Mr. Hunt was cutting a branch(树枝)off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing(锯), a man passed in the street. Seeing Mr. Hunt sitting on the branch, he stopped and said, “Excuse me, but if you keep sawing(继续锯树)the branch like that, you will fall down(倒下)with it.” He said this because Mr. Hunt was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk(树干)of the tree.

　　Mr. Hunt said nothing. He thought, “This is a foolish man and a foolish idea.” So he went on(继续)with his work.

　　After a few minutes, the branch fell down and Mr. Hunt fell with it and the branch hit his left leg. His leg hurt(疼痛)very much.

　　“The man can know the future(未来).” Mr. Hunt thought himself. So he went out with his horse and looked for the man but he never found him again.

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1．Why did the man stop when he passed by? Because he ________.

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A．could know the future

B．he was afraid of the man falling down with the tree

C．he wanted to talk to him

D．he wanted to ask for something

2．Where was Mr. Hunt sitting? He was sitting ________.

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3．Mr. Hunt thought the man was ________ at first.

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4．At last Mr. Hunt ________ with the branch.

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5．Mr. Hunt was ________.

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　 Young people today may not know Zhu Mingying. But twenty years 21 ,she was very famous. She was a dancer（舞者） at first. But one day she thought that she could also sing 22 . So she went to visit a music teacher. The teacher 23 her to sing some songs and then said that she would not be successful(成功的) in singing, 24 she didn’t have a good voice（嗓音）. 25 Zhu Mingying didn’t give up(放弃).She spent a lot of time 26 to have music lessons. She had 27 time to rest. She even didn’t have much 28 to buy herself（她自己） delicious food. Life was really hard for her at that time. But Zhu Mingying felt very happy, because she proves（证明） she could be a good singer at last　 29 she practiced singing for many years.

If you want do something, just 30 you will be successful in the end（最后）!

(　 ) 21.A. ago　　　 B. late　　 C. after　　 D. behind

(　 ) 22.A. good 　　　B. better　 C. best　　　 D. well

(　 ) 23.A. asking　　 B. tells　　 C. asked　　 D. ask

(　 ) 24. A. so　　　　 B. but　　 C. because　　 D. why

(　 ) 25. A. And　　　 B. So　　　 C. But　　　 D. When

(　 ) 26. A. going　　 B. to go　　 C. goes　　　 D. go

(　 ) 27. A. a little　　 B. few　　 C. a few　　 D. little

(　 ) 28. A. money　　 B. food　　 C. work　　 D. clothes

(　 ) 29. A. before　　 B. after　　 C. since　　　 D. because

(　 ) 30. A. have music lesson B. try your best

C. find a teacher　　　　 D. spend little money

A man always goes to the same bar at the same time every day and ask for __1___ glasses of beer. He drinks，then asks for another two.
　　One day the waiter  2  to him， “Why do you always   3  two glasses of beer? Why don’t you get one _ 4_  glass?”
　　The man answer， “Because I don’t like to  5  alone. I drink with my friend.”
　　But a few days later， the man  6  and asks for only   7   glass of beer.
　　“Oh，” the waiter asks， “Has your friend died?”
　　“Oh， no.” says the man， “He’s very  8   . This glass of beer is for 9   But I stop drinking beer. My doctor doesn’t 10   me  drink because it is dangerous for me.”
　　(  ) 1. A. one　  B. two 　 C.  many
　　(  )2. A.   asks 　 B. tells 　 C.  says
　　(  )3. A. ask for  　B. get　  C. take
　　(  )4. A. full  　B. big 　 C. small 　
　　(  )5. A. drink  　B. come 　 C. eat　 
　　(  )6. A. goes out 　 B. says 　 C. comes in
　　(  )7. A.  two 　 B. one　  C. much
　　(  )8. A. is 　 B. well　  C. good 　
　　(  )9. A. us 　 B. me　  C. him
　　(  )10. A. want 　 B. help  　C. let 　
　    

A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　　　　　   C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a little