In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took 33 　 farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We 37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38 , "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

31. A. gave　 B. fed　　 C. threw　　 D. sold　　

32. A. weigh　 B. watch　 C. cut　　　 D. use　　

33. A. /　　　 B. a　　　 C. an　　　 D. the　　

34. A. rich　 B. poor　 C. honest　　 D. quiet　　

35. A. and　 B. so　　 C. but　　　 D. or　　　

36. A. I　　 B. my　　 C. me　　　 D. mine　　

37. A. get back B. look back　 C. give back　 D. turn back

38. A. answer B. question　 C. help　　　 D. idea　

39. A. difference B. habit　 C. mistake　　 D. difficulty

40. A. Study　　 B. mean　 C. imagine　　 D. know　

  A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __31__ happened to pass by.

  “I want to __32__ one of your dogs, sir .”

  “Well,”said the farmer,“these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __33__.”

  The boy __34__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __35__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __36__ to take a look? ”

  “­­__37__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

  Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___38___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

  As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __39__.Slowly another little dog __40__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __41__...

  “I want that one,”the little boy said.

  The farmer said,“Son, don’t want that dog. He will __42__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __43__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __44__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __45__.”

31. A. boy               B. dog               C. farmer             D. son

32. A .sell               B. see                C. buy               D. feed

33. A. time              B. money             C. work              D. study

34. A. shook             B. covered            C. knocked           D. dropped

35. A. pocket            B. yard               C. heart              D. mouth

36. A. enough           B. easy               C. necessary           D. simple

37. A. No               B. Sure               C. Sorry              D. Thanks

38. A. sent              B. driven              C. followed           D. taught

39. A. farm              B. fence              C. advertisement       D. doghouse

40. A. died              B. shouted             C. appeared           D. watched

41. A. catch up           B. go away             C. give up           D. look out

42. A. sometimes         B. always              C. often             D. never

43. A. hand              B. back               C. arm              D. leg

44. A. speak            B. run               C. walk                D. swim

45. A. asks             B. understands         C. thinks              D. succeeds

I  like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one, i couldn't help thinking about  36 .

I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece 37 that chocolate without anyone knowing it.

I waited 38   Mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the 39 down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate 40 into my shirt, went to my room and  41 the chocolate there. And then I went back to  42    Father.

All the rest of the afternoon, I didn't dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started 43   fast. I didn't want the chocolate any more. I  44    wanted to get a chance to put it back.

Have you ever had a similar 45    ?

36. a. him b. her C. it D. this

37. a. off b. into C.on D. along

38. a. while b. after c. since D. until

39. a. water b. chocolate  c. chicken D. shirt

40. a. silently b. easily c. slowly D. quickly

41. a. hid b. ate C. held D. returned

42. a. tell b. help C. find D. call

43. a. falling b. breaking c. beating D. jumping

44.a. still b. hardly c. just D. never

45. A. experience    b. excuse c. mistake D. moment

On Fridays, I come home from work at about 2:00 in the afternoon and I just have a rest. On Friday evenings, I don’t go out, but __36__ a friend of mine comes for __37__. He or she __38__ the wine(酒) and I cook the meal. I love cooking! We listen to music or we just __39__.
On Saturday mornings, I get up at 9:00 and I go to the __40__ to buy something. Then in the evenings, I sometimes go to see a film. I love __41__! Then I eat in my favourite Chinese __42__. On Sunday... Oh, on Sunday morning I stay in bed __43__. I don’t get up until 11:00! Sometimes in the afternoon I __44__ my sister. She lives in the village and has two children. I like playing with them, but I leave __45__ because I go to bed at 8:00 on Sunday evenings.

“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are 36  a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.
Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”
But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.
Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.
Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.