Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price .They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

“I can’t understand why we sustain(蒙受) losses in business while others always____,” Uncle Li asked one day.

The tractor was too small,” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”

“I agree!”said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”

1.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ________.

A.make a journey B.visit some places of interest

C.meet their friends D.make a profit

2.What does the underlined word “profit” probably mean in Chinese?

A.利益 B.盈利 C.送礼 D.亏损

3.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ________.

A.they had sustained losses in business

B.they had lost some money in the city

C.something was wrong with the tractor

D.other people profited in the city

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B.The two farmers will soon get rich.

C.Neither of the farmers is clever.

D.The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Ning Zetao is one of the most popular sports stars in China, of even around the world. He did a good job in the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, 2015.

Ning Zetao was born on March 6th, 1993 in Zhengzhou. He is the only child in his family. Ning Zetao started swimming at the age of 8. His parents took him to a swimming school to help him improve his physical health. Guo Hongyan, a coach found Ning’s talent in swimming. At the age of 11, Ning Zetao became a member of Henan swimming team. At the age of 14, Ning Zetao joined the PLA Navy’ s(中国海军)swimming team.

In October 2009, sixteen-year-old Ning took part in his first national game in Shandong. On October 26, 2013, Ning won a gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly. On August 6th, 2015, in the 100-meter freestyle competition in Kazan, Ning gave his best performance and won the gold medal. It is a great achievement in Chinese swimming and Ning is the first Asian swimmer to win a medal in this event of FINA World Championships.

Now Ning Zetao is a famous name to the Chinese swimming fans. And his Weibo followers are becoming more and more.

1.Why did Ning’ s parents take him to the swimming school?

A.They wanted him to win.

B.They wanted him to join the army.

C.They wanted to help him improve his physical health.

D.They wanted him to become a swimming star.

2.Who found Ning Zetao’ s talent in swimming?

A.Ning’ s mother. B.Ning’ s father.

C.Guo Hongyan. D.We don’ t know

3.Ning Zetao took part in his first national game .

A.at the are of 8 B.at the age of 16

C.at the age of 20 D.in 2013

4.What did Ning Zetao take part in at the age of 22?

A.The 50-meter butterfly competition.

B.The 50-meter freestyle competition.

C.The 16th FINA World Championships.

D.The national swimming competition.

5.According to the passage, which one is TRUE?

A.Ning Zetao is a famous swimming star now.

B.Ning Zetao became a member of Shandong swimming team in 2004.

C.Ning Zetao’ s parents found his talent in swimming.

D.Many Asian swimmers won the gold medel in FINA World Championships.

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