A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he       possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.

        The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.

        Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.

       “You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”

       “I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”

1.Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?

A. Because he liked it.

B. Because he knew the donkey very well.

C. Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.

D. Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.

2.The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.

A. see if he is lazy          

B. let him choose a new friend  

C. let the new donkey eat something    

D. let him work

3.What’s the meaning of the underline phrase　“without hesitation” ?

A.没有吃饭       B.未经许可       C.毫不犹豫地  D.　很不乐意地

4.How did the man know the character of the new donkey?

A. By letting him work       

B. By watching how he chose his new friend

C. By leading him to the yard  

D. by pleasing people

5.What’s the best title of the story?

A. How To Buy Donkeys        B.　The Owner and The Donkeys

C.　The lazy Donkey            D.   The Man and The Donkey

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The best way of learning a language is by u 1 it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as m 2 as possible. Sometimes you will g 3 your words mixed up and people will not understand you; sometimes people will say things too q 4 and you can't understand them. But if you k 5 your sense of humour (幽默感) , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy i 6 people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It is much b 7 for people to be laughing at your mistakes than to be a 8 because they don't c 9 what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is “Don't be afraid of making any mistakes; e 10 makes mistakes.”

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Dave was a college student. His uncle was very rich, but he had no child of his own. Soon after Dave left college, his uncle died .He left Dave a lot of money , so he decided to set up his own company.

He found a nice office , bought some new desks and chairs and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house.

“It’s my first customer !” he thought . He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended （假装）to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York. The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country .

The man knocked at the door while this was going on, and he came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation（谈话）. Then he said to him , “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent to fix your telephone.”

(　 ) 61. Dave could set up a company of his own because _______

A. he had made a lot of money　　

B. he got a lot of money

C.　　 he had borrowed a lot of money

D. His father left him a lot of money

(　 ) 62. Dave had been there for_____ when the man from the telephone company came .

A. almost a week　 B. two days　 C. a few hours　 D. a month

(　 ) 63 Why did Dave pick up his telephone when he heard someone coming?

A. Because someone called him from New York.

B. Because he wanted to let him know he was busy with his business.

C. Because he wanted to tell the telephone company that something was wrong with his telephone.

D. Because his uncle telephoned him at that time .

(　 ) 64.What did Dave’s company sell?

A. Colour TV sets　 B. Houses　 C. Clothes　 D. Computers

(　 ) 65.Could Dave receive（接到） a telephone call from New York before the man from the telephone company came ?

A. No , he couldn’t　　

B. Of course, he could .

C.Yes , he could, but the voice wasn’t very clear　

D. We don’t know.

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(　 ) 4. A. What class will Gioranni be in?

A. Class A.　　　　　　　 B. Class B.　　　　　　 C. Class C.　　　　　 D. Class A and class C.

(　 ) 5. How will Giovanni arrive in London?

　　　 A. By train. 　　　　　 B. By car. 　　　　　 C. By plane.　　　　　 D. By bus.

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　　In schools boys and girls are learning foreign languages.

　　Do you k 1 how many languages there are in the world? There are about one thousand five hundred. English is one of the most important l 2 because so many people use it, not only in England and America, but also in other c 3 of the world. It is d 4 to say how many people are learning it. Millions (百万) of boys and girls are t 5 to do so.

　　Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. Some children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

　　Which is the b 6 way to learn a language? We know that we all l 7 our own language well when we were children. If we learn a second language in the same way, it won't seem so difficult. How does a small child do? He l 8 to what people say, and he tries to guess what he hears. When he wants something he has to ask for it. He is using the language, t 9 in it and talking in it all the time. If people u 10 a second language all the time, they will learn it quickly.

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