Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem.
However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse,which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’work,”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes,”answered Paul,extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence,two metres tall,so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.”
The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge,stretching from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge,staring in amazement,his younger brother Jason,came across,and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done,”said Jason.
Then,Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,“Thank you so much。Please stay.I have much more for you to do.”
“I’d love to.”the builder said quietly,“but,I have many more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

A.The digging of the creek.
B.A problem about a farm animal.
C.Who owned the field between the farms.
D.Who would pay for building the fence.
【小题2】The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means         ·
A.do something even worseB.improve the situation
C.point out his mistakeD.help him out
【小题3】What do we know about the brothers?
A.They had been fighting for many years.
B.Their farms were not very successful.
C.They finally realized their mistakes.
D.They liked building bridges.
【小题4】Why did the builder build the bridge?
A.He needed a way to get across the river.
B.There was not enough wood for the fence.
C.He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.
D.He wanted to bring the brothers together.
【小题5】In what order did the following take place in the story?
a.The brothers stood on the bridge.
b.Jason dug the creek.
C.The brothers became angry with each other,
d.The builder asked for work.
e.Paul went into town.
A.b,c,e,d,a    B.c,b,d,e,a
C.b,e,c,a,d    D.c,d,b,a,e

Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his(1)___ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) _____ . But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

1.

A.hand

B.head

C.eyes

D.feet

 

2.

A.hard

B.fast

C.harder

D.faster

 

3.

A.asleep

B.alone

C.afraid

D.awake

 

4.

A.well

B.hungry

C.thirsty

D.tired

 

5.

A.looked for him

B.looked at him

C.looked after him

D.looked him over

 

6.

A.after

B.because

C.before

D.if

 

7.

A.stood up

B.woke up

C.sat down

D.lay down

 

8.

A.lunch

B.dinner

C.supper

D.breakfast

 

9.

A.always

B.usually

C.never

D.often

 

10.

A.laughed

B.shouted

C.smiled

D.asked

 

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