It was a hot summer day. A group of ants were working hard. They were carrying food.

Some grasshoppers were playing in the shade of a tree. One of the grasshoppers asked an ant, “Why are you working so hard on such a hot day?”

“Because you cannot find food in winter. We are getting food for winter,” answered the ant.

“It’s so early to find food for winter. You are a fool to work on such a hot day,” he teased (取笑) the ant.

The ant was very angry and shouted at the grasshopper, “Well, go and play! You will have a bad time in winter. ”

Summer was over and winter came. The grasshopper could not find food anywhere. He was both cold and hungry. He went to the ant’s home and knocked at the door.

“Mr. Ant, I’m very cold and hungry. I’m dying. Please let me have something to eat,” he said.

The ant opened the door and said, “Mr. Grasshopper, you played and sang and teased us in the summer. Please go to play and sing now. ”

Days later, the grasshopper died in the snow.

1.What was the weather like when the ants were carrying food?

A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Rainy. D. Snowy.

2.What were the grasshoppers doing at that time?

A. Finding food. B. Eating. C. Working. D. Playing.

3.Why were the ants working so hard?

A. Because they liked to work in summer.

B. Because they were hungry all the time.

C. Because they wanted to get food for winter.

D. Because they got up early every day.

4.What did the ant do when the grasshopper came in winter?

A. He didn’t open the door. B. He played and sang with the grasshopper.

C. He welcomed the grasshopper. D. He refused to give the grasshopper food.

5.What happened to the grasshopper at last?

A. He had food. B. He died. C. He was angry. D. He sang in snow.

I believe listening is a powerful medicine.

It was Sunday .I had the last___________ to see and I got into her room .She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to_____________ her socks .Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are_____________ seeing him.”

She_____________me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor .This is my story , not yours .”

I was_________ .I sat down and helped her with the socks .She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her ,___________she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of _________ her son .After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was_________ I could do for her .She _____________ her head and smiled .All she wanted me to do was to ______________ .

Each story is ____________ . Some are clear; others are not.Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really __________ . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .

Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often____________what the woman taught me , and I ________________ myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I __________the power of listening .

1.A. doctor B. nurse C. patient D. student

2.A. take off B. get off C. clean out D. put on

3.A. looking forward to B. asking for C. going on D. worrying about

4.A. impressed B. stopped C. asked D. greeted

5.A. excited B. mad C. surprised D. angry

6.A. or B. so C. but D. if

7.A. missing B. loving C. understanding D. meeting

8.A. nothing else B. anything else C. nothing D. everything

9.A. shook B. dropped C. waved D. moved

10.A. see B. smell C. listen D. feel

11.A. terrible B. different C. similar D. true

12.A. happen B. appear C. matter D. change

13.A. think of B. dream of C. lead to D. laugh at

14.A. teach B. ask C. remind D. cheer

15.A. talk about B. show off C. believe in D. run out of

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