restaurant. He had eaten the finest meal of his life and drunk some of the finest wines.

He said it was one of the best dreams he had ever had.The second man described how he had dreamed about a magic carpet. Sitting on

this carpet, he had travelled to all the wonderful places in the world and been the

guest of great kings and queens. It had been a truly exciting dream.The men who had described their dreams then turned to the third man.

―Tell us your __39__,‖ they said.―My dream was very simple,‖ he said. ―I dreamed that the bread was going bad

and would soon be moldy. I didn’t want to waste bread, so as soon as I woke up I__40__it.‖36. A. water B. bread C. money D. food

37. A. only B. besides C. even D. just

38. A. turns B. action C. chances D. time39. A. idea B. plan C. dream D. thought

40. A. threw B. kept C. forgot D. ate

B

A motorist was driving along a country road when he was passed by a chicken.It ran past his car as if the car was standing still, but in fact, he was travelling at

80 miles an hour. He couldn’t believe his __41__. How could a chicken possibly run

faster than a car?―I don’t believe this,‖ the motorist thought. ―It must be a trick. There isn’t a

chicken in the world.‖He accelerated and roared after the chicken, but it had disappeared. Soon,

however, the motorist reached a farmhouse.The farmer was standing outside his house, leaning on the gate, looking down

the road.The motorist stopped his car, got out and walked up to the __42__.

―I have just seen the most amazing thing,‖ he said to the farmer. ―A chicken

passed me. It must have been running at 80 miles an hour or more.―Ah,‖ the framer said, ―That was one of mine.‖―One of yours!‖ the motorist exclaimed. ―But how can any chicken run that fast?‖―Well, it’s like this,‖ the motorist explained. ―People around here like to eat

chicken __43__ so there’s a big demand for them in the soups.‖He smiled at the motorist, then continued with his story.智康小学英语研究指导中心 智康阜成门英语古老师提供 智康一对一&奥数天天练 4―I decided I’d make more money if I could try to breed chickens with three legs instead of two. I experimented, and it wasn’t long before I was breeding three-legged

chickens. It’s that extra leg that makes them so __44__,‖ he concluded.―That’s very interesting,‖ the motorist said. ―And what do these three-legged

chickens taste like?―I don’t know,‖ The farmer said. ―Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to __45__ one.‖41. A. cars B. ears C. eyes D. heart

42. A. gate B. farmhouse C. road D. farmer

43. A. soup B. legs C. meat D. wings44. A. fast B. strong C. clever D. delicious45. A. eat B. catch C. see D. feed

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A. Ben Johnson, who lived from 1572 to 1637, and who was also a famous writer

of plays, called Shakespeare ―Sweet Swan of Avon.‖ Shakespeare has been known as ―The Swan of Avon‖ ever since.B. Shakespeare soon began to act and to write plays. By 1592 he was an important

member of a well-known acting company, and in 1599 the famous Globe Theatre was

built on the south bank of the river Thames. It was in this theatre that most of his

plays were performed and, like all Elizabeth theatres, it was a round building with the stage in the centre open to the sky. If it rained, the actors got wet! If the weather was

too bad, there was no performance.C. While still a teenager of nineteen, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer’s

daughter eight years older than himself. We don’t know how he earned his living

during these early years. He may have helped his father in the family business or he