One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again. “Is this yours?” “No.” again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, this is mine.” called out the happy man. “I know that well enough.” Said the fairy, “I only want to see if you can tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”
1.The man with his old axe fell into the river.
2.The fairy came out and asked what was wrong with him.
3.The sad man only wanted the gold and silver axes.
4.The fairy found his lost axe for the man.
5. From the story, we know that an honest man may get more.
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and __41____. He came to a house and asked a young ____42____ only for a glass of water. But the lady was so __43____ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked, “ __44_____ should I pay you?”
“You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim __45____ her from the bottom of hi heart.
Years later, Jim became a ___46__. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to __47____ to save her life.
The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote ___48____ on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. __49___, something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to __50___ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
1.A. hot B. hungry C. cool D. strong
2.A. woman B. man C. husband D. waiter
3.A. angry B. beautiful C. lucky D. kind
4.A. When B. Where C. How much D. Why
5.A. thanked B. forgot C. missed D. understood
6.A. teacher B. worker C. doctor D. driver
7.A. say hello B. do his best C. give away D. get back
8.A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
9.A. However B. Whenever C. Especially D. Hardly
10.A. write B. remember C. read D. guess
---- Would you please tell me _______?
----Yes. There’s a bank over there.
A. When can I exchange money B. where can I exchange money
C. when I can exchange money D. where I can exchange money
----Where is my watch? I _______ find it.
----Don’t worry. It must be somewhere in your room.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
You don’t have to _______ every new word in the dictionary while reading.
A. look for B. look up C. look at D. look after
----We’re free today. How about going out for a picnic this afternoon?
----_______.
A. Good idea B. Never mind
C. Good luck to you D. You’re welcome
