A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very _1_. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the _2_ of the cat, was lying_3_ the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the_4_. So he said to him, “What a nice cat you have! Will you _5_ it to me?”
The farmer asked, “_6_ will you give me for the cat?”
“Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?”
The farmer thought for a few minutes, then he _7_. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel _8_. May I take the bowl _9_the cat can drink with it?” But the farmer said, “I’m _10_ I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats already.”

An artist goes to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stays with a farmer. Every day he goes out with his paints and brushes and paints until evening. When it gets dark he goes back to the farm and has a good dinner before he goes to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wants to pay the farmer, but the farmer says, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will be finished, but your picture will still be there.”
The artist is very happy and thanks the farmer for saying so about his pictures. The farmer smiles and answers, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be an artist. When he comes home next month, I will show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
【小题1】Every day the artist _________ .

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

　 “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

　? “My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

　　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

??? He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

　 “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

　　The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

　　“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

　　“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?” the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

A. the farmer's friend???????? B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows???????? D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A. couldn't lie down????????? B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise? ?? D. was ill

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.????? B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.????????? D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A. to blow the tube??????

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine???

D. to put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It’s a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren’t you walking?" she asked, "It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk
3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself
5. The young woman was most sorry ____.
A. for the old man
B. for the farmer’s young son
C. that it was not far to the market
D. for the horse

These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on.

Alfie’s Angels

Henriette Barkow?????? Ages 8-12

Pictures by Sarah Garson

Alfie wants to be an angel（天使） because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool.

￡7.50? 21.5 cm x 27cm

Languages : English and French????????????? That’s My Mum

Henriette Barkow????? Ages 8-12

Pictures by Derek Brazell

People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this.

￡6.50? 21.5 cm x 27cm

Languages : English and Chinese

?????????????

What Is Peace

Emma Damon???????? Ages 4-6

Peace is giving…not taking.

Peace is love…not hate.

And peace is many more things…

￡5.99? 19 cm x 21cm

Languages : English and Japanese????????????? Farmer Duck

Martin Waddell??????? Ages 6-8

Pictures by Helen Oxenbury

There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck.

￡8.50? 28 cm x 23cm

Languages : English and Korean

1.Why does Alfie want to be an angel?

A. Because angels can fly.

B. Because angels can do anything.

C. Because angels look like each other.

D. Because angels are cool.

2.How much is What Is Peace?

A. ￡7.50. ????????????? ????????????? B. ￡6.50. ????????????? ????????????? C. ￡5.99. ????????????? ????????????? D. ￡8.50.

3.That’s My Mum is written in______.

A. English and Japanese? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. English and Korean

C. English and Chinese?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. English and French

4.Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?

A. Alfie’s Angels.? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. That’s My Mum.

C. What Is Peace.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Farmer Duck.

5.Tom is 5 years old. Which book can he read?

A. Alfie’s Angels.? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. That’s My Mum.

C. What Is Peace.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Farmer Duck.