There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.
On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?” asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns (灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don’t need walls, because their friends will protect them.”
The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”
1. The father wanted to show his son ________.
A. how people on the farm worked
B. how poor people were on the farm
C. how beautiful the farm was
D. how far it was from the city to the farm
2.How often did they go to the farm?
A. Once a week.B. Twice a month.
C. Every year.D. The writer doesn’t tell us.
3.When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it ________.
A. great B. tiring
C. terrible D. boring
4.According to the boy, people on the farm can see ________ at night.
A. expensive lanterns B. a lot of cars
C. stars above their headsD. many horses
5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The boy was from a very poor family.
B. The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.
C. People on the farm have high walls around their houses.
D. The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.
The Vietnam (越南) War broke out. The young husband the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the still decided to raise her son by herself.
Several years later her son immigrated (移民) to America finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son to come back home to visit his mother.
his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral (葬礼), the son opened the box and cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!” looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.
It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle , I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I saved money you in case (以防) you get sick.”
1. A. joined B. moved C. found D. sent
2.A. comfortableB. easy C. hard D. happy
3. A. son B. father C. husband D. wife
4.A. but B. and C. so D. or
5. A. refused B. agreed C. asked D. offered
6.A. Before B. When C. While D. As
7.A. slowlyB. hardly C. quickly D. suddenly
8.A. NobodyB. Anyone C. Everyone D. Somebody
9.A. passing by B. going awayC. showing up D. running off
10. A. withB. on C. toD. for
—Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?
—__________.
A. It’s my pleasure B. Take it easy
C. That’s all right D. That’s a good idea
—Look at the flowers I gave you last month. They are dying! ________ do you water them?
—Sorry, I forgot to water them.
A. How long B. How often
C. How soon D. How much
—When will you return the book to me?
—I’ll give it to you _________ I finish it.
A. once B. until
C. as soon as D. unless
“Learning from Lei Feng Day” is only two weeks from now. We need to ________ a plan about it.
A. come up with B. put up
C. call up D. set up
