Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered. “It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?”
He called his three sons to him. “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune.”
“It is a big room,” said the eldest son.
“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son.
But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market.”
The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.
The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.
“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. “You don't have any straw.”
“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily. “You don't have any sand.”
“I bought this,” said the youngest son.
“A candle！” cried his brothers. “What good is a candle?”
“Watch”, said the youngest son.
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light!
“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said.
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light.
1. Who would get father's fortune?
A. The oldest son. B. The richest son.
C. The cleverest son. D. The silliest son.
2. The merchant left his fortune to the son
A. who would fill the room by using something which is worthy of one coin
B. who would take care of him when he became old
C. who wanted to get his fortune
D. who got married first
3. How do you think of the youngest son?
A. He is very clever. B. He is very lazy.
C. He is very mean. D. He is very diligent.
4. The youngest son used _____ to fill the room.
A. straw B. candle C. sand D. water
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch ,I___26_____ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾)， it might be thank you for a ____27____ moment ,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of __28_______ for the coming test orsporting event.
In the early grade school they __29____ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conacious(有自我意识的),and _30_______ he reached high
School,my older son ,Marc, informed me he no longer_31________ my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to _32______them but I still needed write them, I___33_____ untill the day he gratuated
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called asked if he could move__34_____for a couple of months.I had spent those years well,graduating from college,__35______two internships()in Washington,DC,and __36_____,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.____37______ short vacation visits,hower,he had lived away from home .With his younger sister leaving for college, I was ___38____ happy to have Marc back.Since Iwas __39____ making lunch for his younger brother, I _40______ one for Marc,too.Imagine my __41______ when Igot a call from my 24-year-old son,__42___ his lunch.
Did I do something __43_____? Don’t you love me _44_____,Mom ? werejust a few of the questions he threw at me as I _45_____asked him what was wrong.
My note,Mom, he answered,Where is my note?
1.A. carried B. found C.included D. held
2. A.difficult B. special C.comfortable D. separate
3. A. congratulation B.improvement C. explanation D. encouragament
4. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
5. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
6. A. received B. understood C.enjoyed D. collected
7.A. copy B. read C.take D.send
8. A.held up B.gave up C. followed D. continued
9. A. out B. home C. to D. to Sacramento
10.A.organizing B. planning C.comparing D. completing
11.A. hopefully B. forfinally C. particularly D. certainly
12. A. Because of B.Instead of C. Except for D.As for
13. A. especially B.immediately C. equally D.generally
14.A.once B.again C.still D. even
15.A.packed B.fetched C. bought D. filled
16.A. fear B. surprise C. . anger D. disappointment
17.A. waiting for B.worrying about C.caring for D. asking about
18.A.wrong B.funny C.strange D. smart
19.A.any more B. enough C. once more D. better
20.Ainterestingly B.bitterly Cpolitely D. laughingly
Look at the thouble I am in ! If only I _________ your advice.
A followed B would follow C had followed D should follow
____________ from other continents for millions of years,Austrailia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.
A Being separated B Having separated C Having been separated D To be separated
Last week, only two people came to look at the house, __________ wanted to buy it.
A none of them B both of them C none of whom D neither of whom
He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _______ from the outside world
A cut out Bcut off C cut up Dcut through
