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Mr Chen living next door to us has a habit(习惯) of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine(酒). Now his eldest son brou ght him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and drank it up, then wrot e “105” on the corner of the trademark(商标)with a pencil, meaning h e had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine. Two days later, a stranger came and offered(打算) to pay 5 yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle. Mr Chen was pleased and sold it. Several days later, his s econd son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While he was exa mining and enjoying it, he suddenly found “105” ——the very mark (记号)on it.
1. The story is mainly about .（）
A. two sons of Chen’s
B. the best wine
C. Mr Chen’s habit
D. an empty bottle of Mao Tai
2. The story sells us that the stranger was a man who （）
A. collected(收集)empty bottles
B. produced famous wine
C. was a maker of wine
D. was a cheat
3. Mr Chen sold his empty Mao Tai bottle because .（）
A. he had already drunk the Mao Tai up
B. he knew his second son would bring him another
C. the price offered was high enough
D. he hoped the bottle could be used again
4. When examining and enjoying the wine sent by his second son, M r Chen found that .（）
A. the wine was mixed with water
B. the wine was nice
C. the wine had exceeded(超过)the time limit(限制)
D. his second son had been cheated(欺骗)
5. According to the story, who should learn a lesson? .（）
A. The stranger
B. Mr Chen and his second son
C. Mr Chen’s eldest son
D. No one
二．The Farmer, His Horse, and His son Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not wa nt the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way t omarket(市场). "The farmerknow that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, far mer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walkin g, farmer?Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today, " So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you wal king?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a r est."
So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that y ou can not please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
2. The two men on the road ____.
