Once upon a time, two hungry people received gifts from an old man. One received a fishing rod(竿), while the other got a basket of fresh fish. Then, they left separately.
The person who got the fish built a fire and cooked the fish. The fish was delicious and he enjoyed his meal. He quickly finished all of the fish. Soon, he starved(挨饿) to death, as he had nothing left to eat. What about the other person? The person with the fishing rod was still hungry.
He walked to the beach step by step, but was too tired to get fishing by the time he got there. He also starved to death.
There were two more hungry people who also had received a fishing rod and a basket of fish from the old man. They received the same things that the first pair of people had, but they didn’t go their own separate ways. They agreed to find the sea together. At first, they just cooked one fish at a time as they traveled. Then, they arrived at the sea. They started to take turns fishing. Over time, they caught many fish and started their own fishing business. Both of them lived happy and healthy lives.
The first pair of people failed to cooperate with each other. The second pair achieved more and realized their dreams by working together. What lesson can you learn from this?
1.What happened to the first pair of people after receiving gifts?
A.They ate all of the fish. B.They built a fire.
C.They walked to the beach. D.They lost their lives.
2.Which is the correct order of the things the second pair of people did?
a. They started to take turns fishing.
b. They started their fishing business.
c. They received the gifts.
d. They decided to find the sea together
A.a-b-c-d B.c-d-a-b C.c-a-d-b D.d-c-a-b
3.How many people were mentioned in the article?
A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five
4.Which of the following words can best describe the second pair of people?
A.Tired B.Helpful C.Proud D.Rich
If you had a chance to build a house for yourself how would you design it? What would it look like?
There was once a carpenter(木匠)who is good at _______ houses. He had no other skills and his boss was very nice, _______ he worked for his boss one year after another. _______ 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and _______ to give up the job. He wanted to try something _______.
However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to _______ to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter _______ agreed although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his _______ wasn't in it. He rushed to finish the job quickly. It was the _______ house that he had ever built.
When he finished, his boss came to ________ him. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the ________. He then said. "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks ________ your 10 years of hard work. You have built so many ________ houses for other people these years, but not one of ________... so I'm giving you this house as a gift."
Surprised, the carpenter was speechless. He had never ________ his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would do it more differently. He regretted building his final house so poorly.
1.A.repairing B.checking C.cleaning D.building
2.A.and B.or C.so D.but
3.A.After B.Before C.Since D.Until
4.A.accepted B.decided C.turned D.preferred
5.A.honest B.new C.lucky D.terrible
6.A.refuse B.consider C.help D.return
7.A.even B.just C.only D.still
8.A.head B.heart C.arms D.legs
9.A.bad B.worst C.good D.best
10.A.beat B.suggest C.see D.encourage
11.A.worker B.boss C.member D.stranger
12.A.to B.of C.at D.for
13.A.terrible B.boring C.beautiful D.satisfied
14.A.himself B.yourself C.myself D.herself
15.A.thought B.said C.regretted D.doubted
—Are you sure you can do well in tomorrow's test, Sara?
—_________. I've got everything ready.
A.It's hard to say B.I'm afraid not C.I think so D.I hope not
_________ useful water is! We must save it.
A.What B.What a C.What an D.How
We haven’t decided _________ we will take a trip to the beach this summer holiday.
A.whether B.which C.where D.what
The apples on my desk are bigger than _________ on my brother's desk.
A.that B.those C.one D.ones
