One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and       is difficult to you. Can you tell me         you are so clever?” Tom answered with a smile. “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish(愚蠢的).” The rich man became      . Tom said, “Sir, please         angry. If you don’t agree（同意） with what I said, now let me       you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, and I give you        group of sheep, now how      groups of sheep do you have?”

“Wow! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two.      knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”

Tom laughed and laughed, and then said, “You are quite      ，sir. Two groups of sheep put together still one group. That’s the       question in the world, isn’t it?”

1.A. something     B. nothing      C. everything   D. anything

2.A. what         B. when        C. how              D. why

3.A. happy        B. worried      C. angry       D. sorry

4.A. not          B. don’t be      C. don’t       D. not feel

5.A. say          B. speak        C. ask         D. tell

6.A. two         B. the other      C. one         D. another

7.A. many          B. much                     C. few                   D. little

8.A. People       B. Anybody     C. Somebody   D. Nobody

9.A. right         B. clever       C. wrong       D. difficult

10.A. harder        B. easier       C. hardest      D. Easiest

People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.

Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.

Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.

Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.

Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.

Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.

Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.

(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born

(      ) 2 .A.  says            B. saying          C. said         D. say

(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable

(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other                C. others           D. another

(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible

(      ) 6 .A. something    B.  nothing         C. anything     D. everything

(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing

(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing

(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak

(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send

(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound

(      ) 12 .A. a               B.  an          C.  the     D. /

(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy

(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame

(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give    63    for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and    64   . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the    65    gift?

It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another    66   . In many Western countries watches and    67    are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68   .

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be   69   ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't   70    red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

1.A. money B. gifts C food

2. A. person B. place C. winter

3. A. right B. wrong C. shiny

4. A. country B. city C. village

5.A. flowers B. books C. clocks

6.A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky

7. A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea

8.A. receive B. accept C. give

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give    63   for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and    64   . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the   65    gift?
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another    66  . In many Western countries watches and    67   are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68  .
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be   69  ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't  70   red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!
【小题1】A. money B. gifts C food
【小题2】 A. person B. place C. winter
【小题3】 A. right B. wrong C. shiny
【小题4】 A. country B. city C. village
【小题5】A. flowers B. books C. clocks
【小题6】A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky
【小题7】 A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea
【小题8】A. receive B. accept C. give