NO9 A Special title
Once upon a time, there were two brothers. One was lazy; the other worked hard. The lazy brother enjoyed playing around while the other one was busy working. " All work and no play would only make you a fool (呆子),” said the lazy brother to the other one. Then here went the spring and the summer. "My dear lazy brother, you still have one season to get your food, ” said the other brother, “Three months is long enough to get a lot of food for living in cold winter.” The lazy brother laughed at the idea, and went out to play. Finally, the winter came. Cold, heavy snow was all people could see. No food could be grown or found. The hard working brother was having a warm big dinner, but his lazy brother was cold and had nothing to eat. "All play and no work has made me a fool,” he said to himself.
( )1. Which is not a season for working?
(1). Winter. (2). Spring.
(3). Summer. (4). Fall.
( )2." Three months is long enough to get a lot of food for living in cold winter.” In the sentence,
“Three months” means
(1). winter (2). spring
(3). summer (4). fall
( )3. The story teaches us
(1). to be lazy
(2). all play and no work makes one a fool
(3). to help your brother
(4). all work and no play makes one a fool
NO10 Taiwanese Chewing Gum
Some of my old friends love to eat Betel-nut (檳榔) . Every time I see them chew (咀嚼) Betel-nut, I always feel sorry for their lips, which are covered (隱蔽著的) with red juice (果汁), like blood (血液) .
One of them is called Tommy. Tommy loves not only Betel-nut but also Taiwan beer (台灣啤酒) . He usually drinks more than a dozen (一打) . He is often drunk. Five years ago, he had a car accident. He drove his car and bumped into a bus. He was badly hurt and vomited (嘔吐) a lot of blood, and he got well later as days went by.
One night Tommy and some of my friends came to my home and had a drink with me. At the time about 10: 30, Tommy was already very drunk. He spat (吐口水) some red Betel-nut juice after he had another glass of beer. He looked at the red juice on the ground, and started to cry sadly and said, "I’m going to die. Look at the blood I just spat. I’ve never really gotten well since the car accident.” And he kept crying loudly, but we all laughed.
( )1. Betel-nut juice looks more like
(1). beer (2). lips
(3). mud (4). blood
( )2.Did Tommy get well after the car accident?
(1). No. He vomited blood sometimes.
(2). Tommy never had any car accident before.
(3). Yes, he got well as days went by.
(4). Not quite. When he drank beer, he’d vomit blood.
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