Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.

One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.

One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.

The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.

1. Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?

A. To punish him B. To play a joke on him

C. To help him save money D. To help him lose weight

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?

A. Free B. Busy C. Rude D. Wise

3. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?

① The king walked to the holy man’s.

② Many doctors tried to treat the king.

③ The minister went to meet the holy man.

A. ②①③ B.③①② C.③②① D. ②③①

4.From the story, we can learn that ____.

A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.

B. the minister didn’t care about the king

C. the holy man’s wife was silly

D. the king never met the holy man.

5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?

A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth

C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came over.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them. After boiling, in the first pan was put some carrots, the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.

The girl waited impatiently, confused(困惑) by what her father did. About 20 minutes later, her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in a bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. “My sweet heart, what do you see?” he asked.

“Carrots, eggs and coffee.” she replied.

Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots. She did so and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling(剥开) them, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. The last, the father let her smell the coffee. She asked, “What did you do this for, father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience — the boiling water, but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak. The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special, it could change water. “Who are you?” asked her father. “When bad luck knocks at your door, what is your decision? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

1. The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't .

A. want to give up B. finish one problem

C. know what to do D. get tired of fighting

2.The girl's father took her to the kitchen to _ .

A. ask her how to boil eggs

B. show her how to make coffee

C. teach her how to be a cook

D. tell her how to face difficulties

3.After about twenty minutes,the carrots became .

A. soft B. hard C. salty D. sweet

4.The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “ . ”

A. 美味的 B. 易碎的 C. 特别的 D. 可怜的

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.

B. Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.

C. Boiled carrots, eggs and coffee had the same result.

D. People should make right decisions when in trouble.

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