Christmas was coming．Mr. Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children．His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her m  （1）  ．And the harvest（收成）was bad and all his family were going to be h  （2）  the next spring．He was q  （3）  worried about it．

“We have only a cock,” said Mrs. Smith one day．“You’d b  （4）   take it to the town．Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our c  （5）  ．”

“It’s a good idea!” the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box．It was d  （6）   to walk on the road covered with thick snow．Two hours l  （7）  he was very tired and wanted to have a rest．He put the box to the ground and sat down．

“The air in the box must be close,” the man said to h  （8）  ． “I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die．”

So he put the cock to the ground．When he started again, he couldn’t catch it any l  （9）   

“How foolish you are!” Mr. Smith called out a  （10）   ．“You can herald（预示…来临）the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”

Christmas was coming．Mr. Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children．His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine．And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring．He was quite worried about it．

“We had only a cock,” said Mrs. Smith one day．“You’d better take it to the town．Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children．”

“It’s a good idea!” the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box．It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow．Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest．He put the box to the ground and sat down．

“The air in the box must be close,” the man said to himself．“I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die．”

So he put the cock to the ground．When he started again, he couldn’t catch it any longer．

“How foolish you are!” Mr. Smith called out angrily．“You can herald（预示…来临） the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”

1． The story happened in          ．

    A． November             B． December         C． January           D． February

2．          , so Mr. Smith was worried．

    A． They would have noting to eat on Christmas  

    B． His children would be sad on Christmas

    C． His children were naughty（顽皮）

    D． They would die in the cold weather

3． Mr. Smith couldn’t buy any presents for his children because         ．

    A． his wife was ill                                   B． the harvest was bad

    C． they had a big family                           D． he was very poor

4． Mr. Smith was quite tired on his way to town because         ．

    A． there was much snow on the road        B． something was wrong with him

    C． the box was very heavy                       D． He lost his way 

5． In fact,          was foolish．

    A． the cook        B． Mrs. Smith            C． Mr. Smith             D． none

　　Christmas was coming. Mr Smith had no money to buy presents for his children. His wife was ill and he spent （花费） a lot of money on her medicine. And the harvest （收成） was bad. And all his family were going to be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried about it. “We had only a cock,”said Mrs Smith one day. “You'd better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children.” “It's a good idea! “The man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box. It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow. Two hours later he was very tired and wanted to have a rest. He put the box to the ground and sat down .The air in the box must be close （闷的）. The man said to himself “I'd better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it'll die. “So he put the cock to the ground. When he started again, he couldn't catch it any longer. “How foolish （傻的） you are!” Mr Smith called out angrily, “You can herald （宣布） the break of day （报晓） at the right time but can't find the way to the town in the daytime!”

(1) The story happened in ____.

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A．November

B．December

C．January

D．February

(2) ____, so Mr Smith was worried.

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A．They would have little food to eat

B．His children would be sad on Christmas

C．They had no money to buy any Christmas presents

D．They would die in the cold weather

(3) Mr Smith couldn't buy any presents for his children because ____.

[　　]

A．his wife was ill	B．the harvest was bad
C．he had a big family	D．he was very poor

(4) The word“cock”in the story means

[　　]

A．母鸡

B．闹钟

C．公鸡

D．小鸡

(5) Mr Smith was quite tired on his way to town because ____.

[　　]

A．there was much snow on the road

B．something was wrong with him

C．the box was very heavy

D．he lost his way

(6) Mr Smith thought ____, so he let it walk outside.

[　　]

A．the cock could go to town itself

B．the cock must die in the box

C．the cock had to have a rest too

D．the cock could return to the box itself

(7) In fact （事实上）,____ was foolish.

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A．the cock

B．Mrs Smith

C．Mr Smith

D．none