Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．

    However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．

    One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”

   “Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”

    The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”

    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．

    As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．

    Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”

    “I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

  A．The digging of the creek．

  B．A problem about a farm animal．

  C．Who owned the field between the farms．

  D．Who would pay for building the fence．

2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means          ·

  A．do something even worse    B.improve the situation

  C．point out his mistake      D．help him out

3.What do we know about the brothers?

    A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

    C．They finally realized their mistakes．

    D．They liked building bridges．

4.Why did the builder build the bridge?

    A．He needed a way to get across the river．

    B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

    C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

    D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

    a．The brothers stood on the bridge．

    b．Jason dug the creek．

    C．The brothers became angry with each other,

    d．The builder asked for work．

    e．Paul went into town．

    A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a

C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e

    One day, two good friends，Peter and Bill，were walking through the desert（沙漠） .They

both felt bored and tired because of the long journey．So they stopped to have a good rest．Later,

they began to quarrel and Peter slapped（打耳光）Bill in the face．But Bill didn’t say anything to

hurt Peter．He just wrote ten words in the sand，“TODAY,MY BEST FRIEND PETER SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE．”

  Soon they went on walking until they found an oasis（绿洲）in the desert. They decided to take a bath in the lake．Bill jumped into the lake fast．Maybe he was too tired to go up．He was dropping under the lake．Just then，Peter quickly jumped into the lake and pulled him out of water．Peter saved Bill’s life! Again Bill wrote ten words on a stone instead：“TODAY MY BEST FRIEND PETER SAVED MY LIFE IN HERE．”

    Peter was surprised to see that and asked，“Why did you write in the sand after I hurt you and wrote on a stone now?”

    Bill smiles，“The words in the sand are easy to miss，but the words on the stone may be there always．”

    Peter finally understood that．Bill just wanted to forget his hurt quickly and remember his

Love for ever．

1．Why did Bill and Peter feel bored and tired?

A．Because of the terrible desert．                 B．Because of their bad hobbies．

C．Because of the long journey．                  D．Because of the bad weather．

2．What did Bill do after Peter slapped him in the face?

A．He wrote ten words in the sand．             B．He got very angry with Peter．

C．He said something to hurt Peter．                D．He wrote ten words 0n the stone．

3．What did Bill do after Peter saved his life?

A．He said many thanks to Peter．                 B．He wrote ten words on the stone．

C．He decided to smile at Peter．                      D．He gave up hating Peter．

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Peter slapped Bill in the face。                  B．Peter saved Bill’s life．

C．Peter finally understood Bill．                  D．Bill didn’t thank Peter at a11．

5．From the passage we can learn___________．

A．Bill always talked too much                     B．Peter Was too tired to go up．

C．Peter understood what Bill did                   D．Peter always hurt Bill on the way．

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?