Long, long ago, there lived a king. His name was Shahryar. He and his brother Shazaman got married(结婚) to two evil sisters. But Shahzaman's wife cast an evil spell(施毒咒) on her husband. So he died of a bad disease(死于恶病).

The news reached the king Shahryar. He felt sorry for his brother Shahzaman. So he killed(处死) his brother's wife. Just then some holy men(圣人) came to see the king and the princess.

But the queen(王后) treated them badly. When Shahryar heard the news he was very angry and killed his wife too. He decided to take revenge(报复) on women. So he married a girl every day and killed her the next day for some reason. As days passed and all the women were killed.

Then, he married Shahitha Banu. She was very clever and a good storyteller. She worked out a plan in her mind. After the wedding was over both the king and Shahitha Banu were in their room. She asked the king to listen to a very interesting story. The story went on till late night and into the morning. But the story did not come to an end. Banu stopped for a while and said, “Now it is morning and you have work in the day. So I will continue the story this night.”

The king should have killed the queen in the morning. But he wanted to know the next part of the story because it was very interesting. So he put off(推迟) killing her.

The next night, the queen began to tell the story, but the story didn’t come to an end. The story continued for several months. As days passed the king loved the queen so much. So the King decided not to kill her.

1.What do you know about Shazaman?

A. He was the king. B. He was one of the holy men.

C. He married a girl and killed her. D. His wife was evil.

2.Why did Shahryar kill his wife?

A. She was not beautiful. B. She killed Shahryar’s brother.

C. She was not polite to the holy men. D. She hated the king.

3.Why do we think Banu is a clever woman?

A. She was good at writing stories. B. She changed the king in a clever way.

C. She took revenge on men. D. She helped the king with his work.

4.What does the underlined word “continue” mean?

A. 继续 B. 叙述 C. 发现 D. 编造

5.What happened to the king at last?

A. He was still angry with women.

B. He knew the woman was evil.

C. He collected the stories for the woman.

D. The clever woman won(赢得) the king’s heart.

When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was _______ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the _______on purpose, for fear that the driver might be too _______ to drive., “When do you go back home in the evening?”

“9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.”

“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I _______ another question, “9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the _______is only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is _______to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the company leaders are seated _______ and enjoy the _______of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it _______to be a section leader as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for__________. It’s lucky that I seldom drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any secret? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __________ , I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a (an) __________ street. In this way I always get customers.”

His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __________ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying__________ “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks (挫折).” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a __________mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

1.A. driving B. flying C. starting D. stopping

2.A. calmness B. quietness C. stillness D. silence

3.A. tired B. hungry C. lonely D. excited

4.A. rose B. raised C. thought D. lifted

5.A. taxi B. radio C. passenger D. driver

6.A. hard B. easy C. possible D. impossible

7.A. freely B. busily C. comfortably D. lazily

8.A. results B. achievements C. gains D. fruits

9.A. interesting B. tiring C. fancinating D. exciting

10.A. pleasure B. money C. work D. interest

11.A. southward B. northward C. eastward D. westward

12.A. wide B. small C. lonely D. empty

13.A. had B. made C. kept D. took

14.A. says B. suggests C. goes D. talks

15.A. clever B. calm C. creative D. great

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