牛津初二英语期末试题

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　　One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes－one with a thick sole（鞋底） and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, “Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?”

　　The daughter looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking, and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes.”

　　The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever daughter I have got!” Then he asked his daughter to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him.

　　The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.

　　When the daughter ran back to the house, she found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.

　　She had to return to his father with nothing in her hands and said out of breath, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!”

　　1. When the farmer went out for a walk with his daughter, he put on a pair of _____ shoes.

　　A. wrong　　　B. comfortable　　  　C. old　　   　D. new

　　2. A pair of wrong shoes means ______.

　　A. the shoes are not the farmer’s

　　B. the shoes are too small

　　C. one of the shoes has a thick sole, the other has a thin one, they are not a pair

　　D. the shoes are too big

　　3. When the farmer began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable because _______.

　　A. one of his legs was longer than the other one

　　B. he was ill that day

　　C. he wore a pair of wrong shoes

　　D. the shoes were too small

　　4. The farmer thought his daughter was a clever girl because _____.

　　A. she could make shoes

　　B. she could find out that her father wore a pair of wrong shoes

　　C. she could find out a pair of right shoes

　　D. she found that her father’s legs were sick

　　5. The father asked his daughter to go and get the other pair of shoes for him and the daughter _____.

　　A. brought back a pair of wrong shoes

　　B. brought back of a pair of right shoes

　　C. didn’t bring any shoes; she knew the other pair at home was not a pair, either

　　D. couldn’t find anything at home

　　B

　　Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest. One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.

　　One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat at a table and wanted to drink. Just then, an old man came up to him and said, “How do you do, sir?” “How do you do?” Mr Baker asked the old man to sit next to him. “Have you been here before?” “No, I haven’t.” “You look lonely, don’t you?” said the old man. “Let’s have a bet, shall we?”

　　It interested Mr Baker, “But what shall we bet on?” “I can bite my left eyeball,” said the old man, “I can bet you five dollars.”

　　Mr Baker didn’t believe and passed $5 on the table.

　　The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his money.

　　“It doesn’t matter young man,” the old man said. “I’ll give you a chance to win the money back. I can also bite my right eye. I’ll bet you $10.”

　　“I’m sure he’s able to see. And I must win his money,” he thought. So he took out ten dollars from his wallet.

　　But he was very surprised, the old man took out his false（假的） teeth and bit his right eye with it. Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.

　　6. Mr Baker went to the sea _____.

　　A. to swim　　　B. to have a rest　　　C. to drink something　　　D. to make a bet

　　7. The old man said hello to Mr Baker because _____.

　　A. they were good friends    B. he wanted to ask for some food

　　C. he wanted to drink with him   D. he wanted to win money

　　8. After the old man knew _____, he began to make a bet with the young man.

　　A. Mr Baker was there for the first time

　　B. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back

　　C. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth

　　D. Mr Baker wasn’t clever enough

　　9. As _____, he bet the old man ten dollars.

　　A. Mr Baker didn’t think him blind（瞎的） in both eyes

　　B. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back

　　C. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth

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