Three men buy seventeen apples．The first man wants one half(一半), the second man wants one third(三分之一), and the third man wants one ninth．It is impossible(不可能)．At that time, a little boy comes with an apple in his hand．The boy says to them, “Don't worry about that．Let me help you．” First of all, with his apple adds(加)to them, he makes the number of the apples eighteen．Then he gives nine to the first man, six to the second man, and two to the third man．He gives away seventeen in all and takes his apple back．The three men praise him, “How clever the boy is! ”
(1)
How many apples does three men buy?
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A．
nine
B．
eighteen
C．
six
D．
seventeen
(2)
What's the three men's problem?
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A．
They can't eat the apples．
B．
They can't go home．
C．
They can't divide the apples．
D．
They want to borrow the apples．
(3)
What does the boy do to help them?
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A．
He adds his apple to theirs when he divides the apples．
B．
He keeps an apple to divide the apples．
C．
He gets an apple from another man．
D．
He eats an apple．
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The three men ask the small boy to divide the apples．
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it's too late．
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life．If you can't swim well, you won't be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving．Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you．Make sure you do it．
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life．You can't just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people．Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun．Teams usually have a good social life too – you'll go to lots of parties and make many friends．
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things．You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends．The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you．That way you won't forget．
(1)
The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________．
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A．
it can save your life
B．
it can make you healthy
C．
you might easily do lots of things
(2)
“A good social life” in the passage means ________．
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A．
you'll study in groups
B．
you'll go to parties and make many friends
C．
you'll take part in many matches
(3)
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________．
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A．
collect something
B．
do some water sports
C．
send emails to your friends
(4)
What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及)in the passage?
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A．
stamps
B．
cinema tickets
C．
snowballs
(5)
The passage is mainly about ________ before you are 18．
