A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.
1.The woman left her new home ______.
A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa
B. to see if the elephant would follow her
C. because she was angry with her husband
D. because she was tired of the large family
2.The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.
A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained
3.After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.
A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her
C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it
4.How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?
A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.
C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.
5.The writer wrote the story in order to______.
A. show that elephants are very clever
B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C. show that women care more for animals than men do
D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again
“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You 41 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
42 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 43 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still 44 saying “No”. 45 the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people 46 . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look 47 beautiful with the new clothes 48 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think 49 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 50 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you 51 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 52 . When 53 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident. 54 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great 55 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)
1.A. say B. talk C. speak D. tell
2.A. surprising B. surprised C. laughed D. laughing
3.A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. understanding
4.A. keep B. keeping C. keeps D. kept
5.A. At first B. By the way C. In the end D. First of all
6.A. did B. done C. to do D. do
7.A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
8.A. for B. on C. in D. into
9.A. being B. be C. having D. have
10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure C. I don’t mind D. I don’t know
11.A. hardly B. really C. badly D. luckily
12.A. another B. other C. the other D. others
13.A. asking B. ask C. provide D. providing
14.A. With B. Without C. by D. under
15.A. importantly B. unimportant C. important D. importance
－Have a nice weekend!
－ ______.
A. You’re so kind B. You do ,too
C. The same to you D. With pleasure
－Can I park my car here , sir?
－______. You see, there’s much traffic here.
A. Never mind B. You’d better not C. Of course not D. Yes, please
There’s little important news in the newspaper today, ______?
A. isn’t there B. is there C. is it D. are there
－Many boy students think math is ______ English.
－I agree. I’m weak in English.
A. much difficult than B. so difficult as
C. less difficult than D. more difficult than
