UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.
OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice(价格)。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.
"Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained(蒙受)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit(盈利)"UncleLiaskedoneday.
"Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!"
"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"
1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.
A.theyhopetosavemoney
B.they'rebothpoor
C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain
D.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms
2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.
A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterest
C.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit
3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.
A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'
B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'
C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity
D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck
4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.
A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusiness
B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecity
C.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor
D.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity
5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.
B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.
C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.
D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.
KEY:BDCAC
Michellefelttheearthquake.Itlastedforonlyfiveseconds.Thewholehouseshook.Sheheardnoise.TheTVwentoff.Thelightswentoff.Shewasscared.Shehadneverfeltanearthquake.Itwasveryh2.Itwasasifagianthandhadshakenherhouse.
Thelightscamebackon.MichelleturnedtheTVon.TheTVhadnonewsabouttheearthquake.Sheturnedontheradio.Theradiosaiditwasa4.7earthquake.Buttherewasnodamage.Noonewashurt.Everyonewasokay.Nohouseshaddamage.Everythingwasokay.ButMichellewasstillscared.Shewantedtomovefaraway.Shedidnotlikeearthquakes.Theyweresoscary.
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有一天，小明要坐公共汽车去外婆家，他一上车，就坐到了位置，可算是幸运了，不一会儿，上来了一位白发苍苍的老奶奶，小明想：“要是让座的话，我就没位子了，可要是不让的话，又觉得不是个好孩子。以前总听老师说，尊老爱幼是我们中华民族的传统美德，我想也是我们当代小学生应该做的吧！”于是小明对老奶奶说：“老奶奶，您坐这儿吧！”老奶奶笑着说：“谢谢你，小朋友。”这时，售票员、司机、车上的叔叔阿姨都投来了赞许的目光。
Oneday,XiaoMingwasgoingtotakeabustograndma'shouse.Assoonashegotonthebus,hegotintotheseat.Fortunately,inashorttime,awhitehairedgrandmothercameup.XiaoMingthought,"ifIgiveupmyseat,Iwillhavenoseat,butifIdon't,Idon'tthinkI'magoodchild.Inthepast,IalwaysheardthatrespectingtheoldandlovingtheyoungarethetraditionalvirtuesofourChinesenation.Ithinkitisalsowhatourcontemporaryprimaryschoolstudentsshoulddo!"SoXiaoMingsaidtograndma,"grandma,pleasesithere."Grandmasmiledandsaid,"thankyou,littlefriend."Atthistime,theconductor,thedriver,theuncleandauntinthecarallcastapprobation.
小明到了外婆家，把这件事告诉了外婆，外婆也说小明做得很对，小明心里乐开了花。
XiaoMingwenttograndma'shouseandtoldGrandmaaboutit.GrandmaalsosaidthatXiaoMingwasright.XiaoMingwashappy.
小明真是个好孩子，我们也要像小明学习哦！
XiaoMingissuchagoodboy.WeshouldlearnlikeXiaoMing!
