Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.
One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man.The man had a gun in his hand.He took aim(瞄准)at Lincoln's nose.Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假装)not to be afraid.He asked the man ,“What do you want, sir?”“I've promised myself,” said the man,“if I find a man who is uglier than I, I'll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man's face carefully and then said,“Please take aim at me, sir.If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, After a minute, he said,“You are right!” And he went away.
(1)
Abraham Lincoln was famous because ________.
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A.
he was very ugly
B.
he was very handsome
C.
he was a successful leader
D.
he was tall and strong
(2)
Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ________.
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A.
his enemy
B.
a soldier
C.
an ugly stranger
D.
a handsome man
(3)
The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ________.
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A.
wanted to be the ugliest man
B.
was from the south
C.
was a slave(奴隶)owner
D.
was against him
(4)
We can guess that in the end ________.
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A.
Lincoln was killed
B.
the man killed himself
C.
Lincoln didn't want to live
D.
Lincoln saved himself by his wit(机智)
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Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day.She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation.She wanted something different to do.Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机)sitting in the yard.
“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don't.You're too young to mow the law.”
“I'm fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said.“Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won't have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try.After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her.Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad.Jessie checked the gas(汽油)to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands.Mom watched from the kitchen window.Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn.She was very careful around the flowers and trees.When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot.Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job.Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, “You didn't have to mow the lawn.I was going to do it on Saturday.It looks great.Thanks.”
“I didn't mow it.Jessie did.”
“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money.“Sure!” said Jessie.Jessie began mowing his lawn.Two other neighbors asked so, then another three.Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money.She was no longer bored! “I won't have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.
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(1)
In order to do something different, Jessie decide to ________.
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A.
read books
B.
travel
C.
mow the lawn
D.
watch TV
(2)
What does “keep an eye on” mean?
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A.
保护
B.
注视
C.
培养
D.
瞄准
(3)
Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she ________.
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A.
washed her hands
B.
bought some gas
C.
read some instructions
D.
put on her gloves
(4)
How did Jessie's father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?
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A.
Proud.
B.
Angry.
C.
Relaxed.
D.
Worried.
(5)
What does the text mainly tell us?
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A.
Neighbors should learn to help each other.
B.
Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.
C.
Doing something helpful can make people happy.
D.
Children should help their parents at an early age.