A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money.
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地).
1.The story took place ______.
A．France B．England C．Germany D．the US
2.Which of the following is true?
A．The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
B．A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
C．The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D．The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
3.Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A．He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B．He fell in love with her.
C．Her birthday was coming soon.
D．They were going to get married.
4.Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
A．He looked very excited.
B．He looked pale and sad.
C．He was poorly dressed.
D．He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
5.What do you think happened at the end of the story?
A．The manager had cheated the young man.
B．His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present.
C．The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase.
D．What the careful servant had done gave the trick away.
Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She would place the extra cake on the ___(21)___ for someone to take it.
She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake. Instead of expressing ___(22)___, he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do ___(23)___ with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”
This went on day after day. The woman felt very ___(24)___. One day, she decided to ___(25)___ him. She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands trembled. She threw his cake into the fire ___(26)___, prepared another one and put it on the window.
As usual, the hunchback came, ___(27)___the cake and muttered the same words. The hunchback proceeded on his way, ___(28)___ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.
The woman had a ___(29)___ who had gone to a distant place to ___(30)___ his fortune. Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a ___(31)___ for him. For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his ___(32)___ return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find her son standing there. His clothes and shoes were ___(33)___. He was starved and ___(34)___.
Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n) ___(35)___ I' m here. When 1 was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒). I would have died, but for a whole ___(36)___ an old hunchback gave me.”
As the mother heard those words, her face turned ___(37)___. She leaned against the door for ___(38)___. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have ___(39)___ her own son!
It was then that she ___(40)___ the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!”
1. A．door B．roof C．stone D．window
2. A．concern B．hope C．gratitude D．regret
3. A．agrees B．remains C．differs D．fights
4. A．annoyed B．delighted C．disappointed D．relieved
5. A．look into B．get rid of C．search for D．argue with
6. A．immediately B．fortunately C．purposely D．carefully
7. A．checked up B．picked up C．ate up D．threw up
8. A．asking B．answering C．knowing D．wondering
9. A．daughter B．husband C．relative D．son
10. A．get B．have C．seek D．tell
11. A．greeting B．hello C．kiss D．prayer
12. A．double B．happy C．safe D．warm
13. A．broken out B．worn out C．cut out D．thrown out
14. A．strong B．free C．happy D．weak
15. A．event B．miracle C．mistake D．surprise
16. A．cake B．egg C．meal D．supply
17. A．black B．green C．pale D．yellow
18. A．fear B．strength C．support D．weight
19. A．helped B．killed C．missed D．surrounded
20. A．valued B．recognized C．remembered D．realized
—How did you find the fashion show?
—_______________.
A．A friend of mine showed me the way B．It was fascinating
C．The designer invited me D．By taking a No.11 bus
In ancient China, a gold dragon on the emperor’s clothes was regarded as a _____ of power and position.
A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．feature
This year the price of rice _____ about twenty percent.
A．was raised B．has been risen for C．has risen by D．has raised to
Experts are trying to work out a plan to deal with the problems caused by global warming ______ it is too late.
A．when B．if C．before D．until
