There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more      anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how       he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数)        his money for him. It        the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire       he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad       asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He     that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.

    The little girl said, “Well, I worked      six days, so I think you _    pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that,       give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”

    The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _    _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.

On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __    pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire      to give the clever little girl all his money.

  At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have       in it, you may try to work out this math problem..

1.A. as          B. so         C. than        D. then

2.A. many       B. much       C. often        D. far

3.A. both        B. some       C. most        D. all

4.A. cost        B. spent       C. used         D. took

5.A. that        B. what        C. how         D. if

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

7.A. asked      B. thought      C. told        D. spoke

8.A. in         B. on          C. for          D. at

9.A. had to      B. need        C. should       D. must

10.A. still       B. just         C. really       D. finally

11.A. kind       B. foolish      C. lovely       D. clever

12.A. his plan    B. her life      C. his place     D. her mind

13.A. two       B. four         C. six         D. eight

14.A. need      B. had         C. must        D. may

15.A. interest    B. interested    C. interesting    D. interests

We tried our best to ______, but she didn’t stop crying.

A. call her up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. cheer her up????????????? ????????????? C. give her up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. wake her up

A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.

“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man.

His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”

So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps onto the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.

“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”

“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her.

根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。

1.The master loves his cat very much.

2.The cat always shares her food with her master.

3.One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.

4.The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.

5.The story tells us the cat also loves her master.

If I ask you to shut your eyes and gave you a piece of apple to eat, would you be able to tell me what it is just by tasting it? Of course, you could. Your tongue is covered with tiny “taste buds” which help you know what different foods taste like. Do you know that foods would taste different if you did not have a nose? This experiment shows how important your nose is when you taste things.

What You Need:

• a friend to help

• small pieces of any food like carrot, orange, banana

• small pieces of apple, raw(生的) potato, and onion

What You Do:

There are actually three different experiments. You and your friend should take turns to try them on each other.

Experiment 1:

Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth.

Give her a piece of the food and ask her to taste it.

Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.

Experiment 2:

While your friend has her eyes closed, give her a piece of the raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Ask her to eat the potato (but don’t call it by name) and tell you what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple!

Experiment 3: (for the brave)

Take a piece of raw onion. You don’t have to close your eyes this time. Squeeze your nose closed with your other hand so that no smells can get into your nose. Now take a nibble of the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion.

The Science Secret

You already know the science secret. Your nose and your tongue work together to make food taste the way it does. Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors like salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. All of the other “tastes” are actually “smells,” and you need your nose to “taste” them. Oh, and you might use this science secret the next time you are told to eat something you don’t like the taste of. If you hold your nose while you eat it, you won’t “taste” it at all.

1. According to this article, what could a reader know about food?

A. People hold their noses to eat onions.            B. If you can smell potatoes, you will taste apples.

C. People need a sense of smell to taste some food.   D. If you close your eyes, food will taste better.

2.What is the most likely reason Experiment 3 is called “for the brave”?

A. You keep your eyes open.                           B. You have to eat a raw onion.

C. You have to squeeze your nose.                   D. You do the experiment alone.

3.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Your Eyes Knows                               B. Your Nose Knows  

C. Your Mouth Knows                             D. Your Tongue Knows