Question

Once there were two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They ______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields(田地).

    One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “Victor got married last month. He has many bills to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓).” “Oh, that’s a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ______ take it.”

    So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found ______ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. ______ did that happen? ”Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the ______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.

    That night he ______ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀), and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another _______coming down the road. He was carrying something on his ______, too.

    “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”   “I was ______ you, Older Brother, ” said Victor. “Your family is ______ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly______that they had been taking rice to each other. They ______what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. beat B. hated C. loved D. shot

2.A. until B. at C. through D. with

3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories

4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever

5.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

6.A. so B. and C. but D. or

7.A. How B. What C. Who D. Where

8.A. small B. different C. huge D. same

9.A. planned B. weighed C. hoped D. tried

10.A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife

11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand

12.A. afraid of B. bored with C. angry with D. worried about

13.A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier

14.A. remembered B. realized C. imagined D. explained

15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at

Answer 1