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Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s and her father’s debt (债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have a solution.
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A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of . He asked every taxi - driver's name. Then he took the third one. it5 dollars to go from the airport to the hotel. " does it take to hire(雇请) you for the whole day?" The man asked. "100 dollars." said the taxi-driver. This was very, but the man agreed. Then the taxi - driver showed him all the parks and museums in the city.. In the evening they went to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi -driver 100 dollars and said, " What about tomorrow?" The taxi -driverthe man and said, "Tomorrow? That will be100 dollars. " But the man said it was OK. The taxi –driver was very.to be getting more money.
The next evening, after taking the traveler to visit the same parks and museum, the tad - driveranother 100 dollars, he felt guilty(内疚的) became 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. "So you're from New York," said the taxi -driver. "I have a in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?" "Sure. She gave me 200 dollars to give you!"A. trains B. boatsC. taxis
A. cost B. paid C. spent
A. How manyB. How longC. How much
A. cheap B. lowC. expensive
A. for B. backC, across
A. looked at B. looked afterC. looked for
A. the other B. anotherC. other
A. angry B. unhappyC. pleased
A. received B. gaveC. borrowed
A. brotherB. son C. sister
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Nowadays many parents would like to buy whatever their children like. If they go on doing this, their children will probably think that money isto make. They will spend the money at random（随意地）and won’ t think of their parents’ hard
Some parents like to hold birthday parties for their children. If theyon doing this, their children will think it is necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year . Year after year, maybe they will their parents’ birthdays and only remember their own’s.
Many parents don’t let their childrenthe housework. They think that children just have thing to do. They should study hard and doin their lessons. If parents go on with this, the children will not be able to take good care ofwhen they grow up. Parents should teach their children to do some simple housework washing clothes and doing some cooking it can help the children live a better life in the future.A. easy B. hard C. free
A. job B. workC. study
A. make B. let C. keep
A. rememberB. forgetC. leave
A. doB. didC. doing
A. oneB. twoC. three
A. goodB. wellC. more
A. herselfB. himselfC. themselves
A. as ifB. as suchC. such as
A. thoughB. becauseC. so
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and ___. He came to a house and asked a young ____ only for a glass of water. But the lady was so _ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked, “ _ should I pay you?”
“You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim _ _ her from the bottom of his heart.
Years later, Jim became a ___. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to _ to save her life.
The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote ____ on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to _ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
When Mr. David retired（退休）,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price（价格）: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.
A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting D．such interesting
A．to drive the visitors away B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity C．to let visitors come in and look round D．to get some money out of the visitors
A．more interested in his house B．lost interest in his house C．angry at the unfair price D．feel happy about the price
A．the visitors didn’t come any longer B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house C．more and more tourists came for a visit D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit
A．he did not like it at all B．he could not work as a guide C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house D．he could not live a quiet life in it