Peter was on holiday in a small fishing villa...

Peter was on holiday in a small fishing village near the sea. One day, he saw a localtaking　　 the fish out of his boat while he was walking 　　 the beach. Peter asked how long it took the fisherman to fish every day. “Just 　　 hours.”

“Why don’t you work 　　 and catch more fish?” asked Peter.

“I have 　　 for my family.”

“How do you 　　 the rest of your day?”

“I play with my children, 　 　　 time with my wife, and visit my friends and play cards.”

Peter explained 　 　　 Jack worked longer and caught more fish, he could make more money. 　 the money, Jack could buy more boats and catch more fish. By selling the fish, Jack could open his own 　　 .

“Then what?”

“You’ll probably have to move to the city to 　　 the company. Finally, you can sell your company and make 　　 dollars,” replied Peter.

“　　　 do I have to spend?”

“At least fifteen years. ”

“Then　　 ?”

“Oh, that’s the best. Then you can retire (退休), buy a 　 near the sea, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends and play cards,” Peter said.

1.A.businessman    B. policeman    C. fisherman D. tourist

2.A.across        B. along　　　　     C. inside      D. outside

3.A.a few　　　　 B. a little　　　 C.a bit of　 D. a lot of

4.A.shortest　　　 B. longest　　　　 C. shorter　 D.longer

5.A.some　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　 C. none　　　 D. nothing

6.A.play with　　 B. share with　　 C. do with　 D. deal with

7.A. spend　　　　 B.take　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　 D. cost

8.A. if　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. who

9.A. Under　　　　 B. By　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　 D. without

10.A.library　　 B. school　　　　 C.factory　　 D. cinema

11.A. buy　　　　 B.sell　　　　　　 C.thank　　　　 D.run

12.A. hundreds of B.millions of C. a little　 D. a few

13.A. How old　 B. How often　　　 C. How long　 D.How soon

14.A. when　　　　 B.what　　　　　 C. where　　 D.how

15.A. factory　　 B. boat　　　　 C. house　　 D.company

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He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles (皱纹) in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars (伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

“No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”

“I remember,” the old man said.

“It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”

“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”

“He hasn’t much faith (信心).”

“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?”

“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?”

“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.In the story the old man was the boy’s _____.

A. grandfather　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　 C. boss　　　　　 D. host

2.The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) _____ of the old man.

A. the hands　　　 B. the scars

C. the eyes　　　　 D. the wrinkles

3.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because _____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself

B. he could really understand his parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

4.From the story we can know that _____.

A. the old man was always full of hope

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

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He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure(失败)forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea.“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

“No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty—four days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. ”

“I remember,” the old man said.

“It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”

“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”

“He hasn’t much faith(信心).”

“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?”

“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer?”

“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.The word“they” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指的是)_________ of the old man.

A. the hands B. the scars C. the eyes D. the wrinkles

2.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself

B. he could really understand the boy’s parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

3.From the story we can know that __________.

A. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the old man was always full of hope

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He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty—four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure(失败)forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful. “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea.“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.” The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty—four days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. ”

“I remember,” the old man said. “It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”“Iknow,” the old man said. “It is quite normal(正常的).”“He hasn’t much faith(信心).”“No,” the old man said. “Butwe have. Haven’t we?”“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer?”“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.The underlined word “salao” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. lonely B. unlucky C. dishonest D. stubborn（固执的）

2.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself B. he could really understand the boy’s parents

C. the boy asked for some money D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

3.From the story we can know that __________.

A. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the old man was always full of hope

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He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤)from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

"Santiago," the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. "I could go with you again. We've made some money."

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

"No,” the old man said. "You're with a lucky boat. Stay with them."

"But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks."

"I remember," the old man said.

"It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him."

"I know," the old man said. "It is quite normal."

"He hasn't much faith(信心).”

"No," the old man said. "But we have. Haven't we?"

"Yes," the boy said. "Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?"

"Why not?" the old man said "Between fishermen."

1.In the story the old man was the boy's 　　　　 .

A. grandfather　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　　 C. boss　　　　　　　　 D. host

2.The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to(是指) 　　　　 of the old man.

A. the hands　 　　 　　 B. the scars

C. the eyes　　　　　　 D. the wrinkles

3.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because 　　　　 .

A. he wanted to fish by himself　

B. he could really understand his parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

4.From the story we can know that 　　　　 .

A. the old man was always full of hope

B. the boy's parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man's bad luck

D. the boy was worried about the old man's health

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I stopped _____the night in a small village while I was on holiday in the Himalayas a few years ago.

A. at　　 B. for　　 C. until　　 D. through

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Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the village had a strong tide(浪), but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t afraid. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far out from the beach and waved(招手) to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim back. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach. The tide kept pulling her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was in trouble, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she meant. After a long time, Laura became very tired and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs went down and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched the sand! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep!

When at last she came back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “Did you enjoy your swim?”

“Yes, it was lovely,” she answered. She never told them what really happened.

1.Where did Laura swim one day?

A. In a swimming pool.

B. In a sea behind her house

C. In the sea near her village.

2.When she swam quite far out from the beach, her friends____________.

A. were playing on the sands.

B. were lying on the sands.

C. were swimming with her.

3.What did Laura’s friends think of her second wave?

A. They thought she was very happy.

B. They thought she was asking them to swim with her.

C. They knew that Laura was in danger.

4.Who saved Laura at last?

A. Her friends.

B. Someone in the sea.

C. Herself.

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true.

A. The tide was too strong for Laura to swim back to beach.

B. Laura was a swimming lover.

C. Laura told her friends the truth in the end.

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Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the_______had a strong tide（浪），but she was a good swimmer，so she wasn't _______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far out from the beach and waved（招手）to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim _______. She tried her best，but she couldn't get any closer to the beach. The tide kept_______ her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was　 _______, but they just waved back，for they didn't know what she _______. After a long time，Laura become very _______　 and she couldn't swim any more. Her legs_______and she lost hope. Suddenly，her foot touched _______!All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn't deep! When at last she went back to the beach，one of her friends asked，“Did you__________ your swim? ”“Yes, it was lovely,” she answered. She never told them what really happened.

1.A.town B.city C.village D.country

2.A.lonely B.surprised C.interested D.afraid

3.A.up B.back C.down D.on

4.A.pulling B.pushing C.throwing D.putting

5.A.in trouble B.happy C.out of trouble D.in the water

6.A.found B.meant C.said D.saw

7.A.hungry B.sleepy C.thirsty D.tired

8.A.came up B.went down C.were broken D.moved on

9.A.a tide B.the sand C.a fish D.one of her friends

10.A.enjoy B.remember C.drop D.forget

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When Mr. David retired（退休）, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.Mr. David’s house was _________ that many tourists came to see it.

A、so small　 　　　　 B、so quiet

C、so interesting　　 D、such interesting

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order _______ .

A、to drive the visitors away

B、to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

C、to let visitors come in and look round

D、to get some money out of the visitors

3.The notice made the visitors _________ .

A、more interested in his house

B、lose interest in his house

C、angry at the unfair price

D、feel happy about the price

4.After Mr. David put up the notice,___________ .

A、the visitors didn’t come any longer

B、fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C、more and more tourists came for a visit

D、no tourist would pay the money for a visit

5.At last he had to sell his house and move away because _________ .

A、he did not like it at all

B、he could not work as a guide

C、he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D、he could not live a quiet life in it

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When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said，“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.”Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游)”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1. Mr. David’s house was 　　 that many visitors came to see it.

A. so small 　　　　　　　　 B. so quiet　

C. so interesting　　 　　 D. so big

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order　　　　 .

A. to drive the visitors away

B. to satisfy the visitors curiosity

C. to let visitors come in and look around

D. to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors 　　　 .

A. more interested in his house

B. lose interest in his house

C. angry at the unfair price

D. feel happy about the price

4.After Mr. David put up the notice 　　　 .

A. the visitors didn’t come any more

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C. more and more visitors came for a visit

D. no visitor would pay the money for a visit

5.At last he had to sell his house and move away because 　　　　 .

A. he did not like it at all

B. he could not work as a guide

C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D. he could not live a quiet life in it

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