One dark night, two blind(盲的)men were going home from work. "I need to buy some socks," said one of them suddenly(突然). “Let's stop at the shop on the street.” “OK,” said the other. “I think I'll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.

“What size do you wear, sir? And what color would you like?” asked the girl in the shop.

“Size Eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please,” answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear Size Eleven, too. So, the same color and the same number,” said the other man.

A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped(撞)into them. The blind men dropped(掉)all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks? They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do? Soon they had a wonderful idea. Easily and quickly, each of them got just what they wanted on their own. How clever they were!

Can you guess how they solved(解决)their problem?

1.The two blind men bought some socks when they were______________.

A.on their way home B.on their way to the shop

C.on their way to work D.on their way to the city center

2.According to(根据)the paragraph 4, which is the right order(顺序)of the following sentences?

①The socks were mixed up and the boy said sorry.

②Two blind men solved their problem and got their own socks.

③A boy on the bike bumped into the blind men.

④Two blind men dropped their socks on the ground.

⑤Two blind men were in the dark street with their socks.

A.④③⑤①② B.⑤③④①② C.⑤④③②① D.③①④⑤②

3.According to the story, which may be the best idea for the blind men to get their own socks?

A.They waited until(直到)someone told them the color of the socks and separated them.

B.They put all pairs of socks together and each of them picked 6 socks.

C.They went back to ask the shop assistant to separate(分开)them.

D.They separated each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair.

4.The title of the passage should be _______________.

A.Black and White B.One Dark Night

C.Two Clever Blind Men D.Two Good Friends

So many twins

Walk around Kodinji village and you’ll think that you have double vision. N1.knows why there are so many twins in the village of over 5,000 people.

In fact with about 35-45 twins per 1,000 live birth, this village in North Kerala, India, has four times more twins than normal. Based on door-to-door surveys, there are probably now a2.230 sets of twins in the village, locals said. That number doesn’t include five women pregnant (怀孕的)with twins.

The twins of 60 are the oldest twins in the village, while the youngest were born on June 10 this year. Being a twin is not always easy. Pathummakutty. a middle-aged woman, recalls how her family struggled for a 13.when she was a child. But she also r4.good times such as laughter after she was mixed up with her twin sister. At the local school, 15-year-old Salmabi said teachers often confused her for her twin sister and she was once scolded for something that her twin sister d5..

Scientists are still trying to uncover the mystery of w6. there are so many twins in the village. “Based on scientific facts, we feel something in the environment is causing this. It could be something in the water,” said a 17. doctor, M.K. Sribiju. The locals also believe it is to do with the water. Kodinji is surrounded by clear water in the small river.

As scientists try to find the r8. for the large numbers of twins in the village, the parents are busy trying to tell their children apart. While parents lightheartedly point out that their twins even seem to fall sick together but not all traits (特性)are s9.The twins Anu and Abhi prefer different film stars and one of the boys likes to play tennis, w10. the other prefers kicking a soccer ball.

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