An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early to read his Bhagavat Geeta. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don't understand it, What good does reading the Bhagavat Geeta do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. He told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water with a basket.

The old man said, " You're just not trying hard enough,"  So the boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.

"You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives."

1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the grandson_________.

A．was fond of reading

B．liked his grandpa very much

C．got up early to carry water every day

D．helped his grandpa on the farm

2.According to the grandson,___________.

A．he enjoyed reading the Bhagavat Geeta

B．learning the Bhagavat Geeta was easy

C．he was not good at remembering anything

D．reading the Bhagavat Geeta was meaningless

3.We can learn that by getting water with a basket, the grandson__________.

A．washed the dirt off the basket

B．kept some water for the future

C．was punished for what he had said

D．became stronger and cleverer

4.The grandfather gave his grandson a lesson by_________.

A．telling him an interesting story

B．having a heated discussion with him

C．asking him to carry water with a basket

D．performing an experiment for him

5.What would the grandson like to do in the future?

A．To help his grandpa carry water

B．To hold water with a bucket

C．To read the Bhagavat Geeta.

D．To remember everything in his life.

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups （打嗝）．Hiccups are so mysterious．We really don't know why they start and why they stop．

       Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups．Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well．Others eat a teaspoon of sugar．Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it．

       An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years．He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked．At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

       It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups．People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well．He tried them all, but the hiccups continued．Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him．By that evening his hiccups were gone．

       Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows．But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure．

How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

       A．He took a deep breath．       B．He prayed to Saint Jude．

       C．He ate a teaspoon of sugar．        D．He drank a "secret" mixture．

The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups．

       A．4 hours  B．2 days      C．8 months D．8 years

       might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage．

       A．Cold water              B．A spoonful of salt

       C．Special pills             D．What you believe in

From this passage, we can learn ____．

       A．Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups

       B．the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop

       C．some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups

       D．the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well

What is the main idea of this passage?

       A．Different ways to stop hiccups．    B．What makes hiccups happen．

       C．How to get hiccups．     D．Jack O'Leary's hiccups．

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of the hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O’Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret’’mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone. Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.

________might be the best cure for hiccups.

2.

The plumber spent________in stopping his hiccups.

3.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

4.

What is the main idea of this passage?

Would you like tea or coffee?
--_____, thank you. I’ve just had some water.

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.

Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.

At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:

“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.” Tear of joy flooded her eyes.

1.The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.

A．thank the woman for her kindness          B．continue his schooling

C．become a famous doctor                  D．support his poor family

2.Which is true about the boy and the woman?

A．She never thought he would save her life later.

B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.

C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.

D．He was too shy to ask her for some water.

3.After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.

A．refused to take good care of her himself

B．decided to try his best to save her

C．told her she once gave him a glass of milk

D．asked for her bill and paid it off at once

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

A．The Final Bill                           B．A Warm-hearted Woman

C．A Glass of Milk                          D．A Famous Doctor