them very much ,but to each person he said，"I can believe that story .It could happen and it may be true, so I won't give you the bag of gold."

　　 At last a poor old man came to the palace. He was carrying a huge stone jar .The old man went into the King's room and said ,"Oh, king ,your good father was once a poor man and my father was rich .They were very good friends. My father gave your father a larger jar ,like this one, and it was full of gold. Your father promised to give back the gold when he became rich. But he didn't give it back .Now I'm poor and you are rich .And I want the gold. "

　　 The king said,"I don't believe that story. The jar is very big .There isn't enough gold in all my country to fill that jar.My father didn't tell me anything about a large jar full of gold."

　　 "All right ,"the old man said."Never mind. If you don't believe the story ,give me the bag of gold ,please. "The king remember the rule and gave the man the bag of the gold.

　　1.What did the king want to do at the beginning of the story?

　　 A.He wanted to play a joke with others.

　　 B.He wanted to give his people some gold.

　　 C.He wanted to find a good story teller.

　　 D.He wanted to set upa new rule of the people.

　　 2.The king would give a bag of gold to the person who told________.

　　 A.a strange （奇怪）story B.an unbelievable story

　　 C.the best story in the world D.a story which was true

　　3.Why did the old man come to the palace?

　　 A.He tried to get his father's gold back .

　　 B.He wanted to get the bag of gold.

　　 C.He thought the king would like his story.

　　 D.His father had been the king's father's friend.

　　4.What reason（原因）did the king give for not believing the old man's story?

　　 A.The jar was big.

　　 B.There was't much gold in the country.

　　 C.The jar couldn't have been used for holding gold.

　　 D.His father didn't tell him about a jar of gold.

　　5.Which of the folling words best describe （描述）the old man?

　　 A.Cleve B.Poor C.Interesting D.Strange.

　　四.任务型阅读（5题10分）

Mrs Green wants to do a lot of shopping on Saturday afternoon.(A) ,so Mrs Green ((B)ask him to the shops with her to give money for everything and carry her bag.They go to a lot of shops and Mrs Green buys a lot of things.She often stops and says,"Look,Joe,isn't it beautiful?"He answer ,'All right,Dear.How much is it?""Then he takes his money.It is very late now.Mr Green (C)很累了，想找个地方