An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

1.An old man died and left his son_______.

2.When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

5.What this story tells us is________.

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.

As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.

Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.

After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .

Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.

One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped! He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!

There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one his coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!

Now Mr. Coates says, “I only uses elevators if they have telephones in them.”

1. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator because ______.

A. it was broken            B. it was a weekend

C. it was a holiday           D. it stopped on a wrong floor

2. How long did he stay in the elevator?

A. Twenty-four hours.        B. From Saturday to Tuesday.

C. More than sixty-four hours.     D. From Thursday to Saturday.

3. What did he do in the elevator most of the time?

A. Shouted and screamed.      B. Slept and waited.

C. Telephoned his boss.        D. Ate and drank.   

4. How did he make his way out in the end?

A. The vice-president found him.

B. Some one opened the elevator.

C. The elevator began to work on Tuesday.

D. He found a door in the elevator.

5. What is the best title for this story?

A. An Interesting Elevator       B. A Busy Weekend

C. Elevator Safety             D. Trapped in an Elevator

---- Where did he go?                   ---- He went to another store ______.

用本单元所学单词填空。

1.That day when I was in the bookstore, I came across a science f________, which interested me a lot.

2.Most children like to watch c_____________ on TV.

3.Everything goes s____________, so you needn’t worry.

4.I felt quite e________ when I couldn’t answer the teacher’s question in front of so many classmates.

5.A____________ by his friends, he went to the teacher’s office to admit what he had done was wrong.

6.He got a new car, which made him become the e______________ of the others.

7.I can’t understand it. Would you please give me some e_______________?

8.Usually people show great s_________________ for the children begging in the streets.

9.There’s a p_______________ of stone in the middle of the road.

10.To everybody’s surprise, they got d_____________ last month, though they had been married for only two months.

11.To sleep late in the morning, I usually turn off my a____________ clock on Sunday mornings.

12.No matter how busy he is, he will set a__________ some time to spend with his daughter every day.

13.To his _______________ (满意), he passed the examination.

14.Flower arrangement is an ______________ (高雅的) art.

15.It is _____________ (荒谬的) to believe that the number 13 brings bad luck.

16.He _____________ (paint) the gate blue.

17.She is in bed with an ______________ (可怕的,严重的) cold.

18.He told me to keep my word and I ____________ (obey).