Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格). They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

“I can’t understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)” Uncle Li asked one day.

“The tractor was too small.” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”

“I agree!” said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

A. they hope to save money

B. they’re both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they’re not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends D. make a profit

3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren’t as good as the others’

B. theirs were much less than the others’

C. many apples had been already carried to the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Island University has a competition for middle school students.

Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled (残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There’ll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:

What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

· Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

·Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hong Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

阅读短文,回答下列问题。

1.Where can you find the information?

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2.Why is the school competition held?

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3.What prize will each winning school get?

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4.How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

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5.Who can join the competition?

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