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Once there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he liked to 1 them to people. As people were afraid of him, 2 all said that his stories were very good.
One day, the king showed some of his 3 stories to a famous writer. He wanted 4 writer to praise ( 赞美 ) these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should 5 them into the fire. The king got very 6 and sent him to prison ( 监狱 ).After some time, the king set him 7 and ordered him to come to his palace ( 宫殿 ). Again he showed some of his new stories and asked 8 he thought of. After 9 the stories,the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, “Take me back to the 10 .”
（） 1. A. avoid B. create C. show D. explain
（） 2. A. we B. they C. she D. he
（） 3. A. expensive B. famous C. worst D. best
（） 4. A. the B. a C. an D. /
（） 5. A. refuse B. throw C. waste D. follow
（） 6. A. proud B. lonely C. pleased D. angry
（） 7. A. busy B. quiet C. free D. serious
（） 8. A. what B. that C. how much D. where
（） 9. A. writing B. hearing C. reading D. copying
（） 10. A. palace B. prison C. museum D. station
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studies at a middle school. The young man studies hard and does well in his lessons. It makes them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination 升学考 试 ). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university?”
“Oxford University.”
Most of the passengers looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,“Congratulations!”
A woman said, “I’m sure he’ll know Fred Smith.”
“Who’s Fred Smith?”
“He’s my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too?”
“No,” said the woman. “He is one of the professors ( 教授 ) in the university.”
（） 1. The story happened in _____.
A. America
B. France
C. Germany
D. England
（） 2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are happy because _____.
A. their son does well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studies at a middle school
（） 3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _____.
A. her son finished middle schoo
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
（） 4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus so that _____.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
（） 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The woman wasn’t interested in Mrs. Turner’s words.
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university.
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off ( 炫耀 ).
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too.
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value ( 价值观 ) differences between Chinese and Americans.
★ About money
American children love to make money by themselves. Chinese children always ask their parents for money.
★ About school
● Many American kids take part in sports, dancing and singing groups for fun. Many Chinese kids take many different kinds of lessons so that they can go to better universities easily. American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam. Chinese students feel sad when they get B.
★ American parents and Chinese parents
● American parents don’t think it is useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5._____
1. send sb. to prison 送某人去坐牢
2. set sb. free 释放某人
3. order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
4. turn to sb. 转而对着某人
5. be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
6. do well in one’s lessons 功课学得好
7. pass the entrance examination 通过升学考试
8. passenger n. 乘客
9. congratulation n. 祝贺
10. singing group 歌咏小组
11. value difference 价值观的不同
12. make money 赚钱
13. ask sb. for money 向某人要钱
14. take part in sports 参加运动
15. an expensive university 一所收费很高的大学
16. show off 炫耀