
10.A. want B. buy C. use D. taste
11.A. over B. besides C. with D. like
12.A. first B. last C. other D. only
13.A. enjoyed B. given C. needed D. brought
14.A. cheap B. proper C. special D. public
15.A. later B. ever C. sometimes D. never
How much time do you usually spend to the news programme ?
A. to listen B. listen
C. listening D. to be listening
My daughter prefers when she is free.
A. to compose music rather than doing sports
B. to compose music rather than do sports
C. composing music to do sports
D. composing music than doing sports
The two girls are so that they always sit together, talking to each other.
A. close; close B. closely; closely
C. close; closely D. closely; close
It is the teacher's job to make sure that every student the best score he can.
A. will get B. gets
C. have got D. are getting
