There was once a stonecutter who was not happy with his life．

    One day, he passed a rich man's house．Through the windows he saw many fine things and important visitors．’’How great that rich man must be!’ thought the stonecutter．He wished that he could be like him．

    To his great surprise，he suddenly became the rich man．He began to enjoy all the good things in life．But then one day he saw a high official passing by，carried in a chair．Everyone had to bow before him．“How great that official is!” he thought．“1 wish that I could be like him.

    He became the high official，carried everywhere in his chair, and was hated by all the people．It was a hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in his chair．He looked up at the sun．“How great the sun is!” he thought．“l wish that I could be the sun!”

    He became the sun，shining down on everyone．But a huge black cloud moved between him and the Earth，so that his light could no longer shine down．“how powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought．1 wish that I could be a cloud!”

    He became the cloud．Everyone who didn't like clouds shouted at him．He soon found himself pushed away by the wind．“How great the wind is!” he thought．”I wish that I could be the wind!”

   Then he became the wind，blowing the roofs of houses．After a while，he ran up against something that would not move—a huge stone．“How great that stone is!’ he thought” I wish I could be a stone!”

    He became the stone．But as he stood there，he heard the sound of a hammer and felt himself being changed．“What could be greater that I become a stonecutter than a stone!” he thought．He looked down and saw far below him a stonecutter．

1．The stonecutter wanted to be a high official because                   ．

A．he wanted to enjoy the good things in life

B．he wanted people to bow down to him

C．he enjoyed being carried around all day

D．he enjoyed talking with important visitors

2．The stonecutter became                 after he was the wind．

A．the sun                  B．a cloud                  C．a stone                   D．an official

3．From the story we understand the stonecutter might have become                    after being a stone．

A．a stonecutter          B．the wind                C．a rich man              D．the sun

4．How many times does the stonecutter change in the story?

A．five                       B．six                        C．seven                     D．eight

5．The story mainly tells us that                 。

A．it's never too late to mend 

B．time lost cannot be won again

C．well begun is half done

D．the grass isn’t always greener on the other side  

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　　 1 fine day! The sun is shining and 2 looks bright. Can you feel the heat(热) when you stand 3 the sun? The sun gives heat from very far away. The sun looks small 4 it is so far from us. but it’s really very huge(巨大的).

　　The earth(地球) circles the sun. It takes one year for 5 to go around the sun. And at 6 time the earth itself is spinning(自转) around once every twenty-four hours.

　　The sun 7 us light. It keeps us 8 . It makes things 9 . Plants animals and people need the sun. We can’t live without(没有) 10 .

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Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.

"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."

So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.

"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.

1.The two farmers were _____.

2.The two farmers _____ on that day.

3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.

4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.

5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.

6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _____.