Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither(两者都不)of them likes to use his head. They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers(村民) build new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine(药)for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it when he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained losses in business (生意上蒙受损失)while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small" Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish(傻) we were!"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because ______.

A. they hope to save money B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they're not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends D. make a profit

3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren't as good as the others' B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples were in the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. ______ I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ______ to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than _____computer games all day.” I promised to do 2,000 words each day. But _______I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still ______me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I wished I could just go outside and______ football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting ______my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more ______ than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would______the computer. But then I remember______ my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When

2.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

3.A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays

4.A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly

5.A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for

6.A. play B. give C. buy D. watch

7.A. in B. with C. about D. for

8.A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous

9.A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close

10.A. how B. where C. which D. what

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