Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big   46  . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to   47   his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown   48   he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested   49   farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many   50   on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to   51   on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm.   52  , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much   53  . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big   54   in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very   55   food. He has a very happy family.

1.A. farm           B. park             C. school           D. shop

2.A. look           B. take             C. visit                D. notice

3.A. since          B. after                C. though           D. so

4.A. in             B. on                   C. at               D. for

5. A. games         B. concerts             C. programmes       D. plays

6.A. see            B. play                 C. eat              D. work

7. A. At last           B. At that time         C. At this moment   D.At once

8. A. big               B. bigger               C. the biggest          D. biggest

9.A. villages       B. schools          C. cities              D. farms

10. A. healthy          B. bad              C. terrible         D. unhealthy

Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.

Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law. His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered. So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.

It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.

“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”

1.The Hunts were poor because ____.

       A. they were lazy B. they were too weak to work

       C. they couldn’t make enough moneyD. they weren’t able enough

2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.

       A. he didn’t like studying           B. his family was poor

       C. he wasn’t clever                 D. he hoped to stay at home

3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.

       A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker 

B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him

       C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory                

D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there

4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

       A. good           B. bad             C. friendly         D. useless

5.Which of the following is wrong?

       A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.

       B. It was the old woman’s fault.

       C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.

    D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.

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Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big 　46 . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to 　47 his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown 　48 he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested 　49 farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many 　50 on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to 　51 on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm. 　52 , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much 　53 . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big 　54 in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very 55 food. He has a very happy family.

46. A. farm 　　　　　 B. park 　　　　　　　 C. school 　　　　 D. shop

47. A. look 　　　　　 B. take　 　　　　 C. visit 　 　　　　　 D. notice

48. A. since　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　 D. so

49. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　 D. for

50. A. games　　　　　 B. concerts 　　　　　 C. programmes 　　 D. plays

51. A. see 　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　 C. eat 　　　　　　 D. work

52. A. At last　　　　 B. At that time 　　　 C. At this moment　　　 D. At once

53. A. big　　　　　　 B. bigger　 　　　　　 C. the biggest 　 　 D. biggest

54. A. villages 　　　 B. schools 　　　　 C. cities　 　　　 　　D. farms

55. A. healthy　　　　 B. bad　 　　　　　 C. terrible　 　　 D. unhealthy