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.
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A．fewer B．larger C．faster D．older
(原创)Do you believe in yourself? When you are in trouble, don’t say you can’t get over it. Believe in your dreams. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. I was told a about a teacher who once did what he could to make his students get to know the of believing in themselves.
The teacher stood his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to a B to those who prefer not to the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last chance” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just received an “ “in this class. believing in yourselves.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not confident in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most The same is true in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal , but from events in their daily lives, and have become better people. You see, one should believe in himself.A. storyB. book C. magazine
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One very cold morning, my father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the .
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go home now—myaches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?” said my father.
“But my headache is getting.”
“Well,” said him,“ you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药). It willyou a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not tothe terrible medicine. But it was too. She understood myas well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter(苦) it was! I would ratherall day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be.
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A. kind B. honest C. helpful
Joe wanted a computer. He asked his for the money, but they said he must get it himself. But did he get it? He thought about this for a long time. Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) . "I could do that," he thought. "Maybe I could even get the computer right away. I could pay for it a little each week." He ran to up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was to get twenty dollars each week. He learned that the job about three hours each night. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother he thought, she ,"I think it is a great idea," she said. "I'll call the newspaper manager."
"Wait, Mum." Joe said. "I'll call. After that, I'm going to be a businessman now. " Joe's mother smiled .
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The shortest player in the NBA
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small-much smaller than kids at school. However, he had a big dream – he wanted to play in the NBA.
While junior high, Spud the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was the star of the team.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands his height. He practiced even and got the coach to change his mind. Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named player of the Year in Texas.
However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded a scholarship.
Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. After he graduated, he in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year the NBA took notice of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 – he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter – you can do almost if you never give up.
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It was a Saturday afternoon in summer. The weather was very and nobody wanted to stay at home. Timmy decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Bob, wanted to go with him. “ him with you, Timmy,” said their father, “and you must him well.”
When they got to the river, they saw a lot of people in it. Some people had great fun playing in the water. Timmy told Bob to play on the bank, and then he into the water. About an hour later, Timmy swam back to the bank with a fish in his hand. Bob was very . He found a bottle and put the fish into it. Then they went home.
Bob didn’t do anything else that evening. He just watched the in his own room. Suddenly Timmy heard Bob in the room. He ran to him and asked,” What’s the matter with you, Bob?” “The fish is dead.” Bob said, “I thought it was , so I took it out of the and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a good rest.”
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A．happy B．angry C．sad D．sorry
A．sky B．bottle C．TV D．fish
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A．tired B．sick C．hungry D．thirsty
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