[单项选择]Once upon a time there was a man who had fifty red nightcaps to sell at a fair. His wife put them into a great bag for him which he carried over his shoulder.
It was a very hot day. Now the man’s way lay through a wood. When he came to the shade, he put down his bag and sat down to rest. Soon he took one of the red nightcaps out of his bag, put it on, lay down and went to sleep.
Now there were monkeys in that wood, and by and by a big old ape came stealing down out of the trees and took one of the red nightcaps out of the bag, put it on his head, and ran up into a tree and sat there grinning and chattering.
By and by another ape came stealing down and he too took a red nightcap, put it on and ran up into a tree and he too sat in the tree grinning and chattering.
Then another ape took another cap, and then another, until at last there were forty nine monkeys in forty nine red nightcaps, sitting in the trees chattering and calling out.
The man sat down to rest and

[单项选择]Once upon a time there was a man who had fifty red nightcaps to sell at a fair. His wife put them into a great bag for him which he carried over his shoulder.
It was a very hot day. Now the man’s way lay through a wood. When he came to the shade, he put down his bag and sat down to rest. Soon he took one of the red nightcaps out of his bag, put it on, lay down and went to sleep.
Now there were monkeys in that wood, and by and by a big old ape came stealing down out of the trees and took one of the red nightcaps out of the bag, put it on his head, and ran up into a tree and sat there grinning and chattering.
By and by another ape came stealing down and he too took a red nightcap, put it on and ran up into a tree and he too sat in the tree grinning and chattering.
Then another ape took another cap, and then another, until at last there were forty nine monkeys in forty nine red nightcaps, sitting in the trees chattering and calling out.
What is a fair
A. A ’ma

[单项选择]We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most______of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
A. enthralling
B. accomplished
C. pedestrian
D. auspicious
E. masterful

[单项选择]The old lady encountered the （　） young man who had deceived her into buying fake drugs.
A. right
B. very
C. actual
D. proper

[单项选择]Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good looking, but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror and for the first time, they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased. He said to his sister, "How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you The girl did not like what he said. She gave her brother a push and said, "Go away!"
Their father saw what was happening and said to the boy. "You must always be as good as you look."
And to the gift he said, "My dear, if you help everyone and be kind to everyone, you will be loved. Our looks don’t mean anything./

The boy and the girl didn’t know what they looked like until ______.
A. the father told them
B. people told them
C. they saw themselves in the mirror

[单项选择]I recently took care of a 50-year-old man who had been admitted to the hospital short of breath. During his monthlong stay he was seen by a hematologist, an endocrinologist, a kidney specialist, a podiatrist, two cardiologists, a cardiac electrophysiologist, an infectious-diseases specialist, a pulmonologist, an ear-nose-throat specialist, a urologist, a gastroenterologist, a neurologist, a nutritionist, a general surgeon, a thoracic surgeon and a pain specialist.
He underwent 12 procedures, including cardiac catheterization, a pacemaker implant and a hone-marrow biopsy (to work-up chronic anemia).
Despite this wearying schedule, he maintained an upbeat manner, walking the corridors daily with as sistance to chat with nurses and physician assistants. When he was discharged, follow-up visits were scheduled for him with seven specialists.
This man’s case, in which expert consultations sprouted with little rhyme, reason or coordination, reinforced a lesson I have learned ma
A. patients ask doctors to do more tests than necessary.
B. doctors want to make more money by using newer and more expensive technology.
C. doctors try to avoid being sued by their colleagues.
D. doctors want to prove to their patients they are competent.

[单项选择]There was once a man who had a parrot (鹦鹉), a bird that could learn what people say. Tile parrot was very different. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his hometown, Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say Ketunnel, but the bird just didn’t say it. Day after day, the man became angry. "You stupid (笨) bird. Why can’t you learn to say that one word Say Ketunnel or I will kill you." But the parrot would not say it. Finally, the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. "You are even more stupid than the chickens." In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinner. The next morning, when the man opened the door of the chicken house, he was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was shouting at the fourth, "Say Ketunnel, or I’ll kill you./
The man was always very kind to the