A long time ago there was a very rich and powerful（权力的）king.

　　All the people in his country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No. he was always ill and unhappy. His money and his power could not help him. The doctors in his country could not cure（治愈）him, either. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads.

　　One day two famous doctors from another country came to his palace.

　　“If you can cure me and make me happy,” said the king, “I will give you all the gold.”

　　The first doctor examined（诊察）the king. He found nothing wrong with him.

　　“You are a very healthy man,”said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and this makes yourself unhappy.”

　　The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor's head.

　　The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you will be well if you wear the shoes of a man who is always happy,” he said. The king was very pleased with his answer and thought that the doctor was very clever. He gave the doctor a bag of gold.

　　The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said they were sometimes happy and sometimes sad. At last he met a beggar（乞丐）.The beggar said that he was always happy.

　　“Give me your shoes quickly,”said the king, “and I will make you a very rich man.”

　　The beggar laughed. “I am sorry,”he answered.“I never wear shoes!”

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A．rich and happy

B．powerful and well

C．happy and well

D．ill and unhappy

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A．the doctors didn't work hard

B．the doctors couldn't cure him

C．he didn't like them at all

D．he was unhappy and ill

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A．were always happy

B．were unhappy

C．were sometimes happy

D．were not happy at all

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A．the poor beggar's shoes were worn out

B．the beggar didn't have shoes

C．the beggar didn't want to give his shoes to the king

D．the king didn't want to buy the shoes

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A．The king was happy because he had a lot of money.

B．Happiness only belongs to beggars.

C．Money and power can not bring happiness.

D．If you have no shoes, you must be very happy.

　Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
　　Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”

　　1. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　 　 C. much　　　　　　 D. enough
　　2. A. lazy　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　 D. hard
　　3. A. did well in　 B. was poor at　 C. was working　 D. was good for
　　4. A. was angry　　 B. thought hard C. agreed　　　　　　 D. said “No.”
　　5. A. a little　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　 D. a lot
　　6. A. rest　　　　　　 B. sleep　　　　　 　 C. hospital　　　　 D. work
　　7. A. should　　　　 B. would　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. not to
　　8. A. to remember B. to forget　　 　 C. to catch　　　　 D. to teach
　　9. A. slept　　　　　 B. went out　　　 C. cooked　　　　　 D. ate
　　10. A. reading　　　　 B. seeing　　　　 C. cooking　　　　 D. writing

A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. “ Hello! ” he says. “ Hello! ” the bird answers.“ What are you doing? ” says the man. “ What are you doing? ” says the bird.
The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid, so he does not take any things and runs out of the house at last.
【小题1】The man teaches the bird ________.

Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “ He has a green thumb.（大拇指）” “He has told a white lie.” and so on. . And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a color in each of these sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary , blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you give me an example for a white lie?
Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much..
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English.”