There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king. The king is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it. He says to himself, “It’s just an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I’ll take my gold cup to the king. He’ll give me more money.”

The next day when the king receives(收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange away.”

1.How many people are there in the story?

A. four      B. two        C. three    D. five

2.The orange is _______

A. fine and big  B. fine and nice          C. good and fine        S. small

3.The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for _______.

A. the orange    B. the orange tree     C. a football       D. money

4.What does the underlined(畫(huà)線(xiàn)) word “pleased” mean?

A. 有趣的  B. 請(qǐng)        C. 高興的 D. 生氣的

5.The king receives the orange and the gold cup _______.

A. on the same day   C. the next day B. last week       D. on different days

Mary likes dogs very much. She has a pug-dog. It is white. It has big eyes and ears. It is small but it is cute and beautiful.

Every morning, the dog eats some bread and meat. They are the dog’s favorite food. When Mary goes to school, the dog always waits for(等待) her at the gate. When she comes back home, the dog follows her here and there. When Mary does her homework, it lies(臥) near her feet. When Mary watches TV, the dog sits on the sofa near her. When Mary goes to bed, the dog lies its bed next to Mary’s. in the evening, they often run and play in the yard (院子). They are really good friends. 

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1.Mary has a _____ dog.

    A. white   B. black  C. yellow  D. red

2.The pug-dog is very _______.

A. lazy and big        B.  small and lazy 

C. small and cute      D.  big and beautiful

3.The pug-dog’s favorite food are _______.

A. grass and leaves     B. fruit and fish

C. bread and meat     D. grass and meat

4.The dog _____ when Mary watches TV.

A. follows her here and there  B. lies near her

C. sits on the sofa            D. lies on the bed

5.Mary is a ______.

A. student  B. teacher  C. doctor   D. actor

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A Gold Cup for an Orange

There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king(國(guó)王). The King is so pleased（高興）that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It's only an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. He'll give me more money".

The next day when the king receives (收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, "what a beautiful cup! I'll show you something wonderful, please take this great orange away.

1.How many people are there in the story?

A. Four           B. Two                 C. Three            D. Five

2.The orange is__________

A. fine and big   B. fine and beautiful  C. good and fine    D. small

3.The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for_______________

A. the orange     B. the orange tree     C. a football       D. money

4.The orange is____________

A. a football        B. like a gold cup

C. like a football   D. like an egg

5.The king receives the orange and the gold cup ___________

A. on the same day   B. the next day

C. every day         D. on different days