阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

B

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden.There was a young tree lying on the grounD. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised. ” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old. ”
“What! “ shouted the rich man.“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit.You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man.We should do some things for the people after us.Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
1.The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree
B. a fig tree
C. a pear tree
D. a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree____________.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat
B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful
D. just for fun
3.The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B. he didn't want to disturb the old man
C. he couldn't communicate with the old man
D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A. creative
B. brave
C. wise
D. curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese.
A. 前人栽树,后人乘凉
B. 光阴似箭,一去不返
C. 君子爱财,取之有道
D. 财多惹祸,树大招风

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

The owner of a large company,who was about to take a trip overseas,dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements.He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in,who was back from work,and said“Good morning”to the owner.Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off.The owner was surprised to hear this.He decided,however,there was something in what the night watchman sad. He put off his trip.

As things turned out,the night watchman's dream was correct.That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the groud. The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter.He said,“I'm very sorry to do so.But I have to do so.Read the letter when you get home.”

The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry.After taking a look,he turned pale.There was only one sentence in it.And he knew that he had been fired(解雇).

1.Early in the morning the owner was ________.

A. preparing for his trip

B. waiting for the night watchman

C. thinking if he should believe the night watchman

D. writing a letter

2.The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars______________

A. as extra pay.

B. as his warning

C. as a prize for his hard work.

D. to show his thanks for having saved him

3.T he sentence in the letter would probably be______________

A. “I don't want to use a man who has saved me.”

B. “I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams.”

C. “The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night.”

D. “Thanks a lot for your dream.”

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