the village. One day he said to them, "I know you don't like me. When I 2 ________， I will give everything to you. Then everyone will be 3________ ."

Even then nobody believed him. The rich man couldn't 4________ why they didn't believe him. One day he went for a walk. Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow 5________The pig said to the cow, "Everybody likes you 6 ________nobody likes me. Why? When I provide people with meat, ham and so on, I give three or four things to them. But you give only one thing― milk. Why do people like you  7________but not me?"

The cow answered, "Look, I give milk while I'm 8________ , They see that I am generous(慷慨的） with what I 9________ But you don't give them anything while you are alive. Only after you're dead do you give meat, ham and so on. People don't believe in the 10________ ， they believe in the present. If you give while you are alive, people will like you."

From that moment on, the rich man wasn't mean any more. Everyone began to like him. And he felt quite happy.

1.    A. believed   B. liked   C. hated    D. knew

2.    A. die    B. leave    C. return   D. arrive

3.    A. frightened  B. happy C. angry      D. safe

4.    A. agree  B. understand C. remember    D. forget

5.    A. crying  B. laughing C. singing  D. talking

6.    A. because    B. so    C. but       D. or

7.    A. sometimes    B. all the time C. at the beginning    D. in the end

8.    A. alive  B. dead       C. busy     D. free

9.    A. like      B. have        C. eat       D. say

10.  A. lifetime    B. competition C. friendship    D. future

10. _______   is a good idea__________   your English by reading aloud in the morning.

A. This; improve         B. This; to improve

C. It; improve          D. It; to improve

9.   The computer is becoming ________in our life. 

A.   important and important

B.    importance and importance

C.    more important and more important

D.   more and more important

8.   What do you do_________ your mom on Day?

A. to; Mother's          B. to; Mothers'

C. for; Mother's         D. for; Mothers'

7.   I ________ _ Linda will get good grades because she has worked hard for a long time.

A. ask that          B. ask if

C. believe that       D. believe whether

6.   ―Why did your aunt come here yesterday?

―She came here ________some money from us.

A. borrow    B. lend  C. to borrow   D. to lend

5.   The Dragon Boat Festival is a_____________ festival _______ China.

A. tradition; of        B. traditional; of

C. tradition; at        D. traditional; at

4.   -________ do you celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?

—We often go to our parents' home to have a big dinner with them.

 A. How       B. What       C. Why     D. Where

3.   Many kids enjoy__________ chocolate. But it's bad for their teeth.

A. eat         B. to eat

C. eating      D. to eating

2.   The thief often_________ things from this factory.

A. steals      B. treats

C. punishes    D. spreads