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In a small city in England, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he____a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to____the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took____farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. "I am so____that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,_____I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butter from____, I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We____what we give to others in life. Whenever you take actions, ask yourself this____, "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a____. Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even____what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.

1.A. gave B. fed C. sold D. threw

2.A. weigh B. watch C. cut D. use

3.A. / B. a C. an D. the

4.A. rich B. poor C. honest D. quiet

5.A. and B. so C. but D. or

6.A. I B. my C. me D. mine

7.A. get back B. look back C. give back D. turn back

8.A. answer B. question C. help D. idea

9.A. difference B. habit C. mistake D. difficulty

10.A. study B. mean C. imagine D. know

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When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father′s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie′s place. We′d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we′d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father′s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie′s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don′t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life′s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I′d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I′ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That′s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

1.In the second paragraph, the writer and his father were feeling ________.

A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud

2.In the eyes of the writer′s father, Bernie __________.

A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time

C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money

3.The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ____________.

A. the best part of the watermelon B. the writer′s busy life

C. the writer′s decision of making money D. the writer′s hope of enjoying life

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. One has to work hard to reach his goal. B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Watermelon is the healthiest fruit. D. One should keep work-life balance.

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