[单项选择]Once upon a time, there was a poor man. He had an orange tree. He took good care of it. In the harvest season, there were many oranges on the tree. One of them was very, very big. It was as big as a football. Nobody ever saw so big an orange. The poor man was very happy. He took it to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the poor man a large sum of money.
When a richman heard of it, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why does the King give him so much money for it I’ll give my gold cup to the King. He will give me more money."
The next day, the rich man went to see the King. When the King received the gold cup, he was very pleased. "What a beautiful cup!" he said, "I’11 show you something wonderful." Then he gave the big orange to the rich man.
The King didn’t like the big orange.
[A] True.
[B] False.

[单项选择]Once upon a time, there was a poor man. He had an orange tree. He took good care of it. In the harvest season, there were many oranges on the tree. One of them was very, very big. It was as big as a football. Nobody ever saw so big an orange. The poor man was very happy. He took it to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the poor man a large sum of money.
When a richman heard of it, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why does the King give him so much money for it I’ll give my gold cup to the King. He will give me more money."
The next day, the rich man went to see the King. When the King received the gold cup, he was very pleased. "What a beautiful cup!" he said, "I’11 show you something wonderful." Then he gave the big orange to the rich man.
The poor man had an apple tree.
[A] True.
[B] False.

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Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know (1) to do when it slipped from his horse and fell (2) the road. The sack was (3) heavy for him to (4) , and his only hope was that (5) some one would come riding by and (6) a hand.
It was not long (7) a rider appeared, but the farmer’s heart sank when he (8) him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer (9) have dared to ask (10) farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come (11) the road, but he could not beg a (12) of so great a man.
(13) , as soon as the great man came up he got (14) his horse, saying, "I see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is (15) I’m here just at the (16) time. " Then he took one (17) of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.
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A. across
B. along
C. through
D. alone