Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on medicine. And when he was twenty-eight, he borrowed some money from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor family. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get much money to pay for his debt(债). They young man thought she was right and had to say goodbye to her and left.

The young man could neither read nor write. Of course nobody would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and planted trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a hard life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to write to them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was in school for five years, helped him. Sam asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on he waited for the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very happy but he didn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.

The farmer came out of the house and found Sam was stopping Charlie’s ears while he was listening to the young man reading it. It surprised the farmer and he asked, “What are you doing it for, Sam?”

“I can’t let him hear my wife’s letter!”

1.Sam’s wife was a _____________ woman.

A. nice and rich????? ????????????? ????????????? B. beautiful but poor??? ????????????? C. kind and strong

2.Sam had to go to the town to find work because _________.

A. the town was a good place????????????? B. he could read and write??? C. he had to pay for his debt

3.The life on the island was ______________.

A. difficult??????????? ????????????? B. easy?????????????? ????????????? C. relaxing

4.Who posted the letter for Sam?

A. Charlie.???????????? ????????????? B. The farmer.??????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Sam himself.

5.From the story we know Sam was a ___________.

A. rude man???????? ????????????? ????????????? B. kind and hard-working man?????? C. cruel husband

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　A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He threw it too hard and it broke the windows of a house and fell inside. A woman came to the window and shouted at the boy. The boy was frightened and ran away. But he still wanted his ball back. A few mintues later he returned and knocked at the door and said, “My father's going to come and repair your windows very soon.”

　After a while, a man came to the door with tools (工具) in his hand so the woman let the boy take his ball away.

　When the man finished repairing the window, he said to the woman, “Please pay ten dollars (美元).”

　“But aren't you the father of the boy?” the woman asked, looking surprised. “No,”he answered, looking more surprised, “aren't you his mother?”

(1)  They young boy lost his ball because ________.

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A．he broke the window of his house

B． he went through the window of the woman's house

C． the ball went through the window

D． the ball fell into the woman's garden

(2)  The young boy ran away because ________.　　　

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A． he was afraid of the woman

B． he went to look for his father

C． he didn't want his own mother

D． he had to get somebody here

(3)  The boy came back again because ________.　　　

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A． his father would come soon

B． the woman was his own mother

C． he wanted to get his ball back

D． his father couldn't come

(4)  The woman let the boy take his ball away because ________.　　　

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A． he repaired the window

B． his father repaired the window

C． she thought the man was the boy's father

D． the boy was honest

(5) Which of the following is true?　　　

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A． The man knew the woman wasn't the boy's mother.

B． The man thought the woman was the boy's mother.

C． The man was the boy's father.

D． The boy was the son of the woman.

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　　A young man goes home by train one day. He doesn't have much money. He gives his has coins to a beggar(乞丐). But then he sees another(另一个) one, and he forgets he has no money. He asks the beggar to have lunch(午饭) with him. And the beggar is very happy. So they go into a small restaurant(餐馆) and have a good lunch. At the end of lunch the man can't pay the bill(买单). The beggar has to pay the bill.

　　The young man is very sorry about this, so he says to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I can give you back the money for lunch.” “Oh,no!” says the beggar quickly. “I have to (不得不) pay for your taxi home, too !”

(1)From the story ,we can guess the “coin” is ________ .

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(2)The young man has his lunch ________ .

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(3)The young man asks the second beggar to lunch because ________ .

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A. he has no money to pay for the taxi

B. he doesn't want to pay for the taxi

C. he doesn't want to help him

D. he wants to pay for the money for lunch

(4)The beggar doesn't want to go home with him by taxi because ________ .

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A. he doesn't want to pay for the taxi

B. he has no money to pay for the taxi

C. he doesn't want to get back the money for lunch

D. he wants to pay for the money for lunch

(5)They young man is ________ .

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