Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to cat ch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.

1.The story tells us _____________

A. How Effendi played a trick on the king

B. When the king would die

C. Why the Minister died

D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

2.The Prime Minister died because _______.

A. Effendi killed him

B. Effendi said he would die

C. he was badly ill

D. he fell to the ground from the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?

A. In this way the king would know when he would die

B. He wanted to find an excuse(借口) to kill Effendi

C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death

D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die

4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.

A. he hoped to live a long life

B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn’t believe Effendi

D. he knew he would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.

B. The king was afraid of death

C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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Everyone has his or her own dream and everyone is trying his or her best to realize it.

On the morning of May 20th, 1927, Charles took off from the muddy airfield in New York and Paris. Fourteen hours later, he was still . During the fourteen hours he had some nervous . The fog was so thick that he could hardly see anything. , he was not afraid. He had flown a plane many times and knew to deal with the problems. Now he had to do but go on.

It was not easy for him to this trip. He waited for a long time. But he never his dream. At last he told himself that a non-stop flight between New York and Paris was possible. And now he was above the Atlantic. As he flew to the surface of the water, he could see the waves in the moonlight. The of the water seemed like music in his ears. He his plane as his partner.

After thirty-seven hours in the air sleep, Charles successfully landed in Paris. He began to a little. He smiled and spoke to himself, “I made it. My dream came true.” More than a thousand people were there to him as a hero. He became overnight. His name was on everyone’s lips and he even appeared on TV.

1.A. looked for B. put off C. turn off D. headed for

2.A. climbing B. running C. flying D. jumping

3.A. times B. speeches C. moments D. words

4.A. Instead B. Also C. Therefore D. However

5.A. how B. what C. when D. where

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

7.A. make B. refuse C. catch D. follow

8.A. took up B. began with C. gave up D. made up

9.A. near B. close C. up D. high

10.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. song

11.A. lost B. flew C. regarded D. looked

12.A. with B. for C. without D. on

13.A. worry B. relax C. explain D. sleep

14.A. see B. watch C. welcome D. visit

15.A. happy B. worried C. famous D. surprised

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