Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each bank.

Once upon a time there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what did one day? Well, he wanted to steal(偷) the bell(铃) on the door. He walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was frightened and ran home.

Then he sat down to think. “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton(棉花) in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour’s and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder, the bell rang loudly but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour(邻居) came running out.

“Steal my bell?” I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted, and he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how to neighbour found out he was stealing the bell.“why did he come out just then?”

The thief was trying to steal his neighbour’s door 1. . But at the 2.

time the thief ran home because he was frightened by the noise of the bell. At the last time, he put some 3. in his ears so that he wouldn’t hear the noise. Then the neighbour came 4. out. The thief was hit on the nose, but he learned 5. .

A poor farmer had a  friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

One day,  his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it.  The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road,  strangers would steal the fruit.  If he planted the tree in one of his fields,  his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples.  If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.  Finally he planted the tree in his wood.  But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.  “What’s the difference? ” the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

“Yes, ” said the friend,  “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit.  Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree! ”

1.What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

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2.How many people are there in the story?

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3.Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?

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4.Why did the apple tree soon die?

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5.Who destroyed the apple tree?

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根据所给图画，用英语写一篇约80词的短文。要求完整叙述图画内容。

参考词汇：burglar n.窃贼   steal(stole, stolen)  v.偷

Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”

At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.

So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.

1.A. So B. And C. However D. For

2.A. brought B. invented C. came D. appeared

3.A. on B. at C. in D. through

4.A. earliest B. latest C. nicest D. cheapest

5.A. knew B. wondered C. thought D. wrote

6.A. Because B. After C. So D. Since

7.A. time B. price C. address D. number

8.A. repair B. steal C. make D. buy

9.A. hardworking B. strong C. forgetful D. clever

10.A. difficult B. hard C. glad D. successful