King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
A．questions B．help C．promises D．advice
A．common B．friendly C．clever D．silent
A．Though B．Because C．If D．As
A．knew B．developed C．hated D．doubted
A．order B．information C．danger D．situation
A．ask B．wait C．try D．reach
A．Before B．Without C．Through D．In
A．smart B．brave C．funny D．sure
A．catch B．discuss C．count D．visit
A．fewer B．larger C．faster D．older
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
We were going to play a team from a country school .They didn’t come the match nearly began .They looked than we thought .The wore dirty T-shirts and blue jeans and looked like farm boys .We thought they saw a basketball before .We felt that we didn’t any practice to play with such a team .It was very late so they couldn’t have any time to practice .The match began ,one of our boys the ball and he tried to give it to another one . But from out of nowhere a boy in a T-shirt the ball and he quickly and beautifully got the ball into our basket and had two points .They us .They had another two points in a minute .Soon it was all over .The country team the match .Of course we knew that there was still another team than any good team .But the important lesson we learn this time was : One can’t tell a man or a team by the .
A．when B．so C．until D．at
A．stronger B．younger C．worse D．better
A．never B．often C．sometimes D．always
A．have B．make C．use D．need
A．got B．played C．took D．carried
A．caught B．changed C．held D．stopped
A．surprised B．frightened C．admired D．smiled
A．lost B．won C．got D．had
A．worse B．less C．better D．more
A．T-shirt B．appearance C．name D．points
Once, there was a wild donkey (驴) and a tame (驯养的) donkey.
The wild donkey was thin and small. He spent his life in the ____. The grass on the hill was his food all the year around. Sometimes, he had to walk miles to find clean water and at night there was always ____ from lions. The tame donkey was much fatter and ____. During summer, the owner fed him grass while in ____, he was given corn and hay (干草) to eat. There was always clean water for him to ____ and at night he stayed inside safely.
The wild donkey always wished he could live ____ the tame donkey.
One day, the wild donkey was looking for grass on the hill. Looking down, he saw the tame donkey walking slowly along the road, ____ heavy wood. As he watched, the tame donkey stopped to eat some ____ by the roadside. Suddenly, his owner began to drive him with a ____.
“I don’t want your way of life,” thought the wild donkey. “I see that you have to pay ____ for the food they give you.”
A．house B．zoo C．wild D．river
A．danger B．noise C．drink D．food
A．taller B．shorter C．weaker D．stronger
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．eat B．smell C．drink D．feel
A．with B．without C．like D．unlike
A．cutting B．carrying C．eating D．burning
A．grass B．meat C．fish D．water
A．stick B．knife C．fork D．string
A．easy B．easily C．heavy D．heavily
My name Bill. I’m English boy. I’m twelve. I’m a middle school student. Lin Hai is my . We’re in the same class. Here is a picture his family. Look, this is his . He is a policeman(警察). His is a teacher of English. She is a good teacher. Lin Hai has sisters. are twins(双胞胎). Their are Fangfang and Yuanyuan. They have a cat. We are good , too.
A．am B．is C．are D．call
A．a B．an C．\ D．the
A．brother B．cousin C．friend D．teacher
A．at B．in C．of D．for
A．parents B．mother C．grandparents D．father
A．parents B．mother C．grandparents D．father
A．a B．one C．two D．Three
A．She B．He C．We D．They
A．name B．names C．family names D．first name
A．family B．parents C．friends D．names
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.A.dead B. die C.died
A.at B.to C.of
A.picking it upB to pick it up C.to pick up it
A.the firstB.first C. the first time
A.untilB.before C.when
A.sound B.noise C..voice
A.it B.it’sC. its
A.somethingB.nothing C. somebody
A.carefullyB.careful C.careless
A.What B.How C.It
Basketball is a very popular game the USA. People all 1ike it. Most(绝大多数的) people can it. A basketball is a round and big ball. It’s and than a football. It’s heaviest of all the balls. There are players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China . Children often take a to school and play it after school. In China some girls can play basketball than boys. NBA games are very in the world. Many people like them on TV.
A．in B．on C．from D．to
A．have B．play C．watch D．take
A．big B．biger C．bigger D．biggest
A．heavy B．heavier C．heaviest D．the heaviest
A．two B．four C．five D．eleven
A．again B．also C．so D．too
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．soccer
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．famous B．interesting C．boring D．good
A．watching B．seeing C．looking D．playing