When this story happened,they were working around a very large house.Their job was to do the cleaning.It was not a difficult job,but sometimes it was a little dangerous,because they had to walk below where workmen were working.Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears.Suddenly somebody on the top shouted,"Look out!"But Joe did not"look out".He looked up.And as he did so,a long knife missed Joe's head,but it cut off one of his ears.At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,"I've lost an ear.Help!Help!"Jeff ran up to help his friend."Look for my ear,"Joe told him."It must be on the ground somewhere."Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear.At last he found an ear on the ground.He picked it up and carried it to Joe."Here you are,"he said,"I've found it."Joe looked at it."No,that's not my ear."he said,"Mine had a cigarette behind it."

1.What were Joe and Jeff?   

A. Soldiers. B. Drivers. C. Farmers. D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?   

A. He cut it off by himself.

B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C. A falling knife cut it off.

D. A cigarette burned it up.

3.At the end of the story Jeff found   

A. someone else's ear

B. Joe's ear

C. a long knife

D. a cigarette

4.From the passage,we know Joe was not   

A. strong B. kind C. foolish D. clever

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?   

A. A Lost Ear B. A Busy Cleaner

C. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man

My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house “rock garden” ________ it was full of rocks.

Last summer, I found a tiny little ______ in the yard. I didn’t know its name, but I knew I ________ plant it. We decided to let it go on growing until we could _______ what it was. Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the unknown plant, I noticed the flower ________ to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and clear away the grass ________ it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the grass, I noticed something ________. The sunflower had begun ________ a big rock. It was really surprising.

From what I ________, I got to know that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its ________ of growing up, we should also have the ability of doing the ________ thing. As a result, We need to believe in ________, keeping in mind that we have the ________ in making our dreams come true. Like the sunflower, it was sure of the success.

Stand tall like ________, be proud of who and what you are and everything around you will begin to _______ you. You will find a way to reach your dream.

1.A. before B. after C. because D. so

2.A. garden B. house C. plant D. rock

3.A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

4.A. watch out B. work out C. give out D. find out

5.A. seemed B. sounded C. tasted D. smelled

6.A. between B. behind C. around D. among

7.A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. uncomfortable

8.A. upon B. under C. onto D. over

9.A. saw B. heard C. reported D. wrote

10.A. place B. course C. way D. space

11.A. same B. different C. interesting D. boring

12.A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves

13.A. difficulty B. possibility C. abilities D. personalities

14.A. the sunflower B. the grass C. you D. me

15.A. protect B. prevent C. save D. support

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