A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”
1.Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?
A. Because he liked it.
B. Because he knew the donkey very well.
C. Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.
D. Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.
2.The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.
A. see if he is lazy
B. let him choose a new friend
C. let the new donkey eat something
D. let him work
3.What’s the meaning of the underline phrase “without hesitation” ?
A.没有吃饭 B.未经许可 C.毫不犹豫地 D. 很不乐意地
4.How did the man know the character of the new donkey?
A. By letting him work
B. By watching how he chose his new friend
C. By leading him to the yard
D. by pleasing people
5.What’s the best title of the story?
A. How To Buy Donkeys B. The Owner and The Donkeys
C. The lazy Donkey D. The Man and The Donkey
“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are 36 a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.
Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”
But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.
Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.
Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.
1.A. learn B. learned C. learning D. to learning
2.A. easily B. easy C. more easy D. easilier
3.A. advices B. advice C. suggest D. suggestion
4.A. many B. much C. more D. most
5.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. speak
6.A. succeed B. success C. successfully D. successful
7.A. on B. to C. in D. by
8.A. energy B. energetic C. lazy D. careful
9.A. clear B. clearly C. nothing D. hard
10.A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. listened
—Could you please tell me _____________?
--“Rome wasn’t built in a day”. You should try to give it enough chances to become strong.
A. why I should do to have a good memory
B. what I can do to have a good memory
C. how can I do to have a good memory
D. what can I do to have a good memory
–What should parents do when their children have some problems?
--I think it’s ____ for them to be there with their children.
A. impossible B. important C. impolite D. difficult
–Do you have some trouble ____ the problem? Do you need some help?
--No, thank you. I can make it myself.
A. solve B. solving C. to solve D. solved
My pet dog ____ five months ago. Its ____ made me very sad.
A. died, die B. died, death C. death, dead D. dead, die
