(A) One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life. 1. The ant could not reach the side though. A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well 2. The dove saved the ant because. A. she was the ant's friend B. she took pity on the poor ant C. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time 3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft 4. Just as the man shot at the dove,. A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot 5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show. A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was C. how the ant and the dove helped each other D. we often need help from other people, therefore we should help others as much as we can (B) Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I will not be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang
loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. "Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson," the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then?" he wondered. 1 The thief was trying to get his neighbour's doorbell. 2. The thief put some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything. 3. The neighbour ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen. 4. The neighbour hit the thief to punish him for stealing. 5. The thief thought the neighbour could hear the noise of the bell. (C) Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had 1 money to send him to sc hool when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy 2 and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and 3 all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work. Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man 4 and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking
and he cooked 5 for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there s something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn t at home and she had to go to 6 at once. The doctors looked her over and told her 7 eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid 8 the doctor s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and 9. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy 10 there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, I ve bought all the food you like, dear! 1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough 2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard 3. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for 4. A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said-no 5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot 6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work 7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to 8. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach 9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate 10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
(D) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about an overseas student in Germany. After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Every one thought he was going to get a good easily and have a bright future. But to his disappointment, he was not even given the for an interview! The third t ime he was refused, he couldn't help telephoning the company to ask they didn't want him. The answer was simple. We don't offer jobs to people in Germany. What was wrong, you might wonder? The truth is, shortly after he arrived in Germany, this clever student found that it was to skip buying subway tickets. So save money, he often went without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket in the subway times. From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, but the truth will sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember: honesty is the rule. That's all for my speech. Thank you!