Several years ago, a farmer owned some land along the sea. He advertised(征聘) for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. Most people didn’t want to work there   1   they didn’t like the bad storms. Finally, a   2   man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I   3   sleep well when the wind blows.” answered the little man.

Although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. The little man worked 4   around the farm, busy from morning till evening. The farmer felt very pleased with his work.

Then one night the wind began to blow strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer   5 into the little man’s room. He shook the little man and cried, “Get up! A   6   is coming!”

The little man said slowly, “No sir, I told you—I can   7   well when the wind blows.”

The farmer was very angry, but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. To his   8   , everything was ready outside.   9   could be blown away.

The farmer   10   what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.

1. A. so                        B. but                           C. because                    D. although           

2. A. big                       B. little                         C. young                      D. strong

3. A. can                      B. must                        C. need                        D. should             

4. A. well                      B. badly                        C. loudly                      D. clearly

5. A. walked                 B. rushed                      C. moved                            D. drove

6. A. man                            B. dog                          C. ship                         D. storm      

7. A. work                    B. play                         C. sleep                        D. listen       

8. A. anger                    B. pride                        C. surprise                    D. confidence   

9. A. Everything            B. Something                C. Anything                D. Nothing

10. A. understood          B. preferred                  C. heard                       D. did

One day, a boy had a fight(打架) with one of his classmates. Then he went to his   1   and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I   2   him.”

The grandfather said, “ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. But hate will make you feel   4  . It doesn’t hurt your enemy but only hurt   5  .”

As the boy   6   carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is   7   and kind. He gets on well   8   everything around him. But   9   is bad and unfriendly. He is full of anger.   10   the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no   11  . He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They   12   try to control(控制) me. ”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s   13   and asked, “  14   tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly in a   15   voice, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom(很少) get angry now. ”

1. A. mother                 B. father                       C. teacher                     D. grandfather

2. A. love                      B. hate                         C. know                       D. enjoy        

3. A. Make                    B. Help                         C. Let                          D. Ask

4. A. tired                            B. happy                       C. comfortable                     D. interested

5. A. myself                  B. herself                      C. himself                     D. yourself 

6. A. saw                      B. felt                           C. talked                       D. listened    

7. A. bad                      B. good                        C. lazy                         D. dirty        

8. A. at                         B. on                            C. with                         D. about   

9. A. other                    B. others                      C. another                    D. the other  

10. A. Even                   B. Ever                         C. Once                       D. Already     

11. A. time                   B. money                      C. reason                      D. place 

12. A. all                       B. both                         C. none                        D. neither             

13. A. eyes                   B. ears                         C. nose                        D. mouth       

14. A. Who                   B. When                       C. Where                      D. Which         

15. A. shy                     B. sad                          C. serious                     D. nervous

I began to send e-mail when I was 17. I discovered Google 5 years later. Now, I use the Internet all the time. Internet has become so popular that 90 percent of 12-to-17-year-olds in the United States use the Internet, and about half of these kids use it every day. They visit chat(聊天) rooms and send e-mails. They go to websites to get information for their homework.

“Kids are now living in a virtual(虚拟的) world,” says Greenfield, an expert at the University of California, “As the Internet is becoming more and more important for our life, we should worry about one question: Is the Internet good or bad for kids? ”

“It’s X to answer the question because the Internet involves(涉及) so many things,” says Justine, who is from Northwestern University. “They include online computer games, news, messages and even e-mails to your grandmother.” So, more and more people believe that the online world can be helpful in some ways but dangerous in others.

“Although it’s not easy to tell whether it’s good or bad,” says Justine, “the Internet, at least, is very useful and can be used widely by everyone in the world.”

1. The writer discovered Google at the age of ______.

A. 5                        B. 12                            C. 17                    D. 22

2. What percentage of American 12-to17-year-olds use the Internet every day?

A. About 45%.               B. About 50%.              C. About  80%.       D. About 90%.

3. Greenfield ______.

A. is an expert from Northwestern University

B. wants to stop all the kids from using the Internet

C. thinks that the Internet is good for all the kids in the world

D. is worrying about whether the Internet is good or bad for kids

4. “X” in the passage should be the word “______”.

A. possible                     B. difficult             C. easy                  D. good

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Don’t Use the Internet                      B. Kids and Emails

C. Is the Internet Good or Bad               D. Two Experts from Universities

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