A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.
Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.
Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.
Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”
“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?
“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”
1.What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.
A. a cure for colds
B. bottles
C. a cure for old age
D. a medicine that made people live forever
2.The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.
A.the medicine was too cheap
B.the medicine was too expensive
C. he looked quite old himself
D. he didn’t look honest
3.What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?
A. 变化 B. 付钱
C. 给……钱 D. 向……要价
4.How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?
A. one dollar a bottle
B. twenty-five dollars a bottle
C. ten dollars a bottle
D. fifty dollars a bottle
5.What does this passage really mean?
A.The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.
B.he man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.
C.The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.
D.The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.
Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them cool. If you like swimming but swim in a place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people while they were enjoying themselves in the water and of them were students. But some people are not careful. They often think they swim so that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they swim. So don’t get into water when you are alone. 24 there is a “No Swimming” sign, don’t get into water, . If you remember these, swimming will be safer.
1.A. felt B. to feel C. feeling D. feel
2.A. difficult B. wrong C. right D. small
3.A. have died B. die C. died D. will die
4.A. much B. more C. lot D. most
5.A. still B. already C. yet D. even
6.A. well B. often C. fast D. hard
7.A. what B. who C. which D. that
8.A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. mustn’t
9.A. Because B. If C. Whether D. Though
10.A. also B. nor C. either D. Too
This film isn’t _______ so that nobody is ________ in it.
A. interesting; interested B. interested; interesting
C. interesting; interesting D. interested; interested
We have been skating ________ two yeas ago.
A. since B.for C. in D. before
--Would you mind passing me the book?
--________. Here you are.
A. Yes, I would. B. Sure.
C. Not at all. D. No, that’s a problem.
--How long have you read this book?
--_________________.
A. In 1980 B. Three years ago
C. Since three years D. Since 1980
