4.(　) From the passage we can learn that_____.

　 A. the more questions we have, the more knowledge we may get

　 B. it’s never too old to learn

　 C. every one of us should try to be a learned man

　 D. a teacher should have many questions

3.(　) The teacher was famous for his ______.

A. kindness　　 B. knowledge　　 C. patience　　 D. questions

2.(　) The student didn’t agree that ______.

　 A. the teacher had so many questions as a learned man

　 B. the teacher had so many questions　　　

　 C. the students had fewer questions than the teacher

　 D. the students had more questions than 0the teacher

1.(　) The learned man drew two circles to show _____.

A. he was good at drawing circles

B. his knowledge had something to do with the circles

C. why he had more questions than the students

D. how he could get more knowledge

5.(　)　______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A. Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B. If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C. Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D. If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

Key: CBCDD

（5）

Long ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.

One day a student asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do? But I think we students have far more than you.”

With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”

4.(　)The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A. for them to change the king’s order

B. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C. for the small baby to drink the medicine

D. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

3.(　)The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A. they needed a lot of different plants　　　　　

B. they need a lot of different minerals

C. this would give the baby time to grow up

D. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

2.(　)The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A. the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine　

B. they refused to obey the king’s order

C. the baby daughter grew to the right size　　　

D. the baby daughter became a monster

1.(　)Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A. Toothless　 B. hairless　 C. unusual　 　D. small

5.(　) The underlined word ”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .

A. reads　 B. formal interview　 C. law freedom　 D. the people who watch a film at a cinema

Key: CBBCD

（4）

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”

The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.