There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting t he vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.

1. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.

2.From the passage we know ______.

A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.

B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.

C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first.

D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables.

3.The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.

A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐

4.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?

① The gardener worked on the patch e ven harder than before.

② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.

③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.

④ The tree and the vegetables realized the important of helping each other.

A. ③②④① B. ④②③①

C. ②①④③ D. ①③④②

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. why the sunlight and water were very important

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could ________this was to work in the paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous, then I told my ________ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “________ You are going to college(大学).” I was very ________ when he said, “OK. Let's go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, ________ took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends________together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I ________I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we ________the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were ________. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was ________. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the ________?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage(婚姻) is even ________ ! ” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard ________ I could get into a good college. I ________ studying English so I decided to major in (主修)languages at college. Thanks to my father and our ________to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say B. do C. left D. moved

2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband

3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?

4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised

5.A. he B. she C. it D. they

6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming

7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope

8.A. looked at B. returned to C. got to D. arrived

9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away

10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special

11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory

12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier

13.A. but B. if C. so D. or

14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded

15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip

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