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　　Once three men bought seventeen apples. The first man wanted one half, the second man one third, and the third man one ninth.

　　It was impossible to divide those sveventeen apples as they wanted. They didn't know what to do. A small boy came up with an apple in his hand and said, “Don't worry about that. Let me help you.”

　　First he made the number of apples eighteen by adding his own apple. Then he gave nine to the first man, six to the second man and two to the third man. He gave the seventeen apples to the three men and took his own for himself. These men were very thankful to him. They all said,“What a clever boy!”

1．Three men bought ________ apples.

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2．The first wanted ______S__.

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3．It was ________ to divide those seventeen apples as they wanted.

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4．In fact there were ________ apples when the small boy was dividing them.

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5．Which one is right?

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A．The three men asked the small boy to divide their apples.

B．The boy wanted to help them.

C．The boy told the three men how to divide their apples.

D．The boy wanted to take away their apples.

6．The small boy was very ________.

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Three men buy seventeen apples. The first man wants one half(一半), the second man wants one third(三分之一), and the third man wants one ninth. It is impossible(不可能). At that time, a little boy comes with an apple in his hand. The boy says to them, “Don’t worry about that. Let me help you.” First of all, with his apple adds(加) to them, he makes the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gives nine to the first man, six to the second man, and two to the third man. He gives away seventeen in all and takes his apple back. The three men praise him, “How clever the boy is!”

66.How many apples does three men buy?

A. nine　　 B. eighteen　　 C. six　　 D. seventeen

67. What’s the three men’s problem?

A. They can’t eat the apples.　　 　B. They can’t go home.

C. They can’t divide the apples.　 　D. They want to borrow the apples.

68. What does the boy do to help them?

A. He adds his apple to theirs when he divides the apples.

B. He keeps an apple to divide the apples.

C. He gets an apple from another man.　　

D. He eats an apple.

69. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The three men ask the small boy to divide the apples.

B. The boy wants to help them.

C. The boy tells them how to divide the apples.

D. The boy wants to take away their apples.

70. The underlined word “praise” means _______.

A. thank 　　　　 B. say something bad

C. say goodbye　　 D. say someone or something good