A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

1.What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

A. a cure for colds B. bottles

C. a cure for old age D. a medicine that made people live forever

2.The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A. the medicine was too cheap

B. the medicine was too expensive

C. he looked quite old himself

D. he didn’t look honest

3.What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

A. 变化 B. 付钱 C. 给……钱 D. 向……要价

4.How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

A. one dollar a bottle B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

C. ten dollars a bottle D. fifty dollars a bottle

5.What does this passage really mean?

A. The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B. The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C. The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D. The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.

Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.

Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.

In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.

But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.

Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.

1.Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?

A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.

B. Because he did something wrong.

C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.

D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.

2.If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.

A. he gets top scores B. he gets medium scores

C. he gets extremely bad scores D. he gets the worst scores

3.American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.

A. excited B. sad C. angry D. happy

4.The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.

A. 很高的待遇 B. 很多的自由 C. 很高的期望 D. 很多的关爱

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. the differences between Chinese education and American education

B. Chinese students are better than American students

C. American parents are not strict enough with their children

D. what’s the best way to educate child

A son took his old father to a restaurant for dinner. His father looked very old and weak. When his father was eating, the food ______ from his mouth on his shirt and trousers. The other people in the ______ laughed at him, but his son was quiet and prepared for help.

After his father ______ eating, his son carefully took him to the washroom to ______ his face and hands. ______ they came out, all the people there watched them quietly. They didn't know why the son could not feel embarrassed(尴尬的) about ______ his father in the restaurant like that. The son paid for the food and started walking out ______ his father.

At that time, an old man called out to the ______ and asked him, “Don't you think you leave something behind?”

The son replied, “No sir, I don't.”

The old man answered quickly, “Yes, you do! You ______ a lesson for every son and hope for every father.”

The restaurant was quiet again.

To care for those who once cared for us wins the ______ honor(荣誉). We all know how our parents cared for us for every little thing. We should love them, respect them and care for them.

1.A. fell B. came C. heard D. stopped

2.A. bank B. hotel C. cinema D. restaurant

3.A. finished B. liked C. minded D. started

4.A. kiss B. touch C. wash D. cover

5.A. Where B. When C. Who D. Why

6.A. looking for B. caring for C. taking away D. talking to

7.A. with B. for C. through D. from

8.A. father B. driver C. waiter D. son

9.A. win B. leave C. miss D. share

10.A. highest B. closest C. simplest D. biggest

On a snowy day, a hunter(狩猎者) went hunting with his strong dog. The hunter shot a rabbit in one of her back legs. The wounded(受伤的) rabbit tried her best to run away. Quickly the smart dog ran after her. After some time the rabbit was farther and farther. Thinking that he couldn't catch her, the dog had to come back to the hunter. “You are useless and you can't catch the wounded rabbit,” said the hunter angrily. After the dog heard this, he disagreed and argued, “But I've just tried!”

The rabbit, with a wound, managed to return home. All her brothers and sisters were surprised. They all came up to her and asked, “The dog is so fast. You have a wound, how could you run away from him?” The rabbit said, “He just tried, but I did my utmost. If he did not catch me, he would just get a curse(咒骂语) at most. However, if I did not do my best, I would lose my life.”

1.The dog had to come back to the hunter because ________.

A. the rabbit was wounded and would die soon

B. the dog thought that he couldn't catch the rabbit

C. the dog was tired and didn't want to run

D. the rabbit was quite strong and smart

2.After the dog came back to the hunter, the hunter ________.

A. asked him to catch the rabbit again

B. gave him something to eat

C. became very angry with him

D. was very happy to see him

3.The underlined word “utmost” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________” in Chinese.

A. 责任 B. 选择 C. 事情 D. 极限

4.In this passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. a rabbit is faster than a dog

B. it's easy to do something if you just try

C. the dog doesn't want to run after the rabbit

D. it's not enough just to try and you have to do your best

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