When the man’s wife died, their youngest baby was 2 years old. They had six other children — three boys and three girls, aged from 4 to 16. The man’s parents and his wife’s parents came to visit.

“We’ve been talking about how to make this work,” they said. “There’s no way you can take care of all these children and work to make a living. So, we’ve decided to place each child with a different uncle and aunt.” The man refused.

Over the next few weeks, he moved the family to a tiny town and opened a small business. His business developed quickly. He was happy to see people and serve them. He became popular with people for his pleasant personality and excellent customer (顾客) service. People came from far away to do business with him. And the children helped both at home and at work.

The children grew up and got married. Five of the seven went off to college. The children’s success was a source (来源) of pride to the father.

Then came grandchildren. No one enjoyed grandchildren more than this man. As they became toddlers (学走路的孩子), he invited them to his workplace and his small home. They brought each other great joy.

Finally, the youngest daughter, who was 2 years old when the mother died, got married. With his life’s work done, the father died.

This man’s work had been the lonely but joyful task of raising his family. This man was my father. I was the 16-year-old, the oldest of seven.

1.There were ______ children in the man’s family.

A. eight B. seven C. six D. five

2.The man’s parents and his wife’s parents came to his house to ______.

A. suggest placing each child with a different aunt and uncle

B. talk about finding a new wife for him

C. give him money to support the family

D. help take good care of his children

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nearly half of the man’s children went to college.

B. The man wanted to give his children to their uncle.

C. The man moved his family and opened a business.

D. The man thought life was hopeless after his wife died.

4.The father died _________________.

A. before his youngest daughter got married.

B. after his youngest daughter got married.

C. before his children went off to college

D. after his children went off to college

5.The story mainly talks about ______.

A. why the father didn’t give up his family

B. how the children succeeded after their mother died

C. why the father was lonely

D. how the father raised his large family

 

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”

The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

1.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.

d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. e, c, d, a, b B. a, e, c, d, b C. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b

2.What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Tired. B. Angry. C. Frightened.D. joyful.

3.Why did the crow keep touching the water?

A. It was showing another flying skill.

B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. The crow didn’t know flying.

B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

5.What does the story tell us?

A. No pains, no gains.B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Pride goes before a fall.D. Practice makes perfect.

 

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