A young man was traveling. It was getting late in the day, and he was thirsty. When he met an old man on the road, he asked him, “Where can I get water?”

The old man told him, “Walk along the road and you’ll see a small river.” Later, the old man said, “If you pick up some pebbles(鹅卵石) from the river bed, you will be both happy and sad.”

The young man thanked the old man and went on his way. When it got dark, he found the river and took a drink. He thought it was wrong to pick up pebbles, but he still picked some up. He then found a place to sleep.

The next morning, the young man found those pebbles became beautiful, bright jewels(宝石). Quickly he ran back to the river to get more, but there were only pebbles.

Looking at the beautiful jewels, he felt so sad that he did not pick up more. At the same time, he was happy that he picked up some.

1.Why did the man want to get water?

A. Because he was traveling. B. Because it was getting late.

C. Because he met an old man. D. Because he was very thirsty.

2.Where did the old man let the man get water?

A. A small river. B. A place to sleep. C. His home. D. A lake.

3.What did the young man pick up after he took a drink?

A. Nothing. B. Some pebbles. C. Water. D. Some jewels.

4.The next morning, the young man found ________.

A. there were no pebbles B. there were no jewels

C. the pebbles became jewels D. the jewels became pebbles

5.What is the best title(题目) of the passage?

A. Jewels B. How to get water C. Pebbles D. Both happy and sad

One sunny Sunday morning, Alex and Emma were playing football in the park. Their dad was sitting on a chair, reading a newspaper.

Then Emma stopped and walked to Alex. “It’s too hot,” she told him. “I think I need a sun hat.” “Me too!” Alex agreed.

Emma looked at her dad’s newspaper and said, “I have an idea.” She asked Dad for two sheets of newspaper and made each of them into a hat. Then she put one on Alex’s head and the other on hers. “The hat is great!” Alex said.

They sat down next to Dad and watched everyone in the park. Then the wind began to blow. Some people started flying kites. “I wish I had a kite,” Alex said. “Or a plane!” Emma said. She took off their hats and made them into two planes.

They played with their planes until they heard thunder (雷声). “Oh, it’s time to go home now,” Emma said. “Or all of us will get wet even if I make each of us a paper umbrella!”

1.Alex and Emma played in the park with their ________.

A. father B. mother C. friends D. teacher

2.Alex and Emma stopped playing football because ________.

A. they thought it was boring B. they lost their football

C. the weather was hot D. they felt hungry

3.When the wind began to blow, Alex and Emma ________.

A. started flying kites

B. decided to go home

C. made two paper planes to play with

D. started playing football again

4.The underlined phrase “even if” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A. 如果 B. 即使 C. 既然 D. 因为

5.We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.

A. Alex and Emma do not like reading newspapers

B. Alex and Emma live near the park

C. Alex and Emma are both good at playing football

D. Alex and Emma didn’t take umbrellas with them

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