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Once, a king showed two men a large basket(篮子) in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well(井). After they  1  their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish(愚蠢的) work? We can   2  fill the basket.”  The other man answered, “That is   3  of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something so   4 .” He   5  his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying  6 . Finally, the well was almost   7 .

As he poured(倒) the last bucket(桶) of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it   8 . It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.   9 _ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You   10  so well in this little thing,” he said, “that now I know I can believe you with many things.”

1.	A．finished B．did C．began D．had

 

2.	A．ever B．never C．easily D．no

3. 

A．none

B．no

C．not

D．no one

 

4.	A．clever B．foolish C．easy D．funny

 

5.	A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away

 

6.	A．water B．basket C．well D．work

 

7.	A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean

 

8.	A．up B．down C．of D．on

 

9.	A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since

 

10.	A．did B．will do C．was do D．were do

 

I watched as my little brother was caught in the act. He was sitting in the corner of the living room, a _____in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(赞美诗集)in the other.

As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered slightly(轻微地畏缩). He sensed that he had done something _____. Form a distance I could see that he had  _____my father’s new hymnal and scribbled(乱涂)in it. Now looking at my father fearfully, we _____  waited for his punishment.

My father _____his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word．He was a clergyman(神职人员) and for him, books were knowledge. And yet he _____ his children. What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, _____ the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

“John’s work, 1959, _____ 2.” How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm eyes looking up at me and _____God for the one who has now scribbled in my new hymnal. You have made the book sacred(神圣的), as have your brother and sister.

“Wow,” I thought. “This is punishment?”

The years and the books came and went. Our family _____ what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more. But we _____ knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs(证明)of their love was the hymnal by the piano.

Dad taught us about_____really matters in life: people, not objects; tolerance(宽容), not judgment; love, not anger. Now I, too, am a father. But unlike my father, I do not wait for daughters _____ to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. From time to time I take one down, and give it to one of my _____to scribble in. and as I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the_____he taught me.

1.A、book         B、pen     C、knife     D、toy

2.A、wrong      B、special         C、dangerous    D、different

3.A、dropped          B、read    C、borrowed   D、opened

4.A、all    B、both    C、either         D、each

5.A、picked up         B、put up          C、made up      D、wrapped up

6.A、hated       B、needed       C、loved          D、disliked

7.A、moved     B、took    C、brought       D、borrowed

8.A、old   B、birthday    C、aged   D、named

9.A、thanked   B、asked  C、respected D、pleased

10.A、spent     B、experienced        C、supported D、afforded

11.A、ever       B、sometimes  C、never         D、always

12.A、what       B、why     C、which D、who

13.A、quickly   B、secretly     C、carefully      D、suddenly

14.A、children          B、sisters C、brothers      D、parents

15.A、skills       B、rules   C、lessons      D、subjects

 

---What’s wrong with you, Eric? You look tired.

---I ________ to prepare for the final exam last night.

A．picked up         B．woke up          C．stayed up         D．put up

 

This morning I _________ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.

A．picked up         B．looked up         C．cleaned up        D．gave up

 

Once my father and I went to see a circus (马戏团). A family was standing in front of us   1  for tickets. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not  2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns（小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want  3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the 4. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5 . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have  6   money. My dad took a $20 bill（纸币） and dropped it on the ground. Then he  7  the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8  on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1 A． waiting B． looking C． working     D． preparing

2 A． common    B． cheap      C． old    D． expensive

3 A． ticket   B． ten    C． two   D． five

4 A． ticket   B． number   C． price D． time

5 A． eyes     B． ears   C． nose  D． head

6 A． spare   B． any    C． little   D． enough

7 A． picked up  B． took away     C. put down    D． looked up

8 A． walking      B． going C． looking   D． holding

9 A． book    B． pocket    C． bill    D． bag

10 A． hardly B． nearly      C． only  D． really