Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

1.This story tells us __________.

   A. how Effendi fooled the king         B. when the king would die

   C. why the Minister died              D. Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

2.The Prime Minister died because __________.

   A. Effendi killed him                 B. Effendi said he would die

   C. he was badly ill                   D. he fell off the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

   A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

   B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

   C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

   D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

4.The king let Effendi go because __________.

   A. he hoped to live a long life          B. he was afraid of Effendi

   C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words     D. he knew the would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

   A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

   B. The king was afraid of death.

   C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

   D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

1.This story tells us __________.

   A. how Effendi fooled the king         B. when the king would die

   C. why the Minister died              D. Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

2.The Prime Minister died because __________.

   A. Effendi killed him                 B. Effendi said he would die

   C. he was badly ill                   D. he fell off the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

   A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

   B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

   C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

   D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

4.The king let Effendi go because __________.

   A. he hoped to live a long life          B. he was afraid of Effendi

   C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words     D. he knew the would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

   A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

   B. The king was afraid of death.

   C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

   D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us ________.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us __________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．he was badly ill	D．he fell off the horse

They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.

When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself. The other boys would say, “The Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!”

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water. ?

One day Ben said to himself, “Why can’t the wind help me float(漂浮) across the water? And I am going to try.”  Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string(线)and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water. ?

The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all. ?

One boy shouted, “Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!” ?

“Yes,” said another, “He’s always finding new ways to do things.” ?

1. When he was only a child, Ben 　　　　 . ?

A. liked to fly a kite by himself

B. always asked easy questions?

C. always liked to play with water

D. always liked to find out how things worked

2. His father and brothers 　　　　  . ?

A. couldn’t answer all his questions?

B. could answer all his questions?

C. tried hard to find out something new for him?

D. were too busy to answer his questions

3. How did Ben Franklin float across the water??

A. The other boy took him across it.　　    B. The water carried him across it. ?

C. The flying kite took him across it.　　    D. A boat took him across it.

4. He found out many things that 　　　　 . ?

A. children didn’t know　　　　　　　　 B. his father and brother knew?

C. people didn’t know　　　　　　　　  D. most people knew

5. In the passage, the sentence “and he had not worked at all”  means 　　　　 . ?

A. he worked hard to cross the water

B. he didn’t go to work that day?

C. he didn’t cross the water at all

D. he crossed the water in an easy way

　　When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers“What?”and“How?”and“Why?”. They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know. When they couldn't tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself. Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say,“That's Ben Franklin! He's always finding out something new !”

　　Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water. One day Ben said to himself,“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water? And I'm going to try.”Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water. The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all. One boy shouted,“Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”“Yes,”said another.“He's always finding new ways to do things.”

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A．couldn't answer all his questions

B．could answer all his questions

C．tried hard to find out something new for him

D．were too busy to answer his questions

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(5)In the passage, the sentence“... and he had not worked at all.”means ________.

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A．he worked hard to cross the water

B．he didn't go to work that day

C．he didn't cross water at all

D．he crossed the water in an easy way

When Ben Franklin was only a boy, 'he always wanted, to know about the new things. He was always asking his father and brothers "What? How?" and "Why?"

They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know.

When they couldn't tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, "That Ben Franklin! He's always finding out something new!"

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.

One day Ben said to himself, "Why can't the wind help me float(漂流) across the water? And I'm going to try." Ben got his big kite. He took hold' of the kite string(线)and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.

The wind blew the kite higher into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he hadn't worked at all.

One boy shouted, "Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!"

"Yes," said another. "He's always finding new ways to do things."

1. When Ben was only a child, he        .

A. liked to fly a kite by himself

B. always asked easy questions

C. always liked to" play with water

D. always liked to find out new things

2. Ben's father and brothers        .

A. couldn't answer all his questions

B. could answer all his questions

C. tried hard to find out something new for him

D. were too busy to answer his question

3. How did Ben float across the water?

A. The other boy took him across it.

B. The water carried him across it.

C. The flying kite took him across it.

D. A boat took him across it.

4. Ben found out many things that        .

A. were funny and useless

B. people hadn't known before

C. his father and brothers knew

D. most people knew

5. In the passage, the sentence "he hadn't worked at all" means "       ".

A. he worked hard to cross the water

B. he didn't go to work that day

C. he didn't cross the water at all

D. he crossed the water in an easy way

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go

1. 1.

   This story tells us ________

   1. A.
      how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king
   2. B.
      when the king would die
   3. C.
      why the Minister died
   4. D.
      Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
2. 2.

   The Prime Minister died because ________

   1. A.
      Effendi killed him
   2. B.
      Effendi said he would die
   3. C.
      He was badly ill
   4. D.
      He fell off the horse
3. 3.

   Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

   1. A.
      Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die
   2. B.
      Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi
   3. C.
      Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die
4. 4.

   The king let Effendi go because ________

   1. A.
      he hoped to live a long life
   2. B.
      he was afraid of Effendi
   3. C.
      he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word
   4. D.
      He knew he would die two days later
5. 5.

   Which of the following is not true?

   1. A.
      Effendi played a joke on the Minister
   2. B.
      Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
   3. C.
      The king was afraid of death
   4. D.
      If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later