Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years, they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a small disagreement about a horse，which grew into a big difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence(沉默) between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder with his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’ work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，very glad to see the builder．“I have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm. That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the field and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood? I want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so I won’t need to see him any more．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation(情况) and I'll be able to do a job that makes you happy．”
Paul had to go into town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was surprised．There was a bridge, but not a fence, from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge, amazed，his younger brother Jason came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was ready to go，“Thank you so much. Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“But，I have many more bridges to build.”
1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?
A. The digging of the creek． B. A problem about a farm animal．
C. Who would pay for building the fence． D. Who owned the field between the farms．
2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means ·
A. help him out B. improve(改进) the situation
C. point out his mistake D. do something even worse
3.What do we know about the brothers?
A. They liked building bridges． B. They finally knew their mistakes．
C. Their farms were not very successful． D. They had been fighting for many years．
4.Why did the builder build the bridge?
A. He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．
B. He needed a way to get across the river．
C. There was not enough wood for the fence．
D. He wanted to bring the two brothers together．
Once there was a little girl in a village．She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm．The year she was four，she knew some ducks．The ducks were white with orange feet．They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much．
Every day they walked down the road to the pond(池塘)．The ducks went into the water．The little girl sat on the bank and saw them swimming in the pond．The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked(嘎嘎叫)back．
Then one day the ducks were gone(不见了)．No one would say anything about them．The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner．The food looked a little like chicken．The girl didn't want to eat．Can you guess why？
1.The story is mainly about____________．
A. eating chicken B. sitting by the pond
C. 1iving on a farm D. ducks and a little girl
2.The ducks were .
A. yellow and orange B. yellow and white
C. white with orange feet D. white and black
3.First the little girl .
A. didn't eat B. sat on the bank C. walked to the pond D. talked to the ducks
4.At the end of the story，the ducks were probably .
A. under the water B. on the plate
C. in the wooden house D. swimming in the pond
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.
If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.
1.Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
A. they don’t work hard B. they are afraid of English.
C. they don’t find the right way D. they aren’t clever
2.Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening C. writing D. A. B & C
3.The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
A. the better you write B. doing more reading
C. the more you remember D. the more you write
4.In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.
A. the better you speak B. the better you write
C. the more you remember D. the more you write
When Tom was young, he played ______. He was good at it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was no team for him there, so he stopped ________. Then he began to get rather ______, so he thought, “I’ve stopped playing football and now I’m getting fat. What can I do?” He ______ it about for a few days and then he _____ to himself, “I know I will play tennis.” He had a few lessons and then played for ______ days. He met a nice girl at the tennis club one day and they played a game of tennis against another young man _____ woman. Tom played very badly and was very angry with _______, “I’ve never played as ______ as this before.” He said to the girl. “Oh, you have played before, ______ you?” she said.
1.A. basketball B. football C. volleyball D. ping-pong
2.A. play B. plays C. to play D. playing
3.A. short B. tall C. fat D. thin
4.A. talk B. told C. thought D. bought
5.A. said B. spoke C. told D. talked
6.A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
7.A. and B. but C. or D. with
8.A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. them
9.A. well B. badly C. better D. worse
10.A. do B. don’t C. had D. haven’t
Simon is trying to pull _____up the rocks.
A. herself B. him C. himself D. his
Who will you advise the course in DIY?
A. taking B. to take C. bringing D. to bring
