This is an old story. It was first told long ago. A rich man wanted to make a journey to another town. He was a businessman. He wanted to take things to sell. He also wanted to take some gold to buy some things with. He decided to take ten servants with him. They would carry the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey.
He was a kind man. He said to one of his servants, “You are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants. You cannot carry a heavy load (负担). You may choose the lightest load to carry.” The servant thanked his master (主人). He pointed to the biggest load. This was bread for them to eat on the journey.
“You are foolish,” said his master. “That is the biggest and heaviest load.” But the servant lifted up the load cheerfully and the journey began. They walked for four hours. Then they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. The servant’s load grew smaller and lighter every day. At the end of the journey, the smallest servant had nothing to carry.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The rich man wanted to sell things and________ .
A.buy some gold B.buy some gold with the money
C.buy some things with the gold D.sell some gold
2.Before the journey began, the rich man said something to ________.
A.a businessman B.one of his servants C.the servants D.some servants
3.The weakest servant________.
A.asked for his master’s advice B.followed the master’s advice
C.refused to accept the master’s advice D.took the advice another servant gave him
4.It took them________.
A.less than four hours to finish the journey
B.only four hours to finish the journey
C.no more than four hours to finish the journey
D.some days to finish the journey
5.From the story, we know the smallest servant was very________.
A.clever B.foolish C.honest D.kind
Hi, I’m Tom. When I was about 12 years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin；I wasn’t a good student；I talked too much；I was too proud and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.
He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a list of what she said and find the things that are true.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise,I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the first time，I got a clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He didn’t take it. “That’s just for you, ” he said. “You know the truth about yourself better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you，you should find it helpful.”
Our world is full of people who think they know your problems. Don’t be angry and feel hurt. Listen to them.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1.Tom was angry because a girl in his class pointed out his problems.
2.Tom’s father wasn’t interested in what he said.
3.Tom found that about half of the things the girl said were true.
4.Tom was very proud so he didn’t want to change at all.
5.No matter what people say, you should think it helpful.
Mum：Okay, Cathy. It’s time to make a schedule(计划) for chores around the house.
Cathy：Oh, Mum!
Mum：No complaining(抱怨). Come on. 1.
Cathy：That’s what I like to do. When shall I walk it?
Mum：2. And then, when you go out, don’t forget to take out the rubbish.
Cathy：What about Angela? 3.
Mum：Of course. She has to wash the dishes from Monday to Friday.
Cathy：That’s fair enough.
Mum：And I want both of you to make your beds and pick up your things after you get up in the morning. 4.
Cathy：Okay, but you know I don’t like doing that. 5.
Mum：Yes. You can have a rest on weekends.
A.That means, you should make your rooms tidy.
B.First, you need to walk the dog.
C.In the morning before breakfast.
D.Is that everything?
E.Does she need to do anything?
F.I hope I can do everything.
—We lost the match.
—________. Better luck next time.
A.Hope things work out B.Have a good day C.Never mind
All the students were sleeping________they heard a man________“help”.
A.when; shouting B.when; to shout C.while; shouted
—I don’t know when________tomorrow.
—I will call you as soon as he________.
A.he will come ; will come B.he will come ; arrives C.will he come ; comes
