Long long ago, there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons. The couple wanted a daughter very much, and finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much. One day the father needed water for the child, so he sent the seven brothers to a well (井) in the forest to get it. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the water jug (壶) fell into the well. The boys looked into the well and thought of their father. They were afraid to go home.

Hours passed. "Where are those boys?" shouted the angry father. "They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into ravens (乌鸦) !"And when he looked up, he saw seven black birds flying away. The father was shocked. "What have I done? he thought. But it was too late. He could not take back his words.

Later, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply, and she decided to find them. For years, she searched and did not stop. She made up her mind to find them. Finally, she found their home. To enter, she needed a special key made from a chicken bone, which she did not have. The girl thought for a moment, and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers. With it, she opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She ate and drank a little from each of them. In the last cup, she accidently dropped a ring that her parents had given her.

Later hat day, the ravens returned for their meal. The girl hid behind the door and watched. When the seventh raven drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The raven recognized it at once—it was his parents' ring. "I wish our sister were here, "he said, "and then we could be free. " At that moment, their sister ran to them, and suddenly the ravens were human again. The brothers kissed their sister and all eight of them went home together happily.

1.Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first?

A.They lost their father's ring. B.They threw away the water jug.

C.They didn't get back any water. D.Seven black ravens shocked them.

2.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence in Para. 2?

A.The father regretted what he had said. B.The father was not pleased with his life.

C.The father was worried about his little girl. D.The father was angry with what his sons had done.

3.What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house?

A.She ate and drank. B.She hid behind a door.

C.She took out a knife D.She sat and waited for the ravens.

4.How did the ravens become human again?

A.They ate a magic ring. B.One raven made a wish after seeing the ring.

C.They drank with a special cup from their father. D.Their sister kissed them.

5.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A.Don't talk to strange people. B.Work hard and you will be happy.

C.Your parents always know best. D.Think carefully about what to say.

It’s been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the navy (海军). You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander-in-chief (最高统帅). In fact, it all began from the half a year’s basic training, which I will never forget. The training included midnight swims in the cold water, days without_________and long painful runs in the soft sand. I always felt cold, wet, hungry and painful.

The training also needed to find those who could_________in an environment of stress, mess, failure and hardships. To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted six months. And today, I’d like to talk about one little thing.

Every morning in the training, my instructors (教官) would appear in our rooms. The first thing they did was to_______our beds. The corners would be square if we did it right. The covers would be pulled tight, and the pillow would be centered just under the headboard.

It was a difficult task. But every morning we were required to make our beds_________. It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.

If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the first task of the day. It will bring you a small_________of success, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another and another. And by the end of the day, one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will prove the fact. If you can’t do the_________things right, you will hardly be able to do the big things right.

Changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it. I can make sure that it doesn’t matter whether I ever _______ a day in uniform (制服,军服). Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection. So if you have an awful day by accident, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

In general, if you want to change the world,_________off by making your bed. I hope all of you will have a brighter future!

1.A.water B.sleep C.food D.air

2.A.doubt B.lead C.separate D.hurry

3.A.check B.clean C.mend D.make

4.A.differently B.quietly C.comfortably D.perfectly

5.A.gift B.task C.exam D.sense

6.A.important B.interesting C.little D.hard

7.A.chose B.served C.remembered D.celebrated

8.A.start B.run C.get D.take

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