How to Become Cleverer

　　 Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

　 “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

　 “Really?”

　 “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

　 A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

　 “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

　 “Not in my head,” said the boy.

　 The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

51. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine　　　　 D. was a foolish boy

52. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head　　　　　　　 B. ask the fisherman a question

C. buy a whole fish　　　　　　　 D. A and C

53. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one po und back　　 D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

54. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal　　　 　　　　　 B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing　　　　　　　　　　 D. What had happened

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We often see dogs always put their tongues(舌頭)out in summer. But   1    the dogs didn’t do so. Long long ago, the dog was very bad .He 2   did a good deed.                   
One summer day the dog   3   into a forest.  4  he saw the forest was beautiful and clean ,  a  5   idea came to him. Then he brought  6   dirty things to the forest and put 7   everywhere. What he did was  8   by a monkey who hid  9  a big tree. He didn’t tell anyone    10 the dog did because   11   did not know why the dog did so.        
Several days    12   ,it got hotter and hotter , and the dirty things became rotten(腐爛).The air smelt    13  . Many animals fell ill. All the other animals became angry and tried     14    who had done it and punish him. The money knew    15        bad the dog was. So he     16   the other animals the truth. They catch up with the dog and     17  him eat all the dirty things and     18        the forest clean.
After that the dog     19     honest. To remember this, he put his tongue out in  20.   

【小題1】
A．a(chǎn)t lastB．a(chǎn)t leastC．in the pastD．first of all
【小題2】
A．neverB．oftenC．for everD．suddenly
【小題3】
A．enteredB．a(chǎn)rrivedC．reachedD．went
【小題4】
A．SoB．WhenC．So thatD．Once
【小題5】
A．goodB．badC．wonderfulD．common
【小題6】
A．a(chǎn) lotB．a(chǎn) great manyC．muchD．a(chǎn) little
【小題7】
A．itB．thatC．theseD．them
【小題8】
A．lookedB．caughtC．watchedD．seen
【小題9】
A．behindB．beforeC．a(chǎn)roundD．besides
【小題10】
A．howB．whenC．whatD．why
【小題11】
A．heB．himC．whomD．which
【小題12】
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)goC．laterD．long
【小題13】
A．terribleB．niceC．badlyD．clean
【小題14】
A．not to tellB．to find outC．not tellingD．finding out
【小題15】
A．veryB．whatC．whyD．how
【小題16】
A．saidB．spokeC．toldD．a(chǎn)nswered
【小題17】
A．wantedB．letC．a(chǎn)llowedD．a(chǎn)sked
【小題18】
A．keepB．letC．haveD．make
【小題19】
A．wasn’tB．didn’t seem to beC．becameD．went
【小題20】
A．springB．summerC．a(chǎn)utumnD．winter

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