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The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be    1   for an important person in the village. He certainly    2   to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “    3   me at the donkey fair (集市) on 　　4   . I shall sell her at that time. I shall    5   my donkey to the one who will treat her most    6   .”

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah    7   out a plan. He wanted to　　 8  his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 　　  9   .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 　　 10   tied with a piece of rope　　 11  the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked　　 12   .

“It is    13   , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one    14   , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be　　 15   . The kind man who    16   my donkey must buy my cat also.”

“How much is your cat?” asked many    17   .

“Oh, my cat is a very    18   animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father    19   a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 　　10  .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

1．A. right　　　　  B. wrong　　　　   C. impossible　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. didn’t want　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wanted

C. hadn’t decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. intended

3. A. Meet　　　　   B. Pay　　　　　　  C. Talk　　　　　　  D. Help

4. A. tomorrow afternoon

B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening

D. Saturday

5. A. give　　　　   B. take　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　    　　  D. show

6. A. cruelly　　　　 B. warmly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　    D. carefully.

7. A. put　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　    C. carried　　　　　　 D. made

8．A. say　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　   D. send

9．A. bread　　　　   B. paper　　　　　　   C. cloth　　　　　　   D. rope

10．A. cat　　　　　　  B. dog　　　　　　    C. cock　　　　　　  D. rope

11．A. with　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　C. to　　　　　　　　 D. around

12．A sad　　　　　　   B happy　　　　　　 C tired　　　　　　    D fine

13．A. a lie　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　    D. a pity

14．A. matter　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. thing　　  　　   D. question

15．A. killed　　　　  B. sold　　　　　　  C. beaten　　　　　　  D. parted

16．A. sees　　　　    B. buys　　　　　　   C. likes　　　　　　  D. wants

17．A. voices　　　　   B. sounds　　　　　　 C. noises　　　　　　   D. cries

18．A. pretty　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　  C. strong　　　　　　   D. important

19．A. looked after　　   B. caught　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　   D. grasped

20．A. me　　　　　　 B. her father　　　　    C. the Queen　　　　　　 D. her

A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March.It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things door to door，dusters，make?up，frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman.She hasn’t got the patter(喋喋不休) either.She just smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand：“Amy Turner.Pet Portraits Undertaken.”

I run my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her，waiting for an explanation.

“I’ll paint any animal in the comfort of your own home.”Amy Turner says.“Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one？I’ve had experience of dogs，cats，parrots，prize bulls...”

“Prize bulls！”I can’t help looking up and down our street.The thought of any of my neighbours keeping bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.

“I don’t have any animals，”I say as we look past each other.She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away and it is the first chance I’ve had to smell the air outside.It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone.Even the camellia in the garden opposite has flowered overnight，pink blossoms which look shocking against the quiet greens and greys.

“Why are you still in your dressing gown？”Amy says，turning her attention back to me.“It’s nearly lunchtime.Are you ill？”

“I’m fine，”I lie.I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung.But now I’m not sure what to do next.Amy is still standing there.She_doesn’t_seem_to_think_that_not_having_a_pet_is

_a_good_enough_excuse.

“I’m starving.”she says and I smile politely，nodding the way you do before you say goodbye.

“No，”she puts her foot in the door.“I’m really starving.I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any pets for me to paint.I need some food or I’ll faint，right here on your doorstep.”

I stand to one side and let her in.

1．According to the text，what does a professional saleswoman usually do?

A．Sells things door to door with her cards.

B．Never puts a card into people’s hands.

C．Tries to talk people into buying her things.

D．Smiles，hands her cards and walks away.

2．What does the underlined word “one” in the third paragraph stand for?

A．Dog. 　　　　B．Child.　　　　　 C．Pet. 　　　　　D．Cat.

3．From the text we know that Amy is a ________.

A．young baby?sitter 　 B．poor beggar　 C．professional salesgirl D．poor painter

4．What does the writer mean by saying “She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough excuse.”？

A．It seems that she doesn’t want to leave.

B．She wants the writer to give another excuse.

C．She is sure there is a pet in the house.

D．She thinks that not having a pet is a bad thing.

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　　The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be 1 for an important person in the village. He certainly 2 to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said,“ 3 me at the donkey fair(集市) on 4 . I shall sell her at that time. I shall 5 my donkey to the one who will treat her most 6 .”

　　Everybody was kind to animals in the village, So the Mullah 7 out a plan. He wanted to 8 his word and also to keep his donkey.

　　On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 9 . No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

　　On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

　　They found a 10 tied with a piece of rope 11 the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked 12 .

　　“It is 13 , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,”said the Mullah,“Just one 14 , though. My donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be 15 . The kind man who 16 my donkey must buy my cat also.”

　　“How much is your cat?”asked many 17 .

　　“Oh, my cat is a very 18 animal,”said the Mullah.“Her father 19 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 20 . She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars.”

The man laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

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In America,where labor costs are so high, do-it-yourself is a way of life.Many people 36 their own car,build their own garages,even rebuild their own 37 .Soon they may also be writing their own books.In Hollywood there is a company 38 publishes(出版) Children’s books 39 the help of computers.Although other book 40 also publish that way,this particular company is very 41 .It “personalizes”（使个性化）the book by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is 42 they do it.Let us say your child 43 Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates 44 names are Betty,Sandy ,and Jody.The computer uses this 45 to fill out a story that has 46 been prepared and illustrated（发行）.The story is then printed（印刷） with standard equipment 47 a hard-cover book.A child who 48 such a book might say,”This book is about me”;the company therefore calls 49 the Me-book Publishing Company”.

　　 Children like the Me-books because they like to see their own names in print and 50 of their friends and their pets. 51 more important ,”personalization” has been 52 to be important tool（工具） in 　__53 enthusiasm（热情） for reading.So Me-books are helping 　54 to learn how to read, 　55 appealing to（吸引） that natural desire to see his own name in print.

36.A.drive　　 　　　　 B.buy　　　 　　　 C.repair　　　　　　　　　　 D.notice

37.A.houses　 　　　　　 B.buses　 　　　　　　 C.TV sets　 　　　　　　 D.computers

38.A.where　　　 B.不填　　　 　　　　 C.that　　　　 　 D.what

39.A.under　　 　　　 B.with　　　 　　　 C.in　　　　 　　　　　 D.by

40.A.stores　　 　　　　 B.libraries　　 　　　 C.sellers　　　 　 D.companies

41.A.common　 　　　　 B.important　 　　　 C.unusual　　 　 D.ordinary

42.A.how　　　 　　　 B.why　　　 　　　 C.what　　　 　 D.where

43.A.names　　 　 B.to be named 　 C.naming　　 　　 D.is named

44.A.who　　　 　　　 B.who’s　　　 　　 C.whose　　　 D.that

45.A.news　　 　　　　 B.information　 　　 C.condition　 　　　　 D.direction

46.A.already　 　　　　 B.really　 　　　　 C.carefully　　 　 D.fully

47.A.as　　　 　　　　 B.that　　　　 　 C.like　　　　 　 D.such

48.A.gives　　 　　　　 B.borrows　　 　　 C.looks for　　 D.receives

49.A.them　　　 　　　 B.itself　　　 　　 C.yourself　　 D.it

50.A.that　　　 　　　 B.what　　　 　　 C.which　　　 D.those

51.A.But　　　 　　　 B.And　　　　 　　 C.So　　　　 　 D.Therefore

52.A.founded　 　　　 B.invented　　 　　 C.found　　　 D.heard of

53.A.developing 　　　 B.working　　 　　 C.seeing　　　 　 D.improving

54.A.a boy　　　 　　　 B.a girl　　　 　　 C.a student　　 D.a child

55.A.by　　　　 　　　 B.for　　　　 　　 C.with　　　　 D.about