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Once upon a time， there lived a wise man．Everyone looked up to him．His son，however，was very（1） and did nothing all day．
The wise man was worried （2） his son's future． One day， he said to his son， "I want you to go to find some treasure．" Then he gave his son a bag． Inside the bag were clothes， some food， a little （3） and a map．
The son set out on his long journey the next day． He had to travel across forests，（4） _ and mountains． Along the way， he met a lot of people． They （5） him when he was in trouble． He also came across robbers（强盗）． He saw the beauty of nature and experienced different kinds of weather．
（6） ， after a long year， he reached the treasure's location． He spent two days （7） _ for the treasure， but found nothing．
Disappointed， he began to go back home． On his way back， he learned to hunt（打猎） and make meals． He had to fix his own clothes himself． He met the same people （8） _ had helped him earlier． This time， he stayed and helped them．
When he reached home， he said sorry to （9） father for not finding the treasure．"There wasn't any treasure in the place， my son， （10） I think you have found your life's true purpose．" the father answered with a smile．
Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near the ocean．It was（1） for him to do all the farm work alone．（2） be wanted to hire（雇用） someone for help． But most people didn't want to work on farms there because of the awful storms across the ocean．
One day， a middle﹣aged man came for an interview． The farmer asked， "Are you good at （3） work？" The man answered， "Well， I can sleep when the wind blows．" The farmer didn't understand what he meant， but he still hired him．
The man started to work on the farm．He kept busy every day．The farmer was satisfied （4） his work． One night， the wind blew（5） ． When the farmer heard it， he jumped out of the bed and rushed into the man's room． He（6） at the man， "Get up! Hurry! A storm is coming! We have to tie things up before the wind blows them away．" But the man said， "No， sir． I've already told you． I can sleep when the wind blows．"
The farmer was very（7） and planned to fire（解雇） him from his job after the storm． He hurried outside to（8） the storm． To his surprise， he discovered that cows and chickens were in place and doors of the farmhouse were closed tightly．（9） was in its right place． Nothing could be blown away by the storm．
Just then the farmer（10） the man's words． He was able to sleep well because he had done what he could to protect the farm from storms． When one is well prepared， he has nothing to fear．
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（1）A． difficult |
B． easy |
C． different |
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（2）A． Or |
B． So |
C． And |
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（3）A． farm |
B． factory |
C． shop |
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（4）A． for |
B． of |
C． with |
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（5）A． heavily |
B． softly |
C． lightly |
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（6）A． looked |
B． laughed |
C． shouted |
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（7）A． happy |
B． angry |
C． excited |
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（8）A． prepare for |
B． ask for |
C． search for |
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（9）A． Nothing |
B． Everything |
C． Something |
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（10）A． told |
B． forgot |
C． understood |
That sweater be Carla's．Only she wears such colorful clothes．
Let's visit the kids in hospital and cheer them ．
The telephone （invent） by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876．