1 . A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”
“Yes, said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree! ”
1. What did the farmer's friend give him one day?| A．An apple | B．Some apples | C．A young tree | D．Some young trees |
| A．He thought strangers would steal the fruit | B．He thought the tree would die |
| C．He thought his children would take the fruit. | D．He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit |
| A．took care of the apple tree. | B．didn’t like his friend. |
| C．was a very selfish man. | D．got on well with his neighbors and children. |
| A．We should care about others' feelings. |
| B．We should learn to share beautiful things. |
| C．The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up. |
| D．The young tree can grow up one day. |
2 . Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire(雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.
One day, the old man interviewed two nurses ---- Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite common. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me some bad words of you. He said you are rude and dishonest. Is this correct?"
Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me , there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”
The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him. "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this? "After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started shouting.
In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite common, he had impressive inner(内在的) beauty.
1. What did the old man want a nurse to do?| A．Live with him | B．Help with housework and look after his wife |
| C．Work as a doctor | D．Help with housework and look after him |
| A．had had some bad words of him | B．had praised him |
| C．did not trust him | D．considered him to be not important |
| A．He was angry . | B．He cried heavily. |
| C．He took it seriously. | D．He blamed (责备) Anthony. |
| A．Ordinary people are more trustworthy. | B．Handsome men must be good men. |
| C．Inner beauty is more important than appearance. | D．We should be honest to others. |
3 . Dreams
"Dreams(梦) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That maybe because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming maybe a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear(消失) quickly from memory(记忆).
Too much dreaming can be harmful(有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.
1. It may be less important to sleep than to .
| A．think | B．dream | C．work | D．study |
| A．very long | B．in colour | C．about work | D．very sad |
| A．Because they are tired in the daytime. |
| B．Because they are not interested in their work. |
| C．Because they may be thinking about their work all day. |
| D．Because they have too much work to do. |
| A．what dream is | B．people like to sleep |
| C．dreams are like films | D．we always remember dreams |
4 . An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish（傻的） 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 Mr Smith, 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 Mr smith, “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 Mr Smith.
“No, I didn't mean that,” said the old man. “I meant that you would soon get used to（习惯于） being poor and to having no friends.”
1. An old man died and left his son_______.| A．nothing | B．some gold | C．much money | D．only a house |
| A．short of money | B．quite poor and sick | C．in trouble | D．quite poor and alone |
| A．he would become rich again | B．he would soon feel much happier |
| C．he would become clever | D．he would have more friends |
| A．would get rich again | B．would get used to having nothing |
| C．would get used to being in trouble | D．would get out of poorness |
| A．that money is everything | B．that money makes the matter go |
| C．to save each penny | D．that misfortune(不幸) tests the sincerity（真诚）of friends |
