Once a clever man was crossing a turbulent river. He wished to amuse himself by talking to the boatman.
"Do you know mathematics?" he asked.
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost one quarter of your life," said the wise man. "Do you know history?"
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost three quarters of your life." Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat. "Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman.
"No," answered the wise(=clever) man.
"Well then," replied the boatman, "you have lost your whole life."
1.The clever man knew a lot of knowledge except(除了)_______.
A. mathematics B. philosophy(哲学) C. history D. swimming
2.When a gust of wind overturned the boat, ______ lost his life.
A. the boatman
B. the boatman and the clever man
C. the clever man
D. None of them
3.The story told us ______ .
A. not to be proud(骄傲的)
B. to learn to swim
C. to be a boatman
D. not to learn knowledge
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Tom was twelve years old. His , Jenny, was two years younger he. One day their mother wanted them 18 the house. Because they did very , their mother bought a delicious for them and said to Tom. “Tom, cut the cake two pieces, and give to your sister. Don’t .that you must do like a brother.” “ a brother?” Tom asked. “How does a brother .it?” “He always gives the piece to the other person,” answered mother.
“Oh, I see,” said Tom. He thought about it for minute, then he took the cake to his sister and said to , “Please cut the cake into pieces, Jenny, and be a good sister.”
1.A. brother B. sister C. father D. mother
2.A. with B. to C. as D. than
3.A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned
4.A. well B. good C.right D. badly
5.A.bread B. cake C.hamburger D. apple
6.A. in B. up C. to D. into
7.A.it B. one C. the cake D. all
8.A. forget B. forgot C. forgets D. forgetting
9.A. Like B. Do C. Am I D. is he
10.A. like B. eat C. have D. do
11.A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller
12.A.my B. your C. his D. her
13.A. / B. a C. an D. the
14.A.him B. me C. her D. you
15.A. two B.three C. four D. Five
This isn’t my ______/hæt/.
A. hit B.cat
C. hat D. head
---I think drinking milk every morning is good _____our health.
---Yes. I agree you.
A. to, to B. with, to C. at, with D.for, with
Yesterday my parents and I went to Tianyi Square, and we enjoyed _____ around there.
A. walking B. walked C. to walk D. walk
It will______us several years to learn a foreign language well.
A. cost B.take C.spend D.use
