There was once an old farmer with a horse．He used the horse to pull a plow(犁)so that he could plow his field．He used him to pull a cart(马车)．Sometimes he used him to ride to market．They were good friends．

  One day the farmer found there was something wrong with his horse．He was very sick．The farmer called a vet and asked him to come and look at his sick horse．

  “He’s a very good horse，”the farmer said to the vet，“I can’t do anything on the farm without him．Please make him better for me．He doesn’t want to stand up，and he doesn’t want to eat，either．Is he going to die?”

    “I don’t know yet．”the vet said．“I’II tell you after I’ve examined  him．”

    The vet examined the horse， and then said，“You’re lucky．There is nothing seriously wrong with him．Give him one of these pills twice a day. He'll soon be better．”

    He gave the farmer a box of large pills．

    The farmer looked at them and said．“But my horse won’t eat．How Call l make him swallow(吞)the pills?”

  The vet said，“Get a tube(管子)．Put a pill in the lube．Put on end of the tube in the horse’s mouth and the other end i11 your own．Then blow hard．The pill will shoot out of the tube and go down the horse’s throat．”

    “OK，”the old farmer said happily．

     A few days later the farmer went to see the vet．He looked really ill．

    “You look sick．”the vet said．“What’s the trouble with you?”

    “oh．my dear vet．My horse blew first!” the old farmer said sadly．

1．What’s wrong with the horse?    ，

A．He got a headache．

    B．He didn’t want to stand up or eat anything．

    C．He was going to die．

    D．He had a fever．

2．How did the vet suggest giving the pill to the horse?

    He suggested                 .

    A. mixing it with water       B．dropping it in the horse’s mouth

    C．blowing it out of a tube    D．putting it in the horse’s food

 3．The word “blow”in the story means“    ”．

    A．take air in    B．be without air    C。move air D．push air out

 4．Why did the farmer look sick?

    A.Because he swallowed the pill．    B．Because the horse died．

    C．Because his horse kicked him．    D．Because the vet gave him the wrong pill．

At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.
“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.
Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest."
Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.
"81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.
"Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.
【小题1】Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because __________.

At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.

“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.

Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest."

Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.

When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.

The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.

"81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.

"Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.

1.Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because __________.

A．Grandma only liked radish

B．Grandma didn't like beef soup

C．Grandma loved her grandson more than herself

D．There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time

2.What do you think of the boss of the snack bar?

A．Impatient.                             B．Warm-hearted.

C．Very rich.                             D．Hard-working.

3.Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?

A．He played games with his friends.

B．He was asked to count the guests for the boss.

C．He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.

D．He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．The 100th guest                        B．A snack bar

C．A boy counting stones                    D．A poor grandma