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A Gold Cup for an Orange

There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king(国王). The King is so pleased（高兴）that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It's only an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. He'll give me more money".

The next day when the king receives (收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, "what a beautiful cup! I'll show you something wonderful, please take this great orange away.

1.How many people are there in the story?

A. Four           B. Two                 C. Three            D. Five

2.The orange is__________

A. fine and big   B. fine and beautiful  C. good and fine    D. small

3.The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for_______________

A. the orange     B. the orange tree     C. a football       D. money

4.The orange is____________

A. a football        B. like a gold cup

C. like a football   D. like an egg

5.The king receives the orange and the gold cup ___________

A. on the same day   B. the next day

C. every day         D. on different days

 

There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king. The king is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it. He says to himself, “It’s just an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I’ll take my gold cup to the king. He’ll give me more money.”

The next day when the king receives(收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange away.”

1.How many people are there in the story?

A. four      B. two        C. three    D. five

2.The orange is _______

A. fine and big  B. fine and nice          C. good and fine        S. small

3.The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for _______.

A. the orange    B. the orange tree     C. a football       D. money

4.What does the underlined(画线) word “pleased” mean?

A. 有趣的  B. 请        C. 高兴的 D. 生气的

5.The king receives the orange and the gold cup _______.

A. on the same day   C. the next day B. last week       D. on different days

 

Hi,my name is Erik. I live in a small town in the southeast of England. In my house there are three rooms downstairs ad three rooms upstairs. Now I'll show you some of the rooms.

Kitchen	The    fridge—This   is   the   place where mum keeps things cool. Dad's computer—Not everyone in England   has   a   computer   in   his kitchen but my dad has. Washing Machine—Mum     washes our clothes here and  hangs them out in our garden to dry.
Bathroom	A toilet. A bath—We fill the bath up with water  and  then  climb  into  it  to wash ourselves. A sink with two taps (one for hot water and one for cold). I clean my teeth at the sink and also wash my hands and face. Laundry basket—This is where I put my dirty clothes for washing.
Bedroom	My own computer and my own television. Wardrobe—to hang my clothes in.Bookcase—for my books. My bed—My bed is high up as I have my  desk  and  my  computer under it.

- The living room is also downstairs. It is where the television is. We eat our food and watch TV there. The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms.

1.Where will Erik's father go if he wants to surf the Internet?

A. To the kitchen.

B. To the living room.

C. To the bathroom.

D. To go upstairs.

2. Where does Erik put his dirty clothes?

A. In his bedroom.

B. In the living room.

C. In rooms upstairs.

D. In the bathroom.

3.  If   Erik   wants   to   watch   TV, he   may   go to_________.

A. his bedroom

B. the kitchen or the living room

C. the living room only

D. the bathroom or his bedroom

4.The best title for this passage is_________.

A. I love my bedroom

B. My family and my house

C. Inside an English house

D. Houses in England

 

—Excuse me, I want to have my watch fixed, but I can’t find a repair shop.
—I know ______ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you.

A．one

B．it

C．some

D．that

—Excuse me, I want to have my watch fixed, but I can’t find a repair shop.

—I know ______ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you.

A. one　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　　　 D. that