Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by --- the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
     
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② ----

1. 1.

   ---Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
      ---Because __________

   1. A.
      he wanted to eat them
   2. B.
      he needed money to buy toys
   3. C.
      he liked the tree without apples
   4. D.
      he wanted to share them with friends
2. 2.

   ---When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
      ---He came back _________

   1. A.
      whenever he was happy
   2. B.
      if he missed the apple tree
   3. C.
      when he was in times of difficulty
   4. D.
      as soon as he was free
3. 3.

   ---What did the boy want at last?
      ---He wanted ___________

   1. A.
      to have a house to live in
   2. B.
      nothing except a place to rest
   3. C.
      the root of the apple tree
   4. D.
      anything that the apple tree had
4. 4.

   ---What can we learn from the story?
      ---We should _________

   1. A.
      plant more apple trees
   2. B.
      learn from the boy
   3. C.
      always stay at home
   4. D.
      be thankful to our parents
5. 5.

   According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much
   2. B.
      The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time
   3. C.
      Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him
   4. D.
      After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!”

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32   and he no longer played around the tree.
　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33   I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35   them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37   the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38   for you anymore.
“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39   after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40   them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（殘忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.
【小題1】A. grown up                B. dressed up               C. got up
【小題2】A. tree                    B. child                  C. toy
【小題3】A. money                   B. time                    C. help
【小題4】A. eat                    B. sell                   C. buy
【小題5】A. sad                     B. calm                     C. happy
【小題6】A. So                     B. But                     C. Because
【小題7】A. anything                B. something                C. nothing
【小題8】A. angry                   B. tired                   C. shy
【小題9】A. hate                   B. love                    C. leave
【小題10】A. at                     B. for                      C. in

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32    and he no longer played around the tree.

　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33    I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35    them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37    the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38    for you anymore.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39    after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40    them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（殘忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.

1.A. grown up               B. dressed up               C. got up

2.A. tree                   B. child                    C. toy

3.A. money                  B. time                     C. help

4.A. eat                        B. sell                     C. buy

5.A. sad                        B. calm                     C. happy

6.A. So                     B. But                      C. Because

7.A. anything               B. something                C. nothing

8.A. angry                  B. tired                    C. shy

9.A. hate                   B. love                     C. leave

10.A. at                    B. for                      C. in

1 

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m     1     years old. I was born (出生) in 1999.  My birthday is     2    . That’s National Day (國慶節(jié)). I like music very much and I     3     like sports.

My birthday is coming. My mother     4     buy a beautiful shirt     5     me. On Sunday, she     6     me to a big     7     store. There are     8     shirts and they are         9     blue, yellow and red. She selects(選了) a blue one. It looks cool.

My father gives me some CDs and a     10    . He knows what I like. He wishes(希望) me to play sports more. I am very     11    . And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me.    12     she sings a great song for me. It’s     13     fun. And I like her so much.

My parents want to have a     14     for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting     15     my friends in my house.

1.A. eleven    B. twelve        C. fourteen         D. sixteen

2.A. June 1st  B. July 1st      C. August 1st       D. October 1st

3.A. too       B. also              C. only             D. don’t

4.A. want      B. wants         C. need to          D. wants to

5.A. for       B. at            C. to               D. on

6.A. sells     B. takes         C. buys             D. brings

7.A. food      B. clothes       C. fruit            D. book

8.A. much      B. a little      C. lot of               D. many

9.A. in        B. on            C. to               D. at

10.A. pen       B. notebook      C. basketball      D. hamburger

11.A. happy     B. boring        C. interesting         D. relaxing

12. A. Because  B. But           C. Then                D. Next

13.A. only      B. not           C. really          D. a little

14.A. school day   B. birthday party

C. sports game     D. speech contest

15.A. to play with      B. to look for

C. to learn about       D. to listen to

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m     1    years old. I was born (出生) in 1999.  My birthday is     2   . That’s National Day (國慶節(jié)). I like music very much and I     3    like sports.
My birthday is coming. My mother     4    buy a beautiful shirt     5    me. On Sunday, she     6    me to a big     7    store. There are     8    shirts and they are         9    blue, yellow and red. She selects(選了) a blue one. It looks cool.
My father gives me some CDs and a     10   . He knows what I like. He wishes(希望) me to play sports more. I am very     11   . And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me.    12    she sings a great song for me. It’s     13    fun. And I like her so much.
My parents want to have a     14    for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting     15    my friends in my house.

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m   26   years old. I was born（出生）in 1999. My birthday is   27  . That’s National Day（國慶節(jié)）. I like music very much and I   28   like sports.

My birthday is coming. My mother wants to buy a beautiful shirt for me. On Sunday, she   29   me to a big   30   store. There are many shirts and they are in blue, yellow and red. She selects（選了）a blue one. It looks cool.

My father gives me some CDs and a   31  . He knows what I like. He wishes（希望）me to play sports more. I am very   32  . And my sister, Monica, is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me.   33   she sings a great song for me. It’s really fun. And I like her so much.

My parents want to have a   34   for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting   35   my friends in my house.

26. A. eleven              B. twelve               C. thirteen              D. sixteen

27. A. June 1st           B. July 1st              C. August 1st           D. October 1st

28. A. too                B. also                  C. only                 D. don’t

29. A. sells              B. brings                C. buys               D. takes

30. A. food              B. clothes                      C. fruit                D. book

31. A. pen               B. notebook             C. basketball            D. hamburger

32. A. happy             B. boring               C. interesting            D. relaxing

33. A. Because           B. But                 C. Then               D. Next

34. A. school day         B. birthday party          C. sports game          D. speech contest

35. A. to play with         B. to look for                   C. to learn about         D. to listen to

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m1years old. I was born (出生) in 1999. My birthday is2. That’s National Day (國慶節(jié)). I like music very much and I3like sports.
My birthday is coming. My mother4buy a beautiful shirt5me. On Sunday, she6me to a big7store. There are8shirts and they are9blue, yellow and red. She selects(選了) a blue one. It looks cool.
My father gives me some CDs and a10. He knows what I like. He wishes(希望) me to play sports more. I am very11. And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me.12she sings a great song for me. It’s13fun. And I like her so much.
My parents want to have a14for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting15my friends in my house.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      eleven
   2. B.
      twelve
   3. C.
      fourteen
   4. D.
      sixteen
2. 2.
   1. A.
      June lst
   2. B.
      July lst
   3. C.
      August lst
   4. D.
      October lst
3. 3.
   1. A.
      too
   2. B.
      also
   3. C.
      only
   4. D.
      don’t
4. 4.
   1. A.
      want
   2. B.
      wants
   3. C.
      need to
   4. D.
      wants to
5. 5.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      at
   3. C.
      to
   4. D.
      on
6. 6.
   1. A.
      sells
   2. B.
      takes
   3. C.
      buys
   4. D.
      brings
7. 7.
   1. A.
      food
   2. B.
      clothes
   3. C.
      fruit
   4. D.
      book
8. 8.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      a little
   3. C.
      lot of
   4. D.
      many
9. 9.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      on
   3. C.
      to
   4. D.
      at
10. 10.
    1. A.
       pen
    2. B.
       notebook
    3. C.
       basketball
    4. D.
       hamburger
11. 11.
    1. A.
       happy
    2. B.
       boring
    3. C.
       interesting
    4. D.
       relaxing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Because
    2. B.
       But
    3. C.
       Then
    4. D.
       Next
13. 13.
    1. A.
       only
    2. B.
       not
    3. C.
       really
    4. D.
       a little
14. 14.
    1. A.
       school day
    2. B.
       birthday party
    3. C.
       sports game
    4. D.
       speech contest
15. 15.
    1. A.
       to play with
    2. B.
       to look for
    3. C.
       to learn about
    4. D.
       to listen to

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Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unluckily, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers (消費者) these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper advertisements. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package (包裝) influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients (原料) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(商標、牌子) and different size of the same brand.

Another suggestions for consumers is to buy ordinary items(商品) instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in ordinary packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising.

The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing room, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores(百貨商店).

Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercial (廣告), but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology (心理) behind the ads. In other words, well-informed(消息靈通的) consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions. Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answer to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for shoppers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for shoppers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.

Wise shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商業(yè)廣告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, shoppers can make a wise choice.

1. The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

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

2.We can learn from the passage that ____________________.

A. ordinary items are not so attractive because of the lower prices .

B. we can’t buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

 C. the advertisers are always showing misinformation in the commercial.　

D. the quality of ordinary items can be as good as that of famous brands.

3.The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to advise shoppers _________________.

    A. to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands

B. how to buy ordinary things in supermarkets

C. how to make a proper decision while shopping

D. not to believe advertisements or commercials

Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for shoppers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for shoppers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商業(yè)廣告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, shoppers can make a wise choice.
【小題1】 The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.