An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a fo

1.n old man died and left his son a lot of money．But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent ___1___ money, so that he had ___2___ 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 ___3___ to me now?""Don't ___4___, 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?""No, I ___5___ mean that," said the old man．"I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends."

2.An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent ___21___ money, so that he had ___22___ 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 ___23___ to me now?" "Don't ___24___, 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?" "No, I ___25___ mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends." 选项： A:happen B:didn't不做 C:nothing没有什么 D:all the所有的 E:worry

3. An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent ___1D___ money, so that he had ___2C___ 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 ___3A___ to me now?""Don't ___4E___, 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?""No, I ___5_B__ mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends." 选项： A: happen B: didn't C: nothing D: all the E: worry

4.An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent ___21___ money, so that he had ___22___ 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 ___23___ to me now?" "Don't ___24___, 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?" "No, I ___25___ mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends." 选项： A:happen B:didn't不做 C:nothing没有什么 D:all E:worry

5.A young man , nervous and hesitant , pushed the door open and found himself in a spacious room . An old man sat in the rocking chair , reading a thick book of parchment which seemed a classic like Homer ' s Odyssey . Without raising his head , the old man motioned with his finger for the young man to sit down on the chair beside him . The old man said , " Mr . Austen , pleased to make your acquaintance ." I ' m wondering whether you are dealing in , er , a certain mixture that has extraordinary effects , " the young man inquired . " My dear sir , in actuality , everything I sell here is more than ordinary , though my stock in trade is quite moderate . " " But do you . . . " the young man was somewhat anxious . " Here is a liquid as colorless as water , imperceptible in coffee , tea , wine or any other drinks , " the old man interrupted him . " But it is labeled as an almighty cleaner ; it could clean everything , ranging from a glove to life . I believe lives occasionally need cleaning . "" That ' s not what I need , I ' m afraid , " said the young man . " It doesn' t matter . Still I ' d like to let you know its price . For one tiny spoonful , which is , of course , sufficient , I charge no less than six thousand dollars . Not a penny less . " The young man was filled with apprehension . But the old man continued , " However , it might be impractical or even cruel to charge so much for a love potion . Young people love a love potion , but more often than not , they , I mean those who need a love potion , are not wealthy enough to afford it if it is priced so high . So it is priced incredibly low . At this point , a smile lit up the young man ' s face . " The love potion has - " " It has extraordinary effects , the old man said , as if he could read the young man ' s mind . " The effects are permanent and the girl who drinks the love potion will see you as her sole interest in life . The young man left the house , loaded up with happiness . He was too green to know that he and young people like him were most likely to make the old man rich with their own money , for he might visit the old man repeatedly to buy expensive mixtures with extraordinary effects in the future .

6.阅读下列文章，选出以下3道题的最佳选项。A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change or ten pence（便士）?”“Wait a moment,” the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, “I’ll see whether I can help you.”“Don’t you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let’s start again. Have you got change for ten pence?”“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.(1) He looked around for help because he _______. 选项： A: had no money to make the phone call B: did not know where to make the phone call C: needed some change for the phone call D: wanted to get change from the old soldier

7.The young man kept his promise and __________ the money the old man lent him as soon as he landed his first job after university.

8.Many years ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree __21__ his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges. One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger __22__ the others. It was as big as a football. Nobody had ever seen such a big orange. The poor man took the orange to the king. The king was so happy __23__ he gave the man a lot of money for it.When a rich man heard of it, he said to himself, "It's only an orange. Why has the king given so much money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. He'll give me __24__ money."The next day when the king received the gold cup, he said to the rich man, 'What a beautiful cup! I'll show you something beautiful, please __25__ this great orange."1)、选项： A:that B:in C:than D:take E:more

9.Mr. Tom Forester lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said. “No, I can't read with these.”The man became more and more puzzled (迷惑不解), until finally he said. “Excuse me. but can you read at all?”“No. of course I can't!” Tom said angrily. “If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses?”问What kind of mistake did Tom make? 选项： A:He went to the wrong kind of shop B:He didn't try on all the glasses in the shop C:He thought that a person who had not learned to read would be able to do so if he wore glasses D:He left his money in the restaurant

10.I am Lee, a Chinese student studying in the US. Last week while I was getting on a bus I dropped one of my packages and a young man who was also getting on the bus picked it up for me. He seemed nice, so I chatted with him a bit. He said his name is Sam , he was 18 years old and has always lived in this town. His family also lives in town, but he lives alone in a small apartment. He just graduated from high school this year and is now a student at the local university. I asked where he was going, and he said that he was going to work-he has an evening job at a restaurant to make money to pay for university. He said that he doesn’t want to live with his family or ask them for money.I don’t understand why American young people leave home when them reach 18. Is this true for most Americans?

11.Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their man newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said,“No, I can’t read with these.”The man became more and more puzzled, until finally he said,“Excuse me, but can you read at all？”“No, of course I can’t！”Tom said angrily. “If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses？”

">12.Last year Tom left school. He came to Taipei to look for a job. He went from one company to another but __21__ wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt __22__ and tired. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting __23__ tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.

At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it more than he did. After __24__ left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Just then, an old man came and said, "Young man, I __25__ what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?"

13. A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to get a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.___1_D__ the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took ___2_E__out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out ___3A___the street, the young man had already disappeared among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he said in a low voice, “It's only a hundred dollars.”“The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___4_C__ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, “You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___5B___the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.” 选项： A: into B: sure C: took D: While E: the watch

14.Being a hardworking young man, he is admired by all his fellow workers.这句话相当于以下哪一句话？选项： A:Although he is a hardworking young man, he is admired by all his fellow workers.; B:Because he is a hardworking young man, he is admired by all his fellow workers.; C:If he is a hardworking young man, he is admired by all his fellow workers.; D:When he is a hardworking young man, he is admired by all his fellow workers.

15.This is a picture of my family.In this picture, you can see an old man and an old woman.They are my grandfather and my grandmother. They are over seventy years old and both of them are retired workers. They are very kind to all of us. They always help us do a lot of housework. My parents and I enjoy living together with my grandparents. We all love them very much. My father stands behind my grandfather. He is forty-five years old. He is a manager of a company and he is a hardworking man. Behind my grandmother is my mother. She is also forty-five years old but she looks young for her age. She is a teacher at a vocational school. Her classes are always lively and interesting. She is popular with her students.On the right of my father stands a handsome young man, tall and thin. He wears a blue T-shirt and looks rather cool. He is my brother. He is a student at a medical college now. He is dreaming to be a doctor.Look , a pretty girl with a long black hair stands on the left of my mother. Who is she ? Can you guess ?My parents and I enjoy living with . 选项： A: my brother B: my uncle C: my friends D: my grandparents

16. Complete each of the following sentences using an appropriate preposition. The doctor had a lot to think（） before he really knew waht was wrong with the man. Your parents both work, so who looked（） you when you were young? All my friends are on holiday and there is nobody to spend time （） or to talk （）. I went to the cinema to see that film you talked （）, but it was boring. I have never eaten sushi. What is it（）? This is the third time I have been （） Beijing. I really find it interesting.

17.Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved( )his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. "Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained( )about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove( )it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone." The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message: "This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help." Most people tried their best to work out a plan when they found the stone. 选项： A:T B:F

18.Mr Tom Forester lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."The man became more and more puzzled（迷惑不解）, until finally he said, "Excuse me, but can you read at all?""No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses?" 3）、The old people in the restaurant read their newspapers with glasses off. 选项： A:T B:F

19.This is a picture of my family.In this picture, you can see an old man and an old woman. They are my grandfather and my grandmother. They are over seventy years old and both of them are retired workers. They are very kind to all of us. They always help us do a lot of housework. My parents and I enjoy living together with my grandparents. We all love them very much. My father stands behind my grandfather. He is forty-five years old. He is a manager of a company and he is a hardworking man. Behind my grandmother is my mother. She is also forty-five years old but she looks young for her age. She is a teacher at a vocational school. Her classes are always lively and interesting. She is popular with her students.On the right of my father stands a handsome young man, tall and thin. He wears a blue T-shirt and looks rather cool. He is my brother. He is a student at a medical college now. He is dreaming to be a doctor.Look , a pretty girl with a long black hair stands on the left of my mother.My parents and I enjoy living with （） . 选项： A: my brother B: my uncle C: my friends D: my grandparents