One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe on the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the sky. They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son. If you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember this lesson. If you don’t care for the little things, you’ll find it difficult to do the great things.”

1.Where did the farmer find the horseshoe?

_______________________________________.

2.Why didn’t Thomas pick up the horseshoe?

Because he thought_______________________.

3.How did the farmer get the strawberries?

_______________________________________.

4.Thomas didn’t pick up the horseshoe, did he?

________________, ______________________

5.Who ate up all the strawberries, the farmer or his son at last?

_______________________________________.

6.What can you learn from the story?

_______________________________________.

I’m Lin Min. My sister Lin Li is a teacher, but she isn’t in Beijing with us. She works in a small school in Yushu in Qinghai. She works very hard. Every morning after breakfast, she goes to four of her students’ homes and brings them to school. At eight o’clock, the students have the first morning class. After four classes, they have lunch at school. During the lunch time, Lin Li tells some stories to them. The students like listening to her stories. The afternoon classes start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. After school, Lin Li sends the four students back to their homes. In the evening, she doesn’t watch TV or play computer games. She usually checks her students’ homework. Then she goes to bed at 22:00.

Lin Li wants to do more things for her students. She is a great teacher, isn’t she?

1.Where is Lin Min?

A. In Yushu. B. In Beijing.

C. In Shanghai. D. In Qinghai.

2.What does the word “hard” mean in Chinese?

A.快速地 B.悲伤地 C.简单地 D.努力地

3.Why does Lin Li go to some of her students’ homes in the morning?

A. To visit their parents.

B. To tell stories to them.

C. To bring them to school.

D. To help them with homework.

4.What does Lin Li do in a day?

①She watches TV.

②She tells stories to her students.

③She plays computer games.

④She checks her students’ homework.

⑤She sends some students back to their homes.

A.②③④ B.③④⑤

C.②④⑤ D.①②③④⑤

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Lin Min’s family. B. Lin Li’s work.

C. Lin Min’s school. D. The kids in Yushu.

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