Mr. Parker was born in a small village. His father was so poor that he couldn't send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and math by himself when he was ft'ee. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn't forget his terrible past and fought width the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those bad officers. And his soldiers liked him very much.
Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went into the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went to the soldiers' bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, "What do you think of your food, young men?" The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing. Only a new soldier said, "Very bad, sir!"
"What did you have for lunch today?" asked Mr. Parker.
"A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine."
"Really?" Mr. Parker called out in surprise. "It's the King's lunch, I think!"
"So do I, General," said the young man. "But it's my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!"
56. Mr. Parker became a general because .
A. he was born in a poor family
B. the soldiers listened to him
C. he fought with the enemies bravely
D. he learned English and math by himself
57. Mr. Parker was respected because .
A. he was strict with the officers
B. he cared about his soldiers
C. he was friendly to the officers in the camp
D. he paid attention to the soldiers' letters
58. Mr. Parker went to the military' camp to .
A. inspect the kitchens
B. punish the cooks
C. look for the soldier who wrote to him
D. find out if the matter in the letter was true
59. The soldiers didn't say anything because .
A. they were afraid of the general
B. the general didn't agree with them
C. the officer followed the general
D. they thought their foods were good
60. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers.
B. The general no longer believed the soldiers.
C. Mr. Parker found nothing in the military camp at last.
D. The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant.
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— Sorry, Joe, I didn’t mean to …
— Don’t call me “Joe”. I’m Mr Parker to you, and _____ you forget it !
A. do B. didn’t C. did D. don’t
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“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr Williams 36 his little boy by the hand, and said 37 to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you 38 in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his 39 , who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(雜草) was to be 40 about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 41, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!”
“ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ”
“ Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 50 it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 52 cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 53 may have good seeds(種子) and 54 plentifully. Now which would you 55 , to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
A. grabbed B. pulled C. punished D. took
A. loudly B. secretly C. kindly D. politely
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
A. mother B. brother C. sister D. father
A. made B. changed C. seen D. planted
A. growing B. moving C. shaking D. dancing
A. result B. harvest C. match D. present
A. forced B. ordered C. followed D. led
A. think of B. look at C. hear of D. deal with
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