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Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to sendaletterto his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and hehadtoworkall day,so he could only look for somebodytowritehisletterlateatnight .At last he found the house of aletterwriterwhosenamewas Nasreddin.
Nasreddin was already in bed.It is late,he said. What do you want? I want you to write a letter to my wife , said Ali ,Nasreddinwasnot pleased. He thought for a fewsecondsandthensaid,Hastheletter got to go far?What does that matter? answered Ali.
Well, my writing is so strange that only I can readit,andifI have to travel a long way to read your letter toyourwife,itwill cosplayt you a lot of money.Ali went away quickly.
Multiple1 choice
1. Ali wanted to____to his wife.
A.get somethingB.have a letterwritten
C.bring aflowerD. say good-bye
2. Atlasthefoundthe house of_____.
A.a writer B.a seller2 C.an old man D.a letter-writer
3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.
A.not pleasedB.pleased C.excited D.angry
4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.
A.easy for anyone to read B.strange for anyone toread
C. toostrange for anyone to write D.difficult for anyone to read
5. Thisstorytells us______.
A.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at night
C.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust others
2
An old man died and left his son a lot of money. Butthesonwasa foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, sothatsoonhehad nothing left.Of course ,when that happened,allhisfriendslefthim.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, whowas 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 soonbe all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.
The young man was very glad.Am I going to get rich againthen? heasked Nasreddin.
No, I didn't mean that, said the old man.Imeantthatyouwould soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.
Multiple choice
1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing B.some goldC. much moneyD.only ahouse
2. Whenthesonwas________, hewenttosee Nasreddin.
A.short of moneyB.quite poor and sick
C.introubleD. quite poor and alone
3.The young man wasverygladbecauseNasreddinsaid that________.
A.he would become rich again B. hewouldsoonfeelmuch happier
C.he would becomecleverD. hewouldhavemorefriends
4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich againB. wouldget used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble D.wouldget out of poorness
5.What this story tells us is________.
A.thatmoneyis everythingB.that money makes the mare3 go
C.to save eachpenny D. that misfortune4 tests the sincerity5 of friends
3.
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.onedayheleftthecar and went shopping.When he came back, itsroofwasbadly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant haddamagedit. Themandidnot believe them,but they took him to a circuswhichwasnearthere. Theowner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that hewassorryandthat he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,thecustomsofficerswouldnot believe his story.They said,You sold your newcarwhileyouwereabroad and bought this old one!
It was only when the man showed them the letter fromthecircusman that believed him.
Multiple choice
1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi
2.The car was damaged because________.
A.there was a traffic accidentB.the circus man brokeit
C. itrushed into a shopD.the elephant sat on it
3.The circus man said that_______.
A.he would pay for part of the damage B.he would pay forall of the
damage C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car
4. When the man got back to his country,the customsofficers______.
A. would check his new carB.only checked hiscar
C. searchedhimD. wouldn't believe what he had said,
5.It wasonly________thatmadetheofficers believe him.
A.the letter from the circus manB. a newspaper from the country
C.the certificate6 of his D.the letter from the government
4.
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.Whilehewassawing,another man passed in the street.He sTOPped and said,Excuse me,
but if you continue to saw that brancd likethat, youwillfalldownwith it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting onthebranchandcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.
Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This issomefoolishpersonwhohas no work to do and goes about telling other peoplewhattodoandwhat not to do.
The man continued on his way.Of course, after a few minutes.ThebranchfellandNasreddinfellwith it.
My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and heranafterhimto ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.
Multiple choice
1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in hisgarden.
A.onB.inC.atD.off
2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.
A.told him to sTOP workingB.told him he would fall down
C. wouldborrow something from him D.would help him saw thatbranch
3. Aftertheman went away,Nasreddin thought that________.
A. that was a sillyfellowB..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud personD.that fellowcheated him
4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The brancd fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddinwashurthimself. D..Both A and B.
5.This story is about ________.
A.a foolish manB. awise man
C.cutting a tree D.the necessity7 of taking good advice
5.
It was half-past eight in the morning. ThetelephonebellrangandMary went to answer it.
It's me-Peter.
Hullo, who's that?she asked.
Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.
Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?said Mary.
Can I speak to johnny?
No,said Mary,you can't speak to him now.He is busy. Heisgettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother iscombinghishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Motherisgettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .
Mtiple choice
1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?
A.Johnny'ssister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother
2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?
A.Mary's brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny'smother
3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.
A. wascombing his hair B.was putting his shoes on
C.was getting his books D. wasbusy eating his hreakfast
4.How do you say to astranger who is answering your telephone?
A.Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please
5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.
A. a lazy B.a cleverboy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy
6.
Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes onhisdonkeyandwenttomarket.At midday8 it was very hot,so he sTOPped in theshadeofabigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeysofgrapes too.After theirlunchtheywenttosleep. Aftersometime,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men'sbasketsandTOPut them in his.
Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.What areyoudoing? hesaid angrily.
Oh,said Nasreddin,don't worry about me.I am half mad, andIdoalot of strange things.
Oh,really?said the other man.Thenwhydon'tyousometimestake grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?
You did not understand me,said Nasreddin.I said that I was halfmad, not quite mad.
Multiple choice
1.Nasreddin went tomarket_______.
A. tosellhisdonkeyB. tobuy something
C. tosellhisgrapesD. tofindajob
2.Nasreddin sTOPped______.
A.under a big treeB.near a big tree
C.around a big treeD.in a big tree
3.As Nasreddin was taking away theothermen'sgrapes one
of the men_______.
A.pretended9 not to seehimB. sawhimandgot angry
C.woke his fellows upD.came at him
4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.
A.he was cleverB. hewasquite mad
C.he was foolishD.he was half mad
5.InthisstoryNasreddinwas ______.
A.a selfish10 man B.a strange man C.a friendly man D.a foolish man
7.
Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and sawsomethingwhitein his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief! He thought,and he took his gun and shot at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was toofrightened害怕)togooutofthe house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw oneofhiswhiteshirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wifehadwasheditthe day before and hung it out to dry. Nowithadabullet11- holeright through middle of it.
My God,said Nasreddin, Iwasluckylastnight. IfIhadbeen wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! Andhecalledhis neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving12 him.
Multiple choice
1.At midnight Nasreddin saw_____in his garden.
A.somethingstrangeB. a thief C.something white D.a ghost
2.Nasreddin was so frightened thathe ______.
A.cried out for helpB.dared13 not go out of the house
C.darednot stay in his house D.couldn't say a word
3. ThenextmorningNasreddin found________ .
A.his wife in the gardenB.the clothes-line
C. thethief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt
4.Nasreddinsaidthat if he had been wearing taht shirt_______.
A.he would be killedB. hewould die
C.he would have killed D.he would have been killed
5.Hecalledhis neighbors together in order to_______.
A.make a speech B.tell thestory C.thank God D.thank them
8.
A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbourraninandsaid,If one man's cow kills another's,is the ownerofthefirstcowresponsible?
It depends, answered the judge.
Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.
Oh,answered the judge.Everyone knows that a cow cannotthinklikea man,so a cow is not responsible14,and that means15 that its ownerisnotresponsible either.
I am sorry,Judge,said the man.I made a mistake.I meant that mycowkilled yours.
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I thinkaboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thoughtatfirst. Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,Please bringmethatbigblackbook from the shelf behind you.
Multiple choice
1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.
A. whetherthefirstcowwas responsible
B.whether the owner of thefirstcowwasresponsible
C..whether both cows were responsible
D. whetherboththeownerswere responsible
2.When the neighbourreportedthatthejudge'scowhadkilled his,the judge answered that______.
A.a cow wasreponsibleB. its owner was not responsible
C.neither a cow nor its owner wasresponsible D.his cow was responsible
3.When the neighbour heard this, hetoldthe judge that_______.
A.there wasnothinghappenedB. hiscowhadbeen killed
C.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed
4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.
A..got angry B.said nothing
C.put his neighbor into prison D.changedwhat he had said at first
5.In this story thejudgewas______.
A. aclever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish
9.
Uncle Wang works16 in a book shop in the middle of thecity. The shop is not farfromhishome. Itisaboutonekilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldomgoes to work by bus.He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike and fortyminuteson foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Nowhe is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eightand he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. Hisworkstartsat half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quartertofive in the afternoon.
1. What does Uncle Wang do?
A. He sells books.B. He grows flowers.
C. He makes shoes.D. He works in a hospital.
2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because.
A. there is no busB. his shop is not farfromhis home
C. he likes riding a bike
D. his shop isn't inthemiddle of the city
3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?
A. Twenty minutesB. Forty minutesC. Ten minutes
D. Half an hour
4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?
A. At ten minutes to eight
B. At half past eight
C. At ten minutes past eight
D. At twenty minutes past eight
5. He usually gets back home from work atin the afternoon.
A. 4:45B. 5:15C. 4:55D. 5:05
10.阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：
Sandwich was an Englishman17. He lived in the 18thcentury. Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours,and didn't even sTOP to have his meals. He ordered his servants to bring him some meat and bread. He put themeat between the two pieces of bread and heldthe food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from thenontheyatebread and meat as Sandwich did.
From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word ofthe food sandwich today.
1. Sandwich was the.
A.name of a servant
B.name of a man with a lot of money
C.poor man who lived on playing cards
D.name of food which was liked by the rich
2. Sandwich.
A.was so interested in playing cards that he often
had no time to have his meals
B.often brought some bread with him to play cards
C.never ate anything when he played cards
D.had no money to play cards with at last
3. People liked Sandwich's idea because.
A.bread, together with meat was cheap
B.he always won when he played cards
C.they liked Sandwich himself
D.when they ate with one of their hands they could do
something with the other
4. Today, sandwich is.
A. also a name of a rich man
B. two pieces of bread with meat in between
C. not interested in playing cards
D. not liked by most of the people
5. As food, sandwich.
A. is usually made of bread and chicken
B. sometimes smells good, but sometimes not
C. is made of bread and meat
D. is easy for us to play.
