An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course , when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
‘My money has finished and my friends have gone’, said the young man. ‘What will happen to me now?’ ‘Don't worry, young man’, answered Nasreddin. ‘Everything will soon be all right again. Wait , and you will soon feel much happier.’
The young man was very glad. ‘Am I going to get rich again then?’ He asked Nasreddin.
‘No, I didn't mean that’, said the old man. ‘I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.’An old man died and left his son_______.
| A．nothing | B．some gold | C．much money | D．only a house |
When the son was ________, he went to see Nasreddin.
| A．short of money | B．quite poor and sick |
| C．in trouble | D．quite poor and alone |
The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
| A．he would become rich again | B．he would soon feel much happier |
| C．he would become clever | D．he would have more friends |
.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
| A．would get rich again | B．would get used to having nothing |
| C．would get used to being unhappy | D．would get out of poorness |
What this story tells us is________.
| A．that money is everything |
| B．that money makes the mare go |
| C．to save each penny |
| D．that misfortune(不幸) tests the sincerity of friends |
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻译）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.
“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质） of the language and use it as the English speaker does.From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English.
| A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we should look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own language |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English.
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules in different ways |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that _________ .
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“She only likes apples.”____________.
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.” |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apples.” |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples.” |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples.” |
Which is the best title（题目）for this passage?
| A．Different orders, different meanings. |
| B．How to speak English. |
| C．How to put English into our own language. |
| D．How to learn English. |
| Lost My English dictionary. My name is Lucy. I am 9 years old. Please call 482-7369. |
| Found A set of keys. Please call Tony. Phone 867-5143. |
Lucy lost her.
A、book B、ruler C、dictionaryLucy’s phone number is.
A、four eight two seven three six nine
B、four eight seven two three seven nine
C、four eight two three seven six ninefound a set of keys.
A、Lucy B、Tony C、NickLucy is.
A、twelve B、eleven C、nineTony’s telephone number is.
A、687-5143 B、768-1543 C、867-5143
Look at the girl, she is eleven. Her name is Wang Fang. I am eleven, too. My name is Kate.Wang Fang and I are good friends. She is in Class One, Grade One. She is Number 8 in Row 5. I am in Class One, Grade One, I am Number 9 in Row 6. We are at school today. How old is Wang Fang?
A. She is eleven. B. She is twelve. C. She is ten. Wang Fang and I are____________ .
A. girls B. boys C. teachers What grade are Wang Fang and I in?
A. Grade One. B. Grade Two. C. Grade Three. Wang Fang is my____________ .
A. good teacher B. good friend C. brother Where are Wang Fang and I today?
At school. B. At home. C. Here.
Not only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kilt – a kind of skirt. The kilt is their national dress.
The kilt has checks (方格) and different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scotsmen (苏格兰男人) start to wear kilts. There is a story about it. Rawlinson had some workers from Scotland in his office and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, they usually only wear them at weddings (婚礼) or big dinners. Only a few men wear a kilt every day. Scotsmen also wear kilts in big parties. The policemen still have skills as the dress uniforms, but they don’t wear them to catch the thieves. A kilt is ______.
| A．a hat | B．a shirt | C．a skirt | D．a sweater |
In Scotland, different families have different _____ of kilts.
| A．prices | B．colors | C．styles | D．checks |
What does “got in the way of” mean?
| A．妨碍 | B．得到 | C．在路上 | D．到达 |
When do Scotsmen wear kilts?
| A．At weddings | B．At big dinners | C．In big parties | D．All of above. |
The story is about ________.
| A．Scotsmen’s traditional kilts | B．how to make kilts |
| C．what a kilt is | D．how much the kilt is |
Peter: What are you doing for vacation, Steven?
Steven: I’m visiting my aunt in San Francisco. My brother’s staying there. He’s joining a club.
Peter: Oh? When are you going?
Steven: Next Friday.
Peter: How long are you staying?
Steven: I’m staying at my aunt’s home for four days. I’m going sightseeing in San Francisco, and then I’m seeing
all of my friends New York. How about you?
Peter: I’m going to the beach and my friends and I are also going hiking for a few days.
Steven: Aren’t you renting video tapes and relaxing at home?
Peter: No, it’s boring. We like outside activities.Peter is going _______ on his vacation.
to Florida B. riding C. hiking D. to San Francisco Steven’s leaving ______ for vacation.
| A．tomorrow | B．next month | C．next Monday | D．next year |
Steven’s brother is staying ________.
| A．at home | B．at school | C．in San Francisco | D．in New York |
Steven is staying in his aunt’s house for ______.
| A．a week | B．four days | C．several days | D．two days |
Peter thinks that staying at home is _____.
| A．interesting | B．boring | C．fun | D．exciting |