Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us __________.

A.how Effendi fooled the kingB.when the king would die
C.why the Minister diedD.Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death
【小题2】The Prime Minister died because __________.
A.Effendi killed himB.Effendi said he would die
C.he was badly illD.he fell off the horse
【小题3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
A.Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
B.Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C.Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.
D.Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
【小题4】The king let Effendi go because __________.
A.he hoped to live a long lifeB.he was afraid of Effendi
C.he didn’t believe Effendi’s wordsD.he knew the would die two days later
【小题5】Which of the following is not true?
A.Effendi played a joke on the Minister.
B.The king was afraid of death.
C.Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D.If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.

One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.

A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.

B. Mr. White works in a village school.

C. Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.

D. Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.

2. What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?

A. It was warm.    B. It was windy. C. It was fine.    D. It was cool.

3.Mr. White couldn't get his hat because ______.

A. his hat had legs                  B. his hat was the big woman's

C. he couldn't see his hat at all        D. he couldn't run as fast as his hat

 

A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . Then he fell down and died.

     The other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 57 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 58, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."

     The story teaches us a 59 : There is power(????) of life and death in the tongue. An 60  word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

1.A. small             B. deep              C. big            D. wide

2.A. care              B. refuse             C. insist          D. think

3.A. kept              B. finished           C. practiced       D. stopped

4.A. Luckily           B. Finally            C. Suddenly       D. Happily

5.A. went on           B. ran away          C. jumped out      D. gave up

6.A. happened          B. continued         C. planned        D. wanted

7.A. got out            B. ran away          C. got off         D. woke up

8.A. smelling           B. eyesight           C. hearing        D. looking

9.A. way               B. skill              C. sentence       D. lesson

10.A. interesting          B. exciting            C. excellent       D. encouraging

 

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