Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.
1. Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
A. To punish him B. To play a joke on him
C. To help him save money D. To help him lose weight
2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
A. Free B. Busy C. Rude D. Wise
3. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
A. ②①③ B.③①② C.③②① D. ②③①
4.From the story, we can learn that ____.
A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.
B. the minister didn’t care about the king
C. the holy man’s wife was silly
D. the king never met the holy man.
5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?
A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth
C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April Fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
1. Mr. Lee went to bed _______.
A. before twelve o'clock
B. after twelve o'clock
C. as soon as the bell rang
D. when he saw the boy
2.Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor
B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was.
C. He was afraid of the ring
D. He was waiting for someone.
3.Mr. Lee found ______on the floor at last.
A. a letter B. a stamp
C. a book D. a piece of paper
4. Mr. Lee thought the English boy _________.
A. was a bad boy
B. was friendly with him
C. shouldn't ring the bell at midnight
D. did a dangerous thing
5. From this passage, we learn that people can _______ on April Fool's Day.
A. say "Hello" to each other
B. dance and sing at night
C. play jokes on each other
D. send presents to children
The book in _______ I have much interest now is Around the World in Eighty Days.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
Max is hardworking, cheerful, and ______ honest.
A. after all B. first of all
C. on the whole D. above all
We should respect teachers because they _____ us with knowledge.
A. provide B. afford C. support D. offer
-- Could you tell me ____ last night?
-- At 10:00 pm.
A. when she returned B. where she went
C. why she left D. how she came.
