完形填空 (A)

The king was known for his kindness. His people 1 him and were proud of him. Oncethe king decided to build a palace on the river bank. In a few days the palace was ready. And 2 bringing the king to show the palace,the minister (大臣) decided to take a final look. “Great!” the minister said,looking at the palace. Then 3 his eyes fell on a hut just a few steps away from the palace gate. “What is this hut doing here?” shouted the minister. “Sir,it 4 to an old woman. She has been living here for a long time ,” replied a soldier.

The minister walked up to the 5 and spoke to the old lady. “I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything, ” he said. “I am sorrySir. I can not 6 your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life/' the old lady said.

The minister tried to tell the old lady that 7 hut would spoil the charm (魔力) of the new palace. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the king. The 8 was then taken to the king.

The king thought for a while, and then said, u Let the old lady have her hut 9 it is. It will only add to the beauty of the new palace. ” Then turning to the minister,the king said, “Let us not forget that what seems 10 to us may be valuable to someone else. ”

() 1. A. visited   B. left   C. loved   D. hated

() 2. A. before   B. after   C. while   D. until

() 3. A. slowly   B. suddenly   C. early   D. happily

() 4. A. decides   B. hopes   C. wants   D. belongs

() 5. A. river   B. hut   C. soldier   D. palace

() 6. A. accept   B. refuse   C. find   D. pass

() 7. A. your   B. my   C. her   D. his

() 8. A. story   B. matter   C. idea   D. job

() 9. A. how   B. why   C. when   D. where

() 10. A. popular   B. poor   C. ugly   D. beautiful

阅读理解 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最

佳选项。

(A) Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract (吸引) customersthey put up a notice in front of the restaurant,which said “ Meals on the House for Three Days. ”

A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. “Well,here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat. ” He walked to the restaurant when he saw the notice. “American people are really strange. They even eat meals on the house!But how can I get up to the top of the house?” he said to himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top,he heard someone shouting at him, “Hey,what are you doing up there?JMr. Smith was looking at him angrily,and beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say * Meals on the House for Three Days’ Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.

On hearing this,both Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed. Do you know what's the meaning of MEALS ON THE HOUSE? Look it up in the dictionary.

() 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith put up a notice to .

   A. play a joke   B. attract people

   C. help the poor   D. donate money

() 2. The student was .

   A. an American   B. a Chinese

   C. a Japanese   D. a foreigner

() 3. The student passed by the restaurant which was opened the day before .

   A. when he went to school   B. when he arrived in America

   C. when he learned some English   D. when he felt very hungry

() 4. The story happened in .

   A. England   B. Australia   C. the USA   D. Canada

() 5. “Meals on the house” here means .

   A. “eating on the house”   B. “serving meals at the house”

   C. “you can eat meals in the house”   D. “you can eat without paying”

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