Once upon a time two young men ________ to France to find the job．

1. A.
   move
2. B.
   will more
3. C.
   are moving
4. D.
   moved

Once upon a time we Chinese made the first kite. People used kites to send ________ to other places because they didn't have telephones, computers, or even radios.

1. A.
   languages
2. B.
   newspapers
3. C.
   messages
4. D.
   magazines

Once there lived a very clever man whose name was Aesop (伊索). One day as he was taking a walk, he came across a traveler. The traveler stopped him and asked, “Excuse me,, can you tell me how
soon I’ll get to town?”
“Go.” Aesop answered.
“I know I must go.” said the traveler, “but I want to know how soon I’ll get to town.”
“Go!~ ”Aesop said again angrily.
“This man must be mad(疯的),” the traveler thought and went on.
After the traveler had gone some distance(一段距离), Aesop shouted after him, “You’ll get to town in two hours.”
The traveler was greatly surprised. He turned back and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me that before?”
“How could I tell you that before?” Aesop answered, “I didn’t know how fast you could walk.”

1. 1.

   One day Aesop ____________ a traveler while he was walking.

   1. A.
      stopped
   2. B.
      found
   3. C.
      met
   4. D.
      saved
2. 2.

   The traveler asked Aesop______________.

   1. A.
      to show him the way to town
   2. B.
      how long it would take him to get to town
   3. C.
      to give him some money
   4. D.
      to tell him where the town was:
3. 3.

   Why didn’t Aesop give the traveler the answer at first? Because he__________.

   1. A.
      thought the traveler a was rude man
   2. B.
      didn’t know the distance
   3. C.
      wanted to tell him later
   4. D.
      didn’t know how fast the man could walk
4. 4.

   When did Aesop give the traveler the answer?

   1. A.
      After the traveler got to town
   2. B.
      After the traveler had walked some distance.
   3. C.
      when he wasn’t angry.
   4. D.
      When the traveler asked him a third time.

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to others.

One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.

“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.

46. A. speak    B. answer   C. say      D. ask

47. A. hoped    B. told         C. let      D. wished

48. A. why B. where    C. what         D. which

49. A. long B. wide         C. high         D. narrow

50. A. either   B. all      C. both         D. neither

51. A. stood    B. went         C. lay      D. walked

52. A. gone     B. bought   C. returned     D. been

53. A. wrong    B. accident     C. thing        D. matter

54. A. meat     B. dinner   C. bread        D. money

55. A. politely     B. instead C. safely   D. kindly

Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I　 56　 her to my party, and she came.

A few months　 57　 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so　 58 .

I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, "　 59　 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"

I felt really　 60　 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 　 61 .

That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.

56. A. invited B. invites C. inviting

57. A. ago B. before C. later

58. A. excited B. sad C. relaxed

59. A. How B. Why C. Who

60. A. good B. nice C. bad

61. A. left B. came C. smiled

62. A. confident B. creative C. important